Glorious Yew

[Luke Quenby]

No worries mate,i was thinking the same about myself before seen you say about it:lol:

 

Second that! Always makes my nose run and gives me a sore throat after sanding. Normally passes after a few hours but even with a dust mask makes little difference....................worth it though!

[TrollSpiel]

Second that! Always makes my nose run and gives me a sore throat after sanding. Normally passes after a few hours but even with a dust mask makes little difference....................worth it though!

 

lasts a couple of days with me.... but then I do coat my airways with about half a kilo

[TrollSpiel]

Finished.

 

slick wet finish with more shine than Liam Gallagher & a L'oreal advert combined.

 

5 coats of water clear lacquer - sprayed.

 

Best bit was giving it to the people I made it for. And the response I got from them.

[wisewood]

Gorgeous!!

What's the set up cost for spraying the lacquer?

[TrollSpiel]

Gorgeous!!

What's the set up cost for spraying the lacquer?

 

Thankyou!

 

spraying, hmm, swings &... really.

 

You can buy kits out there, but as in anything, you get for what you pay for.

 

You want a compressor that can deliver a constant 30-50psi without dropouts, and then tune your air / paint mix to suit. Too much paint=runs & orange peeling etc, too much air, gritty finish. You definitely need a flow regulator on your gun if there isn't one on the comp. You cant go chucking 100psi thru a gun - well you could, if you could dial in the paint amount to suit and were robot efficient at it !

 

Guns, you want a HVLP (thats a type) gravity fed gun - so much better than the old "suckers". 100£ is a good start. you want a gun that you can change the nozzles on (20 a go) if you want to spray water based and solvent based - which I'm sure you will.

 

And practice with paint/colour first - lacquer is much harder to get on - because you cant see it.

 

300£ would be a handsome setup. Good gun and line, filters, bits, a nice second hand quality compressor - definitely no clarke rubbish

[Taupotreeman]

You gave it away??????????

[Big J]

That's a stunning table Matt. Absolutely stunning!

[wisewood]

Thankyou!

 

spraying, hmm, swings &... really.

 

You can buy kits out there, but as in anything, you get for what you pay for.

 

You want a compressor that can deliver a constant 30-50psi without dropouts, and then tune your air / paint mix to suit. Too much paint=runs & orange peeling etc, too much air, gritty finish. You definitely need a flow regulator on your gun if there isn't one on the comp. You cant go chucking 100psi thru a gun - well you could, if you could dial in the paint amount to suit and were robot efficient at it !

 

Guns, you want a HVLP (thats a type) gravity fed gun - so much better than the old "suckers". 100£ is a good start. you want a gun that you can change the nozzles on (20 a go) if you want to spray water based and solvent based - which I'm sure you will.

 

And practice with paint/colour first - lacquer is much harder to get on - because you cant see it.

 

300£ would be a handsome setup. Good gun and line, filters, bits, a nice second hand quality compressor - definitely no clarke rubbish

 

Cheers mate, some great info there, I take it you've got some sort of spray booth too.

Is the water based stuff easier to use?

What's the stuff they use on cars? I was thinking of befriending some car sprayers and doing some in their quiet spells.

[Forest2Furniture]

Table looks great.

 

For the record, every bit of Yew is poisonous and caution should be taken at all times.

 

Having said that I always forget the face mask and spend the next few days choking, astmatic as well think I'd learn, haven't done yet after 30 years of sanding.

[TrollSpiel]

That's a stunning table Matt. Absolutely stunning!

 

Well thank you Jonathan. I'll take that as a compliment, considering your eye for a fine bit of grain ;-)