Re: Any woodworkers ??? | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 247 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 247 | Being a low-buck project, most of the wood used in JJ is itself, used. To help disguise gouges, stains, etc. each individual piece (such as those on the pedistal below) has gotten the following treatment: after sanding, I burned it with a propane torch, scuffed it with scotchbrite, wiped it with denatured alcohol, brush a coat of urehane on. After a four hour drying period, any bugs, grit, etc. are scrapped off with a razor blade,and a second coat is brushed on. After drying for one or two days, two more coats are added. More drying days, and two more coats, then more drying days. Finally. it is scraped, wet-sanded with 400 grit, wiped clean, then it gets the seventh (and final) coat with my expensve brush. I was short on time when I did the the plywood letters,so they only got five coats. I did burn the laminated surfaces, but I think I'll just try staining the sides darker this time. | | | Re: Any woodworkers ??? | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,086 old hand | old hand Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,086 | As far as process goes you seem to be nailing it...and then some. We have a store called The Re-Store near us and from time to time a true hardwood flooring shows up. Somebody's job left overs. Had some Ash in the shop for so long I rebuild the wings on my grill (BBQ grill) and burnt the rest. Regretting that now but it made a nice campfire. Like folks always say it's your van and with a name like JUNKYARD JITTERS I can see almost anything working. I like it. cheers | | | Re: Any woodworkers ??? | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | 36 grit is an excellent time saver. But inexperience in the use of a belt sander, or any other sander when using 36 grit, and the damage done occurs both faster and is harder to fix.
Sometimes 36 grit needs to be sanded with 50 then 80 then 100 to get rid of the scratch marks, it depends on the desired end result abd the softness of a certain piece of wood. Sometimes the damage is not apparent until the finish is applied.
I have a 0 to 2800 rpm grinder with an 8 inch soft circular pad to which I adhere varying grades of paper with feathering disk adhesive.
This tool makes short work of any sanding project, but in the hands of the inexperienced is as dangerous to the object as gasoline and a match. Right on buddy, that's why I thought he should use a little finer grit, but like you said, all depends on skill level and softness of wood. | | | Re: Any woodworkers ??? | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | She's a beauty | | | Re: Any woodworkers ??? | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | 'Pallets' Yes, I said pallets. Most pallets have hard wood stringers (usually) oak. They can be had for nothing or near nothing. Some sanding, planing if you have access to a planer, and you have some great hard wood for cheap. | | |
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