Laguna burger build

[ctmullins]

You are a man of your word!

Looks like time well spent. I should do similar….

 

[RichterScale]

I did some rough calculations and picked today as the day. Normally I never get anything done by when I want or think it'll get done. There's always too much going on and too much to do, plus I honestly think I have some form of ADHD.
By saying (typing) it out loud, I was playing a mind game with myself. Turned out that it worked to motivate me to stay on track and get it done.
If I keep it in my head, it's a mess. But if I commit to saying it out loud or worse,.... a promise,... then I'll usually break my neck to get'r done.

 

[Rôckhewer]

and poly the top of the bench

oh... welllll!!... aren't we bourgeoisie?

My bench has umpteenhunnerd screw-down-jig holes.... gouged ghost images from past builds... stain stains... & glue tracks.
... I give no poopie. As long as it's flat.
And has an effective coefficient of friction for anything I clamp down... because it's raw wood.

I'm just being salty..... your basement shop is way cooler ...than my situation.

 

[RichterScale]

Did you just call me a filthy name in french?
Don't get me wrong, I'm greatful to have my own little space now, but it was a ridiculous amount of work (spent less than $200 on material, but overachieved on building out if misc junk). Also, if I was an inch taller, it would be pretty horrible. The ductwork over the one bench is low enough to hit my head, I clear the main beam by 1/2" (so no heels in the shop) and the floor joists are 6'4". At 5'10", I just barely fit. And with the benches, I have about 42" x 8" of floor space and about 3'x8' on the other side of the bench.
Basically only good for sanding, fussy work and some finish work. It's actually only a little more square footage than inside my van,.... And the van probably has more head room!
Wait......traveling luthery service?
Hmmm.
Anyway, I'm sure I have to be in the lower rankings of work space.

 

[RichterScale]

Oh,.....you were talking about poly-ing the top of the bench.
Yeah man, chicks dig a shiny bench top. Between that and my black crew socks, boat shoes, cargo shorts and old spice deodorant, I'm beatin 'em off with a stick.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

I wait until the roll is about half gone, then hide it in my shop. "Oh shoot we ran out, time to get some more!"

I do ALL the cooking, so, easy.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

I busted out the Ryobi orbital sander I got for Xmas a few yrs ago and it did pretty good.
I let up as soon as the poly dust turned to wood dust. There's still a lot of the black paint in the pores, but I'm glad to say it didn't penetrate the wood very deeply, so I should be able to sand the rest out. I'm guessing it was a quick spray job with something that dried quick.
Speaking of dust, I need to find my respirator. That maple and wenge makes some nasty dust. Plugged me right up.

My cheapo WalMart brand orbital has a port for the dust bag that fits the vacuum hose for my 26.00 bucket head Vac.
Works GREAT. Sucks up 90 % of the dust.

 

[ctmullins]

(no heels in the shop)

Nice. Thanks a bunch for that imagery….

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Geez, I almost forgot....
Stopped to see the shop teacher today. Turns out, he plays bass in a band!!
We ended up shootin the breeze for over an hour and then he had to spend the day grading, so he told me to come back next Wed and we'll fire up all the tools.
The shop was cleaner than most hospitals I've been in.
When I got there all the lights were off and my phone takes really crappy pics in bad light, but here's what they have. More than I remembered.

Top notch gear there!

 

[/\/\3phist0]

My 14" delta has the riser block kit, but also a much larger motor, which really makes a much bigger difference to the performance than just the riser block. Honestly it's probably not worth adding the riser without a motor upgrade.

I can't remember who posted it but someone posted a pic of a giant resawing bandsaw with like a 4" wide resaw blade. There was a question posed to the owner of the saw, how often do you have to replace the blade? The answer was something like, "I've never noticed, it has a 10HP motor." With 10hp or thereabouts, you could probably resaw with just a smooth piece of metal for a blade

I need to readjust my goals. I have a 3hp 110 v motor in a king planer , hmm bandsaw motor?

 

[RichterScale]

My bench has umpteenhunnerd screw-down-jig holes.... gouged ghost images from past builds... stain stains... & glue tracks.
... I give no poopie. As long as it's flat.
And has an effective coefficient of friction for anything I clamp down... because it's raw wood.

All kidding aside, the humidity level stays relatively high in the basement when not running the dehumidifier. And I used a very proletariat particle board for the bench top. I found a small can of polycrylic in the garage so I want to get the bench top sealed before it starts to swell like my gut after 40.
I know it won't stay pretty and clean for long, but I definitely don't want it to end up wavey, bumpy and flakey.

 

[RichterScale]

I do ALL the cooking, so, easy.

Top notch gear there!

Holy crap, you went back and started reading this entire train wreck?

 

[TerribleTim68]

Holy crap, you went back and started reading this entire train wreck?

Everybody loves a good train wreck.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

I started back in March, then did not reply so forgot about it. Curiosity got to me when you linked it in the other thread. So, yeah
I still say spend @ 8 bucks and get a sheet of tempered hardboard and glue it on top of the particle board and poly the top of that. Heck even the premade whiteboard, and you will have a better surface.

The polycrylic works, but stays softish for a while, I finished my Billy Bo with it. It does harden up well though.

 

[Rôckhewer]

And I used a very proletariat particle board for the bench top.

Oh... ok. Sorry. I get it.

 

[TerribleTim68]

....The polycrylic works, but stays softish for a while, I finished my Billy Bo with it. It does harden up well though.
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"Billy Bo".....weird name for a cat, but whatever.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

"Billy Bo".....weird name for a cat, but whatever.

That's our precious Butterfly with that orange thing , which is my self made Billy Bo.
I ain't THAT redneck to have a cat called billy bo .

 

[Beej]

I guy I went to high school with had two cats, Homer and Carl. This was well before The Simpsons. We all thought they were the best cat names ever. Many years later, his brother had a cat named Darren.

Simple things amuse me.

 

[RichterScale]

You mooyuks need to stop with the late change orders. This woulda been easier if I did it in the beginning.
Used a hole saw and had a few pucker moments. I'll take the rest down by hand.
I'm supposed to be out at the new property, planting trees. But it's hot/humid today so I snuck down in the basement for a bit.
I also tested out the solarez vinyl ester.
It smells exactly like model glue (probably why I took a hole saw to the bass 30 min later) and does cure in a few minutes in the sun. It still feels tacky/grippy when cured, but sands easily and works as advertised.
So, I'm going forward with the 2-3 coats and then carnauba wax for a faux oil finish at the end.

 

[RichterScale]

'member when I said I liked sanding?
It was almost "therapeutic"?
Yeah, I'd like to go ahead and change my answer.
Maybe it's because I'm not familiar with mahogany. Maybe it's because I'm sanding with a high output LED shining from the side. Maybe it's because if I was looking any harder, I'd need a microscope.
All I know is the scratches never go away.
A few more days of this and I'm gonna spackle the damn thing and just roll on a good Sherwin Williams semigloss.