26-10-2011, 06:22 PM
Hi,
Nice one Joe now chase Alan to sort the chassis out then we can see the finished restoration; it certainly looks a lot better.
For a novice wanting to have a go at French polishing your advice about slapping on coats of shellac and flatting actually can work extremely well Joe. I would apply lots of brush coats then spend ages with fine grit (800/1000) abrasive paper lubricated with talcum powder to give a beautiful satin finish that is a delight to touch. I recently did this whilst working on a wooden clock case for a friend where a highly glossed finish would have been out of place. I would highly recommend this as a first attempt with shellac as I can honestly say that it works. The trick of course is to exercise lots of patience and do not on any account cut right through to bare timber whilst flatting.
What do you intend to use a nail gun for Mark and have you ever used one before? I was in charge of the timber department at work and we used industrial nail/staple guns a great deal in pallet and case making. Nail guns are very dangerous tools but it is very impressive to watch someone put a pallet together using the sequential tip. This is where the gun operator keeps the main trigger squeezed and just touches the gun nose which immediately fires a nail and the action of firing nails like this is blindingly quick. I know Paslode make a nail gun that will sink a 6" nail into hardwood as I've seen such a gun in action but hardly a tool for a novice to use. Screwfix do a nice kit for home use and can be seen here;
http://www.screwfix.com/p/bostitch-sfc-6...-kit/38137
Thanks for the interesting thread Joe and keep up the good work.
kind regards, Col.
Nice one Joe now chase Alan to sort the chassis out then we can see the finished restoration; it certainly looks a lot better.
For a novice wanting to have a go at French polishing your advice about slapping on coats of shellac and flatting actually can work extremely well Joe. I would apply lots of brush coats then spend ages with fine grit (800/1000) abrasive paper lubricated with talcum powder to give a beautiful satin finish that is a delight to touch. I recently did this whilst working on a wooden clock case for a friend where a highly glossed finish would have been out of place. I would highly recommend this as a first attempt with shellac as I can honestly say that it works. The trick of course is to exercise lots of patience and do not on any account cut right through to bare timber whilst flatting.
What do you intend to use a nail gun for Mark and have you ever used one before? I was in charge of the timber department at work and we used industrial nail/staple guns a great deal in pallet and case making. Nail guns are very dangerous tools but it is very impressive to watch someone put a pallet together using the sequential tip. This is where the gun operator keeps the main trigger squeezed and just touches the gun nose which immediately fires a nail and the action of firing nails like this is blindingly quick. I know Paslode make a nail gun that will sink a 6" nail into hardwood as I've seen such a gun in action but hardly a tool for a novice to use. Screwfix do a nice kit for home use and can be seen here;
http://www.screwfix.com/p/bostitch-sfc-6...-kit/38137
Thanks for the interesting thread Joe and keep up the good work.
kind regards, Col.
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