I worked on the last few pot calls I wanted to get turned in between shifts at my part time job, had a "Glue Incident"...... glad I was wearing glasses, did have to get the razor out and shave the beard a few months early though.....
What did you do in your shop today?
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So far, so good...
I've seem a Titebond II, gallon jug burp. Maybe he had one of those moments?!?.. Or more likely, long night in the shop, snickered a sheet or 3 to the wind and slugged back the wrong jug....?.....
When we aren't cutting and hauling logs or piddling in the wood shop making things, we're in the welding shop rebuilding dumpsters. Friday we rebuilt 3 and got the start on two more before being called off to do something else. Saturday we went to the river and hauled more logs. I posted pics in the logging forum.
Finally got the subpanel powered up in the shop. This means the air compressor now runs and I have one 240 outlet temporarily installed so I can switch between the table and band saws. The 110 stuff will still run off of extension cords until the end of the month when my bonus gets paid.
First things I did was to cut the shelves for the cabinet in the laundry room. Next was the spacers to keep the couch from bumping against the wall.
Now I need to get busy on the segmented bowl I'm making to donate to a charity event.
It's good to have tools again :)
First things I did was to cut the shelves for the cabinet in the laundry room. Next was the spacers to keep the couch from bumping against the wall.
Now I need to get busy on the segmented bowl I'm making to donate to a charity event.
It's good to have tools again :)
As my shop has been in total disarray for a long time. Pretty much since getting my first lathe About the only thing I've used it for is cutting wood for the lathe and of course stacking wood every where. So today I thought I'd finally start putting it back together. What a job this is turning out to be. The motor on the jointer had bit the dust a couple years ago so I took it off and brought it to the motor shop to get repaired. Tore the planner a part and did a major cleaning and put new blades in it. Took the drill press and did a major cleaning on it also. Same with the scroll saw. Also started doing a major cleaning. Now that's gonna be the worst part as I have really neglected that part for way to long. 
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Put the stop trim up for the shop door. Now I need to find some time to pull the hinge pins and remove the door to put some finish on it to seal it. When I went to use my finish nailer to install the trim it started leaking air, I think it's the trigger, I took the main body of the nailer apart and inspected and cleaned it, re oiled it, and didn't find any torn o rings so I am thinking it's the trigger valve. I don't have one of those on hand so it's going to have to wait to be repaired. It's a bostich and worth repairing. So I used a 18 gage brad nailer with 1 1/2 nails and just put a few extras in, lol.
I hate it when tools break.
I hate it when tools break.
I've got a finish nailer that has an air leak. Thinking mine may be the trigger too. Mine is a Porter Cable I bought several years ago.
Finished ozoning 50 pieces of furniture that had smoke and heat damage.
Finished sanding, drilling & waxing 20 pot calls.
Finished sanding, drilling & waxing 20 pot calls.
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There's a place by me that does repairs, even though I can do it myself I just don't have the time right now and they are reputable. I have dealt with them for years, they do good work and stand behind it. I'm just going to take mine in. I was just thinking, this nailer has got to be about 10 to 15 years old and I have never had a problem with it till now, I'd buy another one if I had too.
Have a Bostitch Brad Nailer, that's 15 - 16 years old; never had a problem with it, and I've used it hard. I'm talking done things way beyond what it was designed to do, and it's never missed a lick. They're a fantastic little gun.
Stapler is a Hitachi, didn't have a 1/4" crown Bostich in stock when I was shopping for it, or I'd have bought another Bostich. Can't complain about the Hitachi either though, it's been a tough gun too.
Stapler is a Hitachi, didn't have a 1/4" crown Bostich in stock when I was shopping for it, or I'd have bought another Bostich. Can't complain about the Hitachi either though, it's been a tough gun too.
Got a little shop time in this afternoon. Been woodworking last couple weeks, but it's all been pressure treated lumber building pallets for beehives.
Wife said awhile back I needed to turn a stylus or a few, so I picked up a few kits to make some of those for her to look at and think about. Personally, I like the plain little stylus, simple, easy to turn, easy to finish, easy to assemble.
Stabilized Spalted Red Oak - w/CA Finish - 1 in Gun Metal - 1 in Gold Trim. They're both kinda sexy, still not sure which one I like better.
Then I got into Pen Touch Stylus Thingamajig - in Redwood Burl - w/CA Finish. Directions show this one turned fat, so I did, need to put it on a diet in my book, wife loves it, thinks it's perfect.
And, a couple keychains just because I'm accumulating quite a few shorts, and lots of keychain kits to use them on. Both of these are a standard keychain kit in Gold. First one is an unknown piece of something spalted and burly that came from Norm. Second is a piece of Spalted Red Oak, with one beautiful bark inclusion at just the right place!!
Aside from that have Buga blanks in stabilizing, to cast blanks for Neil. (From Croatia to Florida to Thailand them suckers will have some miles on them!)
A few keychain blanks I'm dying, in their third dip, (kinda looked interesting!) a spalted oak pen blank I'm dying (it's between dip 1 and 2), and another set of cholla blanks cast, to try something else before turning Barry's pen I owe him.
Not a bad day all in all.
Wife said awhile back I needed to turn a stylus or a few, so I picked up a few kits to make some of those for her to look at and think about. Personally, I like the plain little stylus, simple, easy to turn, easy to finish, easy to assemble.
Stabilized Spalted Red Oak - w/CA Finish - 1 in Gun Metal - 1 in Gold Trim. They're both kinda sexy, still not sure which one I like better.
Then I got into Pen Touch Stylus Thingamajig - in Redwood Burl - w/CA Finish. Directions show this one turned fat, so I did, need to put it on a diet in my book, wife loves it, thinks it's perfect.
And, a couple keychains just because I'm accumulating quite a few shorts, and lots of keychain kits to use them on. Both of these are a standard keychain kit in Gold. First one is an unknown piece of something spalted and burly that came from Norm. Second is a piece of Spalted Red Oak, with one beautiful bark inclusion at just the right place!!
Aside from that have Buga blanks in stabilizing, to cast blanks for Neil. (From Croatia to Florida to Thailand them suckers will have some miles on them!)
A few keychain blanks I'm dying, in their third dip, (kinda looked interesting!) a spalted oak pen blank I'm dying (it's between dip 1 and 2), and another set of cholla blanks cast, to try something else before turning Barry's pen I owe him.
Not a bad day all in all.
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Sanding and finishing today. Got 2 dozen pot calls sanded out and through my finishing process using my exclusive Philly Dunking Method
(Legal note- Philly Dunking Method is not a registered trademark of Turned Write Handcrafted Art in Peterson, MN and my only be used by other woodworkers on days ending in Y and while wearing pants. The process is null and void if the container used was not previously used to store or transport Philadelphia Brand cream cheese. Your mileage may vary)
I put 3-4 inches of WOP into the bucket, dunk in the call and let sit while sanding out the next one. Then it gets hung on a stick using an eye bolt and fender washer to saok in and drip for a while. after all 24 are done, they get dunked for a second coat and wiped down with a rag dampened with WOP to remove any runs, sags or dust and left to dry overnight. I have about 2 dozen more to sand and finish so they'll sit until all of them are done and then get rubbed down with 0000 steel wool and buffed and waxed.
Then I got out the can of alcohol and some assorted transtint dyes, sanded up some curly maple and birdseye maple calls and gave them a dye job. Wish my camera did a better job of capturing the true colors. The Purple ones are just crazy looking. Can't wait to get a finish on them and see them pop. The ones on the right are done with a cordovan dye and almost look like Walnut in color.
(Legal note- Philly Dunking Method is not a registered trademark of Turned Write Handcrafted Art in Peterson, MN and my only be used by other woodworkers on days ending in Y and while wearing pants. The process is null and void if the container used was not previously used to store or transport Philadelphia Brand cream cheese. Your mileage may vary)
I put 3-4 inches of WOP into the bucket, dunk in the call and let sit while sanding out the next one. Then it gets hung on a stick using an eye bolt and fender washer to saok in and drip for a while. after all 24 are done, they get dunked for a second coat and wiped down with a rag dampened with WOP to remove any runs, sags or dust and left to dry overnight. I have about 2 dozen more to sand and finish so they'll sit until all of them are done and then get rubbed down with 0000 steel wool and buffed and waxed.
Then I got out the can of alcohol and some assorted transtint dyes, sanded up some curly maple and birdseye maple calls and gave them a dye job. Wish my camera did a better job of capturing the true colors. The Purple ones are just crazy looking. Can't wait to get a finish on them and see them pop. The ones on the right are done with a cordovan dye and almost look like Walnut in color.
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@rocky1 I took my bostitch finish nailer in today and dropped it off for repair. They had a trigger valve in Stock but said that after 10 to 15 years a lot of the parts become obsolete, seems they want you to buy a new nailer. So if you like the gun you have rocky, buy a trigger valve and a rebuild kit while they are still available. This repair should be the last repair I make on this gun, if it ever fails again while I am still alive I'll upgrade and buy a new bostitch.
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Actually I did this yesterday but I needed to get a piano hinge for it today. I knew I didn't want a flat surface for the wood lathe weight box as it would just collect dust and chips, but I also knew I wanted some storage and a place to put frequently used tools. So this is what I came up with.
Top piece closed off the weight box.
This will go on next, I knocked this out last night after dinner. I needed to get a piano hinge today.
I cut the top.down a little to clear the bed.
It's going.on like this, hinged in the back so it will tip up.
Front view, I hope most of the chips slide off. Or if I wanted to I could mount stuff to the sloped face. It doesn't need a handle or knob to lift it because the front edge and the sides overlap a little bit.
When it is opened it won't fall back all the way, it stops on the bed. It'll give me that extra storage space for chucks and face plates, etc. All I need to do know is get it painted black on the outside, I think I'll leave the inside the way it is.
This little project was good practice with a circular saw. Especially with the angles.
Top piece closed off the weight box.
This will go on next, I knocked this out last night after dinner. I needed to get a piano hinge today.
I cut the top.down a little to clear the bed.
It's going.on like this, hinged in the back so it will tip up.
Front view, I hope most of the chips slide off. Or if I wanted to I could mount stuff to the sloped face. It doesn't need a handle or knob to lift it because the front edge and the sides overlap a little bit.
When it is opened it won't fall back all the way, it stops on the bed. It'll give me that extra storage space for chucks and face plates, etc. All I need to do know is get it painted black on the outside, I think I'll leave the inside the way it is.
This little project was good practice with a circular saw. Especially with the angles.
Now if you take a piece of canvas and staple it to the wall and the top of the new woodchip diverter, you can slide most of those that may sprout wings and try to fly to the back of the machine, out the front as well. 
The dyed ones especially the purple almost hurt my eyes. Good job.