Thread: lesson learned!

Harry, can you take a pic of you vac setup?
Nice work.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Harry, can you take a pic of you vac setup?
Nice work.

Sure I can. But you'll have to wait until after the 29th when I'm back home. I'm in Phoenix Arizona by the south mountain on vaca.

The vacuum setup I use is very, very basic but does better than just wiping on an oil. I recently purchased a full fledged vacuum pump and am going to build a proper chamber for proper stabilization. Should be fun.

Here, I can explain it a bit.

It's one of these that I use with a pickle jar. 5/8 hole drilled in the lid with some marine teakwood oil as my liquid of choice.

What a lovely brush. Great ingenuity. Thanks for the heads up on the oil vacuum too. My best friend is getting married soon so i'm doing him and his future mrs a his and hers set - will be using this oil trick!

Originally Posted by trenchy

What a lovely brush. Great ingenuity. Thanks for the heads up on the oil vacuum too. My best friend is getting married soon so i'm doing him and his future mrs a his and hers set - will be using this oil trick!

Use a stone or something heavy to keep the piece on the bottom and under the oil, and don't suck the bubbles through the top.

Thanks mate. Will let you know how I get on!