winter projects to stay busy

[gary noblit]

Jim, I've never done it but...did a lot of research out of interest ..There are many sites that show a liquid soak for small slabs .The point mentioned is slow drying time...Wax,seems to me, would be hell on sanding later and and would repel any stain....just saying...

 

[Jay Fetters]

Jim, I've never done it but...did a lot of research out of interest ..There are many sites that show a liquid soak for small slabs .The point mentioned is slow drying time...Wax,seems to me, would be hell on sanding later and and would repel any stain....just saying...

When you buy boards from this dealer, if you purchase an 8 foot board, you actually get an 8 foot 10 inch board. And if you purchase a 1 inch thick board, it's 1 inch thick, not 3/4 like the box stores. The wax is meant to be cut off. If your milling rough cut lumber to finished dimensions, you're gonna have a rough time. That's why 2x4's are a finished dimension of 1 1/2 ×3 1/2. Because they started life at 2 inches by 4 inches, and then got milled down to finish dimension. And nobody in their right mind would sand rough cut lumber to final dimension. I am assuming we are dealing with rough cut material, and not finished dimensional lumber. However, I agree with Gary, if it's finished dimensional lumber, I'd never want wax on a surface that I'm not finishing with wax. But if it were finished, it would already be dry.

 

[Jay Fetters]

Something else I just thought of, I wonder if regional weather has any affect on this? I know the weather in Tennessee is MUCH more stable than up here. Two weeks ago, it was -28° for the low, and we had a high temp that day of 36°. Both sound cold, but that's a 64° swing in about 12 hours, and that is not uncommon at all. So, I wonder if we do things up here differently than a hardwood dealer would do down south, where the temps and humidity are more stable. Got me curious now...

 

[gary noblit]

Jim, I get the wax on an end to be cut off..I'm only considering slabs.If I were trying it I would run them thru planer first...you know what that curiosity thing does...you've got snow time yet let us know what you discover...

 

[cubs4lifeofme]

 

[1811Cub]

Rally 350?

 

[cubs4lifeofme]

442

 

[gary noblit]

Late winter/spring project...just got to save old iron when I can...without listing all the small issues ,the biggest was running on one cyl because intake valve was .010 off..onans are no fun to work on, in my opinion....(new seat coming)..it's a '92

 

[cubs4lifeofme]

My father was a welder by trade and had a gas welding machine with Onan engine. It was in the shop almost as much as he was using it LOL

 

[mgwin]

You guys need to start a summer project thread. It has been spring for 2-1/2 weeks. It got up to 80 degrees here today, and the pollen is horrendous.
I was outside working on a 1000 and got hot. Took my shirt off and got sunburnt before I knew it.
Sure is nice to feel like doing a little work again!

 

[1811Cub]

My lone experience with an Onan was in 1996 with a then brand new Steiner owned by my employer. I was driving it, and chucked a rod. It had around 60 hours on it when it died. Oil was checked before use.

 

[Jay Fetters]

You guys need to start a summer project thread. It has been spring for 2-1/2 weeks. It got up to 80 degrees here today, and the pollen is horrendous.
I was outside working on a 1000 and got hot. Took my shirt off and got sunburnt before I knew it.
Sure is nice to feel like doing a little work again!

We still have over 2 foot of snow on the ground up here, but it is slowly going away. Highs have been in the low to mid 30's all week.

 

[RAllison]

Oh wow! And I put a deck on and mowed Sat

 

[Jay Fetters]

Well, it's past time to start making Christmas gifts this year. I got my first ones done. My buddy is a chef on a yacht in the Mediterranean sea, so these spoons will be going to him. They are made from canary wood. And the start of a cutting board that they are laying on is going to the same place. It's Birdseye maple and purple heart.

 

[jbratton]

I’m a Captain of my cub cadet 147 and original. Just saying…

 

[gary noblit]

Jay,purple heart? You are a glutton for punishment but...beautiful when finished ...tenacity is what life takes to live it well

 

[Jay Fetters]

I love working with exotic hardwoods. You get that much more of a challenge. All of your tools MUST be RAZOR sharp, or it's gonna be a long day. I learned big box store blades just aren't flat enough, or sharp enough. On my table saw, i started using ridge carbide blades, with a 5 inch Forrest blade stiffener.I also do a lot with Bolivian rosewood, cocobolo, and African ebony. I made a friend a mid century modern coffee table that had an ebony top and cherry legs. I wish I had to a picture of it to show you. It was stunning!

 

[gary noblit]

They are to say the least..HARD WOODS..Never done rosewood but the others have left memories.Awesome you have the patience..

 

[mitchel daniel]

the only time i have ever used purple heart wood was when i was in school and the wood shop teacher broke his paddle on me and i made him a new one out of purple heart wood.
it was pretty when finished and i drilled holes in it.
but never got to feel it???

 

[Curt Doles]

The most uncooperative wood I've ever experienced was Black palm. I bought 5 blanks for the purpose of turning a pen, 3 "blew up" on the lathe, I was successful on the fourth.