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  1. dgman
    Excellent work Rob!
  2. dgman
    Incorrect! You can find Birch plywood at the big box stores, but it is not Baltic birch plywood. Baltic Birch plywood has more plys than regular Birch ply, and has thicker outer plys.
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    I mix enough to fill a quart size glass mason jar, in fact I usually have two jars full. I have a couple of old baking pans that I soak the piece in. I use an old chip brush to keep the piece wet if it doesn't fit entirely in the pan. I usually soak for a few minutes. I will let the piece drip into the pan, then I wipe off the excess with a clean soft rag, usually an old T shirt. Once the piece is wiped down, it will dry in 24-36 hours depending on humidity. When done with the oil, I use a funnel and carefully pour the oil back into the jar. Make sure you wear rubber gloves or nitrile gloves when using the oil, and be carful with with the used rags. If you leave them in a pile, they can catch on fire, so soak them in a bucket of water, then lay them over an edge of the bucket till dry.
  4. dgman
    cYou can't knock it till you've tried it!
  5. dgman

    OWL Clock

    dgman replied to edward's topic in Bragging Rights

    What a hoot! Nice work Edward!
  6. dgman
    Looks good to me!
  7. dgman
    Awesome!
  8. dgman
    It looks real delicate. I think it might need a backer board. If I was cutting this, I would of cut the backer at the same time so it will fit exactly to the piece. If it's not as delicate as it looks, you will get by without a backer.
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    I do it this way too, except I wipe off the excess oil.I always stress not to use products that are not designed as a finish. Mineral oil is ok for things like cutting boards and such, but like lemon oil, it never really drys, possibly staining what ever the object it is sitting on. The BLO/ mineral spirits mix will bring out the grain and color of the wood, but will dry in 24-36 hours. I usually apply a top coat of a spray semi gloss lacquer once the oil is dry.
  10. dgman
    Nice work Todd, great cutting!
  11. dgman
    They all do it. It is just one of those little things with the 788.
  12. dgman
    Well done Les! Welcome to the addiction!
  13. dgman
    Monti, don't use lemon oil, it never fully drys. Use a product that is designed as a wood finish like Danish oil or a BLO/mineral spirits mix. Lemon oil is a cleaner and polish. I know, Steve Good uses it, but it's not the right product to use!
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    Like has been said above, what you find at the big box stores is not Baltic birch plywood. Real BB ply comes in 5'x5' sheets. If you find something that is 4'x8', it is not BB plywood.
  16. dgman
    Wow, that's nice!
  17. dgman
    Excellent work Steve!
  18. dgman
    Great work Dave!
  19. dgman
    Excellent cutting Kris!
  20. dgman
    Great work Edward! It seems to be a popular pattern.
  21. dgman
    Great work!
  22. dgman
    Great work Monti! Personally, I don't paint anything except backer boards. An oil finish is in order here!
  23. dgman
    General the distributor of the EX saws has two divisions. General makes and sells equipment in Canada. General international buys equipment from the Far East, then sells them in North Americia. The maker of the saw, somewhere in Tiwan, sell these saws to other distributors across the Globe who then package them with their brand. This is common practice in the tool industry. That's why this blue tool looks just like that yellow tool with a different name.
  24. dgman
    Hey Paul, evidently top feeding doesn't work well when using spiral blades and feed holes just big enough to get the blade in like you do. Top feeding excels when cutting fret work though.
  25. dgman
    I think it is a Scroller original.
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