I never got decent extraction with my Sedgwick MB. I had a plywood chip collector I made which performed pretty much as Doug is describing, and then eventually bought a metal one from a Sedgwick and it really wasn’t any better. That was with a good size extractor and a 125mm hose.
There was...
Has anyone tried Hidrofuga MRMDF?
I’m currently talking to a potential new panels supplier who is telling me that it is good stuff. There are a couple of videos onYouTube which suggest that it gives a superior spray finish to a Medite MRMDF with less work. But it’s not cheap. It’s almost a...
Has any any experience of using this for building carcasses?
I can get it at a good price (only a few pounds more expensive than unfinished), so it is a tempting prospect.
My concerns are 1) scratching it when machining and 2) finishing the edges without covering it in overspray.
I asked on a...
Just something else to consider...
I recently bought a planer and was considering a spiral head. I was strongly advised by the machinery dealer (JMJ woodworking) to stay away from a spiral head if there was going to be any softwood used on the machine, as all the little cutters and screws will...
I have a Fuji Q5 turbine and the T70 gun with a selection of air caps and also the remote pressure pot which I have been meaning to sell. All in good nick.
PM me if interested.
Mike
We use Morrell's waterborne lacquer for spraying MR MDF.
Hopefully you have used the moisture resistant boards as it makes quite a difference on the edges and a bit of difference on the faces.
They do a white or grey primer and then tinted top coat to whatever colour your like. Sprays very...
Leave long tails in each socket back box, strip the external insulation right back to where the cable enters the back box and then twist the over-length inner cables into a bit of a loop when you screw the socket front to the back box. So essentially all the slack is within the back boxes not...
I have a spare Whitehall head for a multico tenoner. Not sure if it is a top or a bottom head - it came as part of a job lot. PM me if you are interested. I prob won't be in the workshop until Monday.