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I made a pull out drawer that is under the workbench top. The drawer has some hardware cloth with 1/2 x 1/2 inch mesh stapled on the open top of the drawer. All overspray goes into the bottom of the drawer. just pull out to spray and close it when done. It was made from scrap wood. No slides just a couple of boards shaped like an "L" the the drawer rests and slides on. Not good looking but it has been there for years

My go to for Dremel supplies is widgetsupply.com.

Been doing other projects and stuff since I became a grandfather 20 months ago. Been back at it though recently.

Great looking work by everyone. Here is what I have been working on. The last one is in process, but should be finished in the next few days. Bruce Worthington and Homer Bishop patterns.

All of the ways described work well. I have used all of them over the years. I tried the contact shelf paper with the pattern attached with spray glue on top of that and found it to be by far the easiest to remove. I can remove it all in one piece even on detailed portraits. I have used all the methods described, but now do the shelf paper almost exclusively unless I am stack cutting some project where a wrap of tape holds it together in the stack also. I am using shelf paper from the dollar store at this time, but not sure it holds quite as well as name brand, but it has not failed yet. I can just tell it doesn't have the same adhesion. Been doing intarsia and smaller scrolling with it. I don't think I would trust it on a detailed portrait like I have done with name brand.

Thanks for the kind comments. As for the question by Sycamore 67, I don't think I do much different from most. I use a flex drum sander on a variable speed grinder as the main sander. I also use a Dremel tool with a flex shaft and 1/2 and 1/4 inch sanding drums and an old corded drill with a flex shaft that I found on Amazon with a small flex drum sander or small mop sander from Seyco. The little flex drum on the flex shaft seems to help with detailing or blending in the Dremel work.

Here's a couple of Halloween projects I've done.

Haven't posted for quite a while. Been around though and have seen the great work you all have been making. I've gotten back into the shop and gotten a few seasonal projects done. Bruce Worthington and Garnet Hall patterns

I have a couple small magnets on my flexible light by my saw and place my used blades there for future use. Close and handy

I have made 2 large mops from Klingspor Gold paper using a homemade jig to hold a stack of sheets while cutting the "fingers" using my bandsaw. Steve Good's post from a few years ago was pretty much what I did. With the cost of the paper and the fact that it ruined the bandsaw blade, and the time it took, the savings were fairly minimal in my mind. I might do it again when I have a used blade that would need replaced afterward. Or use a cheap Bosch blade from Lowes ($10 for a 96 inch) that fits my saw. I have a 180 and 220 grit mops

Sheila Landry has some youtube videos where she uses antiquing and staining medium you can buy with the craft paints. It works wonders with the paint also as compared to thinning with water.

I like the light to shadow ratio as it is. I wouldn't change a thing. Looks awesome.

You might check Meisel Hardware as they have a couple of horse drawn wagon patterns that are 3D . Don't know if they will fit your needs or not, but they may help you come up with a solution. http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/Products/ViewProduct.aspx?id=11793 http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/Products/ViewCategory.aspx?id=2872 http://www.meiselwoodhobby.com/Products/ViewProduct.aspx?id=44565

I only have experience with the flex drum sanders. I have it mounted on a variable speed grinder as compared to the motors you are looking at. Use them primarily. I also use the small flex sanders from Seyco on a flex shaft run from an old drill in a homemade drill stand. The small flex drums work great on small parts along with a dremel with a flex shaft too. I use all 3 types of sanders on every project. If you pick the Seyco unit, all I can say is I have never regretted choosing that type of sander

I have resawn some of my scraps using pushsticks on my bandsaw to make refrigerator magnets, Christmas ornaments, or other types of smalls for box lids etc.