Stain needs to be applied to Sanded, Raw, wood. Read and follow the instructions on the can. I have Never not wiped the stain before it dried. Stain, wait a bit, wipe, allow to completely dry, topcoat.
I bought them from Steve. 1/8” BB plywood. One inch round. I found a laser engraving service locally and took her a sheet I had from Steve. Explained that he died. She changed it a bit. Gave me a price. I picked it up. Worked well.
Just as an FYI. A person in our scrolling club cut these out of 3/4” and cut the design on the scroll saw before turning as an experiment. They turned out pretty good!
I have the separator thing attached to one leg of my saw. The top hose is fastened to the saw arm with wire ties. And to the blower with a rubber band. I have the bottom hose attached to the bottom of the table with a magnet on the holder.