BadBob

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If I only bought one Mac Mop, which girt would you recommend keeping in mind that I make mostly toys and puzzles.

I noticed that too.

Are the Mac Mops better that the sanding mops?

Note that almost every one of these compressors, as listed on Amazon, is nearly identical to the one harbor freight sells. The primary exception is the addition of a tank. If you want to try airbrushing, Harbor Freight has the best deal. You get the compressor and airbrush with a regulator and filter. If you use a compressor that isn't made for an airbrush, you will need the regulator, filter, fittings, and hoses. There used to be some other options for airbrush compressors. These seem to have vanished from the market.

I bought the whole kit. I didn't have anything to use for a mandrel.

I change blades when it is: cutting to slow doesn't track well I smell smoke

It makes you understand why they cost so much. I did the math when I purchased my sanding mop, and it was cheaper to buy. Not including labor.

I prefer a tank-style compressor; however, the Central Machinery compressor from harbor freight I have worked fine for my airbrush, but you can't pump up a tire or rum air tools with it. If you do not need to pump up tires, drive nails, or run air-powered tools get the Harbor Freight compressor. Again, I highly recommend the Badger Anthem 155 airbrushes. These airbrushes will spray anything you are likely to want to spray. They are repairable, and parts are readily available from badger and other sources. Badger airbrushes are made in the USA. Lowcost China airbrushes can work for you, but I treat them as disposable. If they break, getting parts is a crap shoot, and you may not be able to find them. You are also going to need some accessories. Paint jars and and quick disconnects come to mind.

I thought of mentioning this, but assumed that we was talking about a high gloss which can be achieved using an airbrush.

Best oil and wax blend instructions on how to make your own. This is about making paste wax, but if you want it as a liquid you simply add more solvent. I make a paste and heat it till it melts for application.

Wow, it looks like I stirred the pot a bit. The important thing to me is that nothing moves on the second pass. Every clamp system I have tried will slip from time to time. The large spring clamps I use have never slipped. To be clear, the clamps I use are 9-inches long. They came in a set I purchased many years ago. They are very similar to those that are sold on amazon. While reading the comments, the clamp that works for you may depend on many factors.

I use acrylic paint, shellac, polyurethane, and a shop made oil and wax blend. For some things I don't use any finish. It just depends on the project and the customer.

I use a sanding mop mounted on my drill press.

You can get a very glossy finish with shellac. Avoid spaying it when the humidity is high.

I tried one of these and hated it. Cut a little and tighten. If you cut to long with out tightening it slips. These work pretty well for gluing up blocks of wood from 3/4-inch stock. I have a box fill of them.

I used blue tape for a long time before trying other methods, including shelf liners. I found the shelf liner annoying and quit using it after using up two rolls. I primarily use 3m spray adhesive (77/45) and put the pattern directly on the wood. Pattern removal is easy. Wet the pattern with mineral spirits and let it soak for a bit; it comes right off even the most delicate pieces. I only use blue tape when I need the piece fast and don't want to wait for the mineral spirits to dry.

Clamp the wood, take small bites and give the bit time to cool off. Low cost carbon steel bits will loose their temper if they get to hot. I would wear eye protection.

I have tried them all, and they all work. However, most of them have one common problem. As you cut, the clamp loosens because you are removing wood, and you need to retighten the clamp repeatedly as you cut. I trued a shop-made clamp that had springs to take up the slack, and that would have worked except for the spring I had was just too weak and would move. Then I thought about the spring clamp. Spring clamps have a spring that will take up slack as you cut. The first ones I tried did not work well. They were too small and weak to stay in place, so I went to the largest ones I had. These clamps have a strong spring, and I have difficulty opening them with my weak hand. Perfect. The large spring clamps stayed where I put them and kept the parts aligned. As a bonus, being made out of plastic, they will not damage the blade if you should accidentally hit the clamp.

Cutting with the grain (rip cut) differs from cutting across the grain (crosscut). That is why you can get rip, and crosscut blades for a table saw. Handsaws also come in both rip and cross-cut versions. Scroll saws by necessity need to be a combination blade. When you are cutting with the grain the sawdust is more difficult for the blade to clear and will be slower in some cases. This can vary greatly depending on the blade and the wood you are cutting. Every piece of wood is different. I find that when I am cutting flat-sawn wood the difference is less noticeable. When I cut quality plywood or MDF the direction of the cut makes very little difference. However, I have cut some 3/4-inch MDF that I swear had a grain.

An increase of 3db is double the sound level.

He painted the car one panel at a time using automotive lacquer. You're going to love this: His air supply was a tire. I, too, have been trained as an auto painter and worked in body shops for a while until I got fed up with the crapy work they wanted me to do. This training and experience did very little to prepare me for painting with an airbrush. It's a skill you must learn either by someone teaching you or by trial and error, as I did. I spent considerable money, time, and effort just figuring out how to do what I needed. I haven't counted them, but I own ten or more airbrushes. I started by buying the lowest-cost airbrushes I could find and worked my way up until one day, I was gifted a Badger Anthem 155, which did exactly what I wanted. It will spray a lot of paint very fast and can do thin lines if I ever want to. There are several Badger airbrushes that use the same tip and needle combination. I have all of them. You can spray at least as large a pattern as a rattle can using an airbrush. You must use the proper tip size to do this. You can push a lot of paint through a 7mm tip and need a large paint cup.

A lot of the lower-cost airbrushes are not suitable for spraying lacquer. It will dissolve the seals.

You can spray quite large areas with an airbrush using the proper tips. I used to work with someone who painted full-size cars with an airbrush. He had a wall full of trophies from car shows.

I use these hoses and recommend them.