It never ceases to amaze me how guys figure out a way of using existing tools.

[kimball492]

Making do with what we have

[wokkaboy]

hope those wooden blocks holding the sander in place are bolted from below - I could see the belt sander going across that jig at a rate of knots !

EDIT I was getting worried about you KB you hadn't started a new thread in a few days !

[dingobass]

Woks.... That be an orbital sander.... :p

[kimball492]

Hey Woks, I only post when your on lol.

[wokkaboy]

Woks.... That be an orbital sander.... :p
Wow it is too DB. I glanced at the shape and it looked like a belt sander haha.
@KB. seems that way mate haha

[kimball492]

How you guys been. What you been up to Woks

[wokkaboy]

Hi KB, been good thanks, once you take sleep and work out of your life it only leaves about 1/3 of the week, so mainly been concentrating on 3 beer label axes and 'aquiring' new labels. Tough work but someone has to do it. How about you KB ?

[kimball492]

I think your just drinking so much beer your just trying to use up all the labels on guitars woks lol

[wokkaboy]

hahha busted hey KB !
It's a good way to cover up clear coat fails on axes mate !
I'm totally over sanding bodies back to bare wood

[andrewdosborne]

hahha busted hey KB !
It's a good way to cover up clear coat fails on axes mate !
I'm totally over sanding bodies back to bare wood

Same Woks, remember the 'TV Yellow' LP JNR I'm working on, after an executive meeting its now mahogany red! I really hate re-sanding with a passion lol

[wokkaboy]

really Ponch you sanded that yellow goodness off ? Keen to see how mahogany red looks !
I tell you one thing stains are about 100 times easier to sand back to bare wood than solid paint and poly clear coats !

[andrewdosborne]

really Ponch you sanded that yellow goodness off ? Keen to see how mahogany red looks !
I tell you one thing stains are about 100 times easier to sand back to bare wood than solid paint and poly clear coats !

Yeah, it was like we were fighting against nature. This mahogany piece has a lot of natural red/pinks in it and they just kept coming through - looked really quite yuck. You would need a gallon of Wudtone to cover this baby which kind of defeats the purpose in allowing grain to show through. Works heaps better with the mahogany red.

[wokkaboy]

ok well Ponch it's a lesson learned next time you stain mahogany. Looks forward to seeing some pics of the new stain and to hear how the Robot Gibbo is going.
Whenever I've stained mahogany body LP's I've used a dark brown stain and it blends in well

[andrewdosborne]

I'll sort some piccies out. I've also succumbed to the naughty oil.. again... I'll wack on a few coats then acrylic spray finish over it (I recall Gav using this technique). Not much time with the robot Gibbo but so far so good with the tuners

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[gavinturner]

Just not too many coats dude, or the acrylic wont stick. On my current build I used 3 coats (with no sanding) then started on the acrylic.

cheers,
Gav.

[andrewdosborne]

Thanks for the tip Gav!

[stan]

what is the advantageof acrylic over TO vs each on their own?

[andrewdosborne]

Im thinking it maybe easier to get better final coats spraying as opposed to wiping the Tru oil. I may be wrong....!

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[stan]

Im thinking it maybe easier to get better final coats spraying as opposed to wiping the Tru oil. I may be wrong....!

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sure but why acrylic over the top?