Recent content by AnselmFraser

There are plenty of places on this forum that are discussing the different types of oil finish , so you can look at them .I would suggest not to use a grain filler because I like the oak to look like wood and the more you fill the grain the more plasticy it will look . On the question of what...

Danish oil does tend to remain tacky and so do many other special oils because the "drying agents " used in them quickly detereate , we always buy a fresh tin for each job and do as the what other people have been saying . Any old oil carefully saved from a previous job does not set and then...

Osmo oil is very good but what we use is boiled linseed oil mixed with 40% pure turpentine : spill plenty of oil on then half hour later wipe off , do this three times , job done and do not use wax. What are the benefits : it is time tested for 100`s of years and it is not so expensive but...

I wish to colour some sycamore green , I also wish to see the grain of the wood through the colour and lastly I wish the colour to be UV resistant , in other words I wish the green stain on the wood to have the same vibrant colour in 100 years time and not to get bleached by the sun . (homer)

Thanks Carl for your help , you are right and I have found that the Woodstar and the Triton bobbin sanders are exactly the same so I have bought Triton sanding sleeves for my Woodstar machine . Thank you again .

Thank you folks for your help I have found the sanding sleeves from Draper Toolbox product no W1 13801 set of 6 sanding drums-BBS450A Oddly enough I have found that the Triton bobbin sander is exactly the same as the Woodstar OS58 so I got Triton ones that exactly fit my Woodsrar .

I like setting fire to things , you should all try it ! If you have to strip a piece of furniture ( providing that the finish is meth based ) : The normal method is you put on more and more meth to get off the finish in order to refinish , it can sometimes warp from excess moisture or sometimes...

It`s really tacky , if you wish to see the real thing we are restoring a 250 year old Swiss cabin in Champery Switzerland and you can find it if you go to the website below and go and look on our blog.....

All thin pieces of wood going through a planer need to be put through with great care because at any time they can break up and be "spat " out at you at great speed and therefore causing the operator possible injury . So if you are doing this be "ready " for a possible problem .

Why not go to a professional woodworker who can supply you with some wood planed to size and them sand it through their big professional machine , you can then cut it and do what you want with it . ( Or you can probably ask for their sanded offcuts free of charge ! ) Doing it this way will...

I have a Bobbin Sander Woodstar OS58 ,we find it very good . Has anyone successfully bought any sanding sleeves for this machine in the last 3 months , I can find them online but noone as yet has delivered to me . If you have had a delivery of sanding sleeves I would be very grateful if you...

Can anyone tell me where to get new sanding sleeves for the bobbin sander :? Woodstar OS58 ,at the moment I cannot find them , I have tried to buy the product on line with a few different companies and each time I get no reply and also no reply to my e-mails to the respective companies ?

Did you know that you can remove a water stain from the polished surface of antique furniture by spraying it carefully with a little meths and setting fire to it! See how we did it at the Chippendale International School of Furniture http://bit.ly/VdrX7z This technique is only for professional...

Sell this band saw and buy a new one ! none of our 2nd hand bandsaws have been any good , we reckon that you can buy any other machine 2nd hand apart from a bandsaw , it needs perfect balance for the blade to run perfectly and only then will you get a good cut , for this to be possible it needs...

The woodstar bobbin sander is fine for us and suffers all that 20 students can hurl at them !!!