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Re: Varnishing the Seats

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algale wrote:Progress continues to be slow. Since last posting, I drilled the seats for the cane, epoxied them and now am applying "spar urethane" which has a UV protector that the epoxy needs. It really pops the color of the Sapele.
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One thing, I've got to get some of that spar urethane down into all those 1/4 inch holes to seal the wood and protect it from rot. Anyone got an idea?
Tape the bottom and fill the hole(s) then pull the tape .... :D
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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Ok, the suggestions have been tabulated and I have formulated a plan.

1. I will tape the bottoms of the holes.
2. I will use a syringe type thing to fill all the holes along one side.
3. When I get to the end of a side, rather than pull the tape, I will use the syringe to suck the holes dry and transfer the urethane to the holes on the next side.
4. Lather, rinse, repeat.

I figure that will be less wasteful, less messy and should give adequate time for the urethane to soak in/penetrate/cling to the sides of the holes.

Thanks all for the suggestions.

Slowly Yours,

Al
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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Brilliant! Your inner engineer, long repressed, is insidiously infiltrating your brain ... :eek: :D
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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BuckeyeDennis wrote:Brilliant! Your inner engineer, long repressed, is insidiously infiltrating your brain ... :eek: :D

You noticed also? :D
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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Well, there goes another beautiful theory slayed by an ugly fact! :D

The excellent: The syringe worked perfectly for filling the holes with urethane. I used the type you can get in the pharmacy for giving infants/children medicine. It has a short, blunt plastic snout. Good for sucking urethane out of the can and positioning and putting in a precise amount in the hole.

The good: The painter's tape was about 90-95% efficient at keeping urethane in the holes. I was able to fill the holes no problem but I got a bit of seepage.

The bad: The syringe was inefficient at removing urethane because it had a short snout and couldn't reach the bottom of the holes.

The good: After switching to a rubber infant's nasal aspirator bulb with a longer snout, I was able to get about 60-75%% of the urethane out of the holes.

The bad: The nasal aspirator couldn't be used to put the recycled urethane back in the next set of holes because it tended to "burp" air and make a complete mess.

Summation: In the end, the urethane didn't get recycled from one set of holes to the next and I still made a bit of a mess when the tape was pulled, but the syringe and tape ultimately got the job done!

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions.

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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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Oh Sh*t, you did it like I suggested :eek:

I knew I should have made a disclaimer! :D

It's not my fault :o
Dick
1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....

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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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rjent wrote:Oh Sh*t, you did it like I suggested :eek:

I knew I should have made a disclaimer! :D

It's not my fault :o
Quite the contrary, it worked out just fine. Thanks!
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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algale wrote:
rjent wrote:Oh Sh*t, you did it like I suggested :eek:

I knew I should have made a disclaimer! :D

It's not my fault :o
Quite the contrary, it worked out just fine. Thanks!
Just screwing around with ya (nothing else to do :rolleyes: ) Glad it worked for you!! :D
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
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1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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Your syringe was not big enough.

This is what I had in mind!
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Re: A Slow Boat To Nowhere

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JPG wrote:Your syringe was not big enough.

This is what I had in mind!
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That might have been too big. Is the tip 1/4" diameter or less?
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