Recent content by Chris_H

Very sweet!

are you a photographer Lisa? Your photos look really good. are those backdrop stands you are supporting your bass on? Cheers!

Behlens Wool Lube works really well with Abralon or Trizact.

Still, in 4 hours, it is nowhere near finished. With the standard users 3 coats @ 4 hours, that is OK. With too many coats too fast, it is possible to have a situation where the outside cures harder than the inside layers of finish. In extreme cases (which happen easily in some finishes)...

Let it cure and buff with Abralon 1000, 2000, 3000, whatever, after a couple months. You can put that on your random orbital and just go for it. If 1000, then be quick, and watch what you are doing. You can also use that by hand. For the top, hit is quick with 1000 abralon, then with...

I know you said you do not like epoxy, but... for grain filling, first a soaking coat of Smith's CPES (Clear Penetrating Epoxy System) followed by a coat of System 3 Clear Coat Epoxy is very forgiving of error. If the surface is pretty well sanded to begin with, the CPES penetrates so...

and dedicated routers... yes

yeah.. it's a pretty deep rabbit hole.. If you want to build more instruments, a band saw, a drum sander, and a table saw, plus a winning lottery ticket for small hand tools....

band saw table saw

How is the Behlen filler as far as shrinkage over the few weeks to months after application?

What do you plan on using for grain filler?

Fair enough. I know nothing about bass strings, but I suspect that they have as much effect as strings do on other instruments. Your bass looks beautiful, way to rock it! When are you starting your next build?

Isn't it more important how the instrument sounds with a given string, than how it looks? Do these different strings really sound the same?

Ah.. yes, I got the single phase model. My shop does not have 3 phase power. I had been using a 7.5 HP IngersollRand for years, It was like an earthquake going off. This one is the bees knees! I use pneumatic sanders, polishers, so I need the CFM. Probably could get by with a little...

I think positive pressure is part of what is required, why the cartridges are not approved. I had not heard of a cartridge that works for that stuff. I know that with some paints containing polyisocyanates, you can walk in painting, and get hauled out in a body bag in relatively short...