Thread: We Have Skills Too !!

Originally Posted by 32t

You have until April....

Quite true my friend, quite true. Now tell that to someone who has 'Patience'.

What if you put them in your chamber with no liquid and paper towel underneath and pulled a vacuum?

If they are leaking air is getting in and when that expanded it would push remaining oil out.

Thinking out loud..........

No harm in trying----

I've been using old pieces of cardboard and it looks like they have been 'piddling' where they stand *.

I'll give them a few more hours to piddle by themselves then see what happens under vacuum.

Thanks for thinking out loud

*My grandmother used to tell about when she was a very young child that they didn't have a lawn, just dirt. They also had an older aunt that lived with them. The aunt wore dresses that brushed the dirt as she would walk. She also smoked a corn cob pipe. Grandma said that on occasion the aunt would be walking in the dirt and stop, take a few puffs on her pipe and walk on.

The spot that the aunt had been standing on would have a 'wet spot' and grandma said it took her the longest time to figure out why there was that spot.

These Seven Lucky Gods brought that story back to mind.

A little oil can make a big stain. If you have enough patience I would wait a day ....

This is not the one I was originally thinking of but fun if you have the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2H418M3V6M

Those are very cool Roy. And for the price i think you got a great bargin.

Late last night I decided to give the vacuum a go to see about removing the oil from inside the Gods.

Here's the pan that I stood them up in/there's an extra layer of paper towels to go in before I started/there's also a cardboard disk under the paper towels.



Once I put the pieces in and had the lid ready I started the vacuum. Before it reached it's max they-they-they, well they peeded themselves! It must have been embarrassing as one looked like it had tears in it's eyes. However upon closer inspection it was just a bit of oil being drawn out.

I stopped the vacuum, removed the pieces and replaced the paper towels.

Here's the first towel;



Here's after 10 minutes under full pull;



Here they are this morning;



I picked them up and a few had a very minor bit of oil seepage so it looks like Tim's thought was spot on. Thank you!

Great use of vacuum Roy.
They look aged and awesome now, imo.
Tim, the wax shroom looks very authentic and fun to build, nice work!

My old bench has some script that was fading into obscurity that I have been meaning to try and save.

So with jewelers loupe and scribe I gently redug the original strokes in the old wood.

I’m fairly sure the original craftsman was a lefty as it was difficult to get the smoothness I wanted, but I persevered.

Filled with graphite for subtle contrast highliting.
Now to remove the doggy claw damage along the lower edge and reapply a top coat of French polish for longevity.

Prettiest piece in the house, IMO, and worth preserving without screaming “restored”.
Cheers gents.

Felt energetic today so knocked off a tool handle on my to do list.

Wood is Hard enough to knurl and the balance worked out perfectly.

Went with a 3/4 copper union for the ferrule.

Is a first stage hollowing tool for vases and other deep hollow jobs.
And it fits my grip like a glove. I have two more profiles to make handles for. Hence the desire for a pronounced end of tool grip.
Never tried to make anything like a vase before, never had the tools. Buying just the shafts saved some dough and forced a new project or three out of the deal.
Cheers gents.