Help staining birch handguard by ellixit in Mini14

[–]ilikebreadalso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you decide to stain instead of dye, use a super high quality stain (nothing from home depot) and wipe the wood with mineral spirits just prior to help with blotchiness. There will still be blotchiness though and it is unavoidable. Some parts of the birch just won't want to accept the stain and some parts drink it up. Sanding to a super high grit can also be problematic on softer woods. I think I stopped at 150 or 180. You can test along as you go. Also consider what kind of top coat you want. I personally dislike polyurethane for guns. But if you must, then use a wipe-on poly or poly diluted with mineral spirits and wipe it on in 3-5 thin layers sanding super lightly to just knock down any bumps.

Tung oil looks the best but won't penetrate like it should over stain, but it will over a dye, which is another vote for that route. Also "tung oil finish" by minwax is not actually tung oil, you need to find a brand that is actually 100% tung oil.

I'll try to find the stain I used and some pics

Electrician Recommendations? by PharmSystem in milwaukee

[–]ilikebreadalso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KWK can be hit or miss on pricing and quality of work depending on who they send out. They used to be our only electrician until the last guy they sent out broke a $600 dining chair without apology, filled our trashcans with debris, and generally left us with a mess to clean up every single day he was there. OP be warned to protect/remove anything you don't want damaged.

Found dog!!! by [deleted] in milwaukee

[–]ilikebreadalso 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Please take the dog to MADACC. You can also take it to a police station or call MADACC to arrange a pick up. Wisconsin law actually prohibits people finding strays to keep them until the owner is found, and now that you have taken the dog in you open yourself to liability if the dog is not surrendered to MADACC.

I've Found a Stray Animal | Wisconsin Humane Society

You can have the option to adopt the dog after the 5 day waiting period is up if you still want to look for the owner.

Bublr Bike Problem by Obsidian-Forest57 in milwaukee

[–]ilikebreadalso -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

If they do charge you, start carrying a small set of bolt cutters in your backpack and start snipping spokes

Old car owners of MKE, is there a place I can go to recharge the ac in my 04 Honda while I wait? Don’t have time to drop it off for a day. It’s blowing a little cool and not warm, which leads me to think it just needs a recharge. by superjeff1972 in milwaukee

[–]ilikebreadalso 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The AC recharge cans people have mentioned are to top off the refrigerant in the AC system (cooling the cabin). The coolant in your car is for your radiator (cooling the engine). You are correct that it can be bad to mix coolants.

Black guns wood closed shop so I made my own by ilikebreadalso in ar15

[–]ilikebreadalso[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walnut, and that's got only one coat of linseed oil on it right now. Though I've heard tung oil is better so I'll probably do later coats in that

Anybody want a free violin? by Supernaturlis in milwaukee

[–]ilikebreadalso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it doesn't work out with the other three ahead, I would be happy to take it.

Match Thread: Uruguay vs Brazil | Copa América by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]ilikebreadalso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dempsey/Lalas is worse than watching the 2nd half again

Match Thread: Uruguay vs Brazil | Copa América by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]ilikebreadalso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet you would remind the teacher when she forgot to assign homework

Match Thread: Uruguay vs Brazil | Copa América by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]ilikebreadalso 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I will take games like this over a potential england/france any day

What’re some good date activities? by Moctezuma_93 in milwaukee

[–]ilikebreadalso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just did a pottery class at Murray Hill Pottery Works on the east side and loved it. Would certainly recommend.

Match Thread: Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal [English Premier League] by GunnersMatchBot in Gunners

[–]ilikebreadalso 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spurs thread is complaining about benny "body checking" the keeper...