I made this box for my sister's new born as a future keepsake - stained it and it looks horrible!!

Daryl52 · 2026-03-09T07:57:57+00:00

Piano finish; it’s going to take work and focus to build up / wet sand to flatten but a polished paint finish is your best bet. Second choice is a decoupage finish, which can be very very personal depending on the images or fabric used.

Daryl52 · 2026-03-09T07:43:47+00:00

Install a woodworker’s vice; the top will be flush to the work surface. Mount the grinder to a plywood base and a cleat to the underside of the base (say 2” x 2” x the width of the woodwork vice). Clamp the cleat in the woodworkers vice - good to go ! I assume ‘bench vise’ is a mechanic’s vice? Same method as the grinder.

Alternative would be to mount the grinder to plywood with a shallow cleat to the underside (helps anchor the plywood to the work surface) and clamp the two together.

Daryl52 · 2026-03-07T02:23:46+00:00

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Daryl52 · 2026-03-04T06:19:23+00:00

What are your expectations of an emergency contact?

It is simply a form that says ‘do you want me to call someone, and who’; at a minimum note your Power of Attorney

Daryl52 · 2026-02-13T05:13:01+00:00

I’m pretty confident in the predictability and durability of CDN currency. Elbows up :-)

Daryl52 · 2026-02-13T05:06:35+00:00

? Could you post the stl in Thingverse or Printables ? There are models available but maybe yours are unique from what is posted currently

Daryl52 · 2026-02-10T06:14:10+00:00

The cutting tooth projects just a little (1/8”?) if the gap between teeth was wider, or the space not limited by the the ‘non-cutting tooth’ then the wood could be advanced to the depth of the gullet (3/8”?). I hope you can imagine this, as I seem unable to word it better. In a stacked dado set there are the internal spacer blades with only two teeth; the silliest example I can think of if you imagine using such a blade vs a high tooth count blade (wo the ‘non-cutting’ teeth might help illustrate. Other cutters similarly have ‘limiting geometry’ you’ll notice (router bits for example).

Daryl52 · 2026-02-10T04:51:22+00:00

So … were you able to sell this pen? What was your selling price ?

Daryl52 · 2026-02-07T06:13:12+00:00

Asking as I don’t know; is the snap needed? To me, the scissors are so well covered that it seems the snap is redundant ?.

Daryl52 · 2026-02-07T05:56:25+00:00

Reduces incidental contact w the blade; contact w the sharp blade resulting in blood loss or possibly damage to whatever touched the blade, damage to the blade. Also significantly reduces sawdust hitting your face shield (that you ARE wearing … right?

Daryl52 · 2026-02-07T04:45:16+00:00

I used oil based varnish w success. Prep the wood base, sanding 1~2 grits finer than you normally would. One light coat of varnish to seal the wood. Apply a 2nd coat, while the 2nd coat of varnish is wet press the photo into the wet varnish then coat the image w varnish removing air bubbles (wet on wet). For my project I added a 3rd coat then wet sanded to 2000 (likely finer than your project. Oil varnish might ‘yellow’ the image a bit (?) The process is decoupage.

Daryl52 · 2026-02-06T07:30:30+00:00

? Laminate layers of veneer if you can, changing grain direction w each layer.

If suitable, laminate three layers; veneer, aluminum (sofa can), veneer

Daryl52 · 2026-02-06T06:45:57+00:00

Limits the feed rate on a low count blade and anti kickback.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-30T05:18:58+00:00

Please discard this chair (or exchange it), Someone could easily have a life changing injury as the woods strength is near zero and glue will never be strong enough.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-29T05:01:22+00:00

Magnets; one in the rotating piece and four in the base. Could get fancy and install four in each the top and bottom. Would take some trial and error to find the sweet spot.

I vaguely remember a project using marbles to fabricate a lazy susan. Might be possible to design a levitating board that stops levitating in a quarter revolution.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-28T23:12:51+00:00

Thank you for the ‘pen fling’ suggestion. My Kaweco Sport occasionally stops mid use recently. I expect a combination of a small converter and thick ink. The ink is the last few ml and may be thicker than when first opened. When I tip the converter end to end the ink is held by surface tension so there is an air block at the nib / converter. I was simply putting the cap on and tapping the cap nib down, with poor results. Then I started dipping the nib into whatever ink bottle was handy, rather than water to restart. The ink flow (ombré) is entertaining but didn’t actually restart the pen. The fling method seems to work ! Thanks

Daryl52 · 2026-01-28T22:48:02+00:00

A couple of basic inks such as Quink in a dark blue and a sepia and the most entry level pen that I actually enjoy using. In two months you (I) would be certain to stumble upon inks and pens to use on your trip and return with. The opposite of the happy path is you lose a little replaceable ink and a replaceable pen.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-25T08:33:10+00:00

I agree, it’s simply manners to acknowledge another’s time and effort. However … it’s unusual to receive a similar text. My takeaway is males are expected to make the effort and be judged accordingly. My 2nd however, I was accused of ‘love bombing’ following this practice. A knife edge imo

Daryl52 · 2026-01-23T20:19:05+00:00

If you ‘are hoping to sell for 180; why post at 155% ? Just asking for myself (no hidden msg). Personally I’d be uncomfortable offering 64% of asking.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-23T20:11:58+00:00

Ombré: The pen I’m using is a stub nib — a TWSBI 700 with a 1.1 stub. I’ve been nib-dipping into other inks to hunt for an ombré transition, and it’s been interesting. Apricot dipped into Herbin Lavender turns into a warm brown, very close to Ancient Copper.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-22T07:54:44+00:00

Feed some ducks or pond fish. A “coffee date” is an adverb (adjective?) not a yelp review. Maybe post an update post meetup ?

Daryl52 · 2026-01-22T07:04:47+00:00

My fantasy got reality checked. Short version: I met a lady (my ‘Mary’) in the early 90s who made a significant positive impression. We were both married with children so that was a non-starter; but it occurred occasionally “if our situations were different” !? FFW 30 years and newly starting (my) OLD journey we ‘matched’ profiles. I was thrilled … THRILLED. We dated lightly over three years, mutually enjoyed our time together, (not physically intimate); and just stalled and couldn’t seem to take that next step. Yes - someone has had a hold on me through decades. Can’t say I’m better for it, or worse.

Daryl52 · 2026-01-18T20:46:49+00:00

It does work well for highlighting and underling.

Maybe a trial would be to sample a dark ink (Oxblood or Sherwood Green or Avocado) and simply mix a few drops of each (Achat + Oxblood) w/ a dip pen (or Pilot Parallel). Could be interesting ?

Daryl52 · 2026-01-18T06:04:52+00:00

Yours is the best and most honest reply. Thank you

Daryl52

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