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The West system resin can be used on glass fiber as can polyester resin. Most boats are made with polyester because of the price difference. You can buy small packs, try Axminster power tools for some.
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Fab tables It sound like the resin you had was polyester which is quite cheap but has a very strong smell. The West system is epoxy and has almost no smell but expensive and maybe prohibitively so if used on large areas.
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I had some left over resin set in a tub over night and I have to say the West system resin is a bit yellow not crystal clear as I had thought.
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Has rained on an off for the last 24 hours and now its sheeting it down. Good luck to those outside today I think they need it.
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I asked Trollspiel about how best to do it and I think he explained a bit in the thread. From memory it was not that simple because you have to build the resin up in layers. If you have a large amount of resin setting together it gets hot as it drys through an exothermic reaction and this causes bubbles to form in the resin. The other thing you need to watch is humidity of the environment you do the work in. Most resins do not like moisture, the West system resin I use needs the wood to be down to 10% and if it is to humid you get what is known as "waxing" which is a sort waxy feeling layer forming on the surface that has to taken off before any more resin can be applied. All that said nice dry wood in a warm dry workshop should all work fine. Good luck and let us know how you get on as I am also very interested in filling holes with resin but have tried it yet. O and don't apply extra heat as it drys as this again will force air out of the wood and give you bubbles in the resin. Good luck
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Photos of trusses we have made for barn restorations
Woodworks replied to farmerjohn's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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Photos of trusses we have made for barn restorations
Woodworks replied to farmerjohn's topic in Woodcraft Forum
They all look lovely and right for the buildings. Sorry to question something farmerjohn but in the top picture it looks like you have cut the beautiful dovetails right through the main beam or are they just part let in? -
Thanks Rob
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Hi Adam Not exactly a recommend more a review. I bought this for my father in-law 3-4 years ago Fox F46 719 Professional Wood Lathe - 14" (240 Volt Only) » Product It is a lot of lathe for the money with a big heavy cast stand. The variable speed gearbox is a bit noisy but works OK. The biggest problem with it is the tool rest that has an articulated arm which leaves the rest itself a long way from it's connection to the cast bed so you can get some vibration when working. This can be made to work better with some improvisation but it is defiantly a weak point of this machine this was a few years back so they may have fixed this problem. I wish I had looked more closely at the smaller Axminster machines but no machine is perfect so I may have made the same choice if doing this now. Hope this helps
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More coats or a suitable wax over the top of the oil but this does stop you adding further coats of oil in the future. When I have used Danish oil it was the Rustins brand and the key to getting it glossy was to wipe off as late as you dare ie just before it can't be wiped off. With the Rustins this could vary a lot depending on the weather and the wood but somewhere between 10mins and an hour but other brands may behave differently.
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Sorry Mr Fox it was meant as a joke. I was implying there was thread about you biting people not questioning your professionalism.
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Very late to this thread and I confess I have not read it all but you are clearly a top bloke. It sound like like your glass is always half full and your enthusiasm is an example to us all. Good luck in your new adventure but I don't think you need it as your get up and go will see you through Only one blemish "Silky bit me" it's not good form you know.
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Thanks for all the help on this. I had a chance to pop into the local photo shop today and had look at a Canon 1100D I have to say it was a lot lighter than I thought so weight was not a problem but still a bit bulky when out on the hill. The advice I was given was that the new compact cameras were very nearly as good as the bigger bridge type cameras except for the zoom and neither could compare with a basic DSLR for quality of the picture, does this sound right? I totally agree with the idea that "the best camera is the one in your pocket at the time" but sometimes I would like a better picture than my current Casio compact. Thanks for the comparative pictures Rob it does show the differences very well.
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Based down under are you Rich?
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Sorry Figgy I have got it wrong , He has a Efco 141Sp so wrong make and too small
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A few pics from today's wood turning/making
Woodworks replied to Ian Leach's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Have seen it at the shows, looks like a well made piece of kit. The only other one I might suggest is a Kity 613 but I don't know if they still make it or the price for that matter. -
I can see many of you take some lovely pictures but what would you recomend for a novice? I am in the market for a new camera but there so many different types. My current one is just a basic digital with 3x optical zoom. I have borrowed a bridge camera with 18x optical zoom and this was very nice to use and not to bulky. I wan't to take scenery pictures mainly but some wildlife as well. My concerns with a full on SLR are. A. the weight as I intend to take it mountain walking. B. the complication for someone who really does not know one end of a camera from another but I would hope to learn overtime. Budget is fairly flexible within reason. Thanks in advance
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Hi Figgy Our neighbour uses a smallish Echo with 16" bar and he is very pleased with it, I can find out what model he has if your interested.
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A few pics from today's wood turning/making
Woodworks replied to Ian Leach's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Thanks Ian and the bowls are excellent too by the way i had not looked at the whole thread. Do tell what bandsaw you are looking at as I love tools probably more than the work I do with them -
We also run a small firewood business as a sideline and use a 346Xp can't fault it.
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Screw splitter usage - a couple of questions
Woodworks replied to Sharkbait's topic in Firewood forum
Nice one happy splitting but mind the fingers. -
It's a bit quiet here at the moment so we have just done our first bit of advertising in the local rag to pic things up. Dartmoor tree cutter mentioned he was very busy a few weeks back, I think he has sold everybody down here their winters supplies
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A few pics from today's wood turning/making
Woodworks replied to Ian Leach's topic in Woodcraft Forum
You sure are a dab hand on a band saw what size blade do use for those curves? -
Learning to see and use the natural beauty in wood.
Woodworks replied to Woodworks's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Alec you have hit the nail on the head. You have exactly described what I normally try to do. So basically a simpler form and let the wood do the talking. I can,t resist posting this pic as it is the most beautiful wood I have ever used and probably my best piece again probably not "woodcraft" but certainly some lovely wood. -
Learning to see and use the natural beauty in wood.
Woodworks replied to Woodworks's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Fortunately they are in a low extension and are surprisingly visible, the vertical support is in fact completely unnecessary but the client thought it looked to plane without it.
