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  1. smckerrell

    Why is my garage damp?

    Hope you can help. Recently moved house, simple 1980s concrete panel garage with concrete roof. No visible leaks inside and plenty of air flowing through garage. Why am I getting such problems with damp? Wood is moulding, anything made of crappy steel rusting v fast. See pics of lathe and...
  2. smckerrell

    Which UK stain for guitar amber?

    Brill thank you
  3. smckerrell

    Which UK stain for guitar amber?

    Stunning!
  4. smckerrell

    Which UK stain for guitar amber?

    Hi all I'm trying to buy some Amber for a base stain on maple for guitar finish to be darkened over to build up a decent finish. Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent yellow/Amber widely available in the UK that would work for this base colour? All help appreciated.
  5. smckerrell

    Decent price for epoxy finish for a desk?

    Hi all I'm trying to finish a basic pine desk in white epoxy (wife wants it to match son's other furniture) Anyways--where can I get enough white epoxy to finish the desk surface (circa 1200mm x 750mm)? Seems pretty expensive stuff (i.e. more than the wood itself!). OR--an alternative white...
  6. smckerrell

    How to cut back tru-oil finish? Getting black marks from steel wool...

    Hi there Finishing some maple in tru-oil on the lathe and getting black marks when attempting to cut it back with superfine steel wool: any better ideas much appreciated? Am I doing something wrong? All the best Simon.
  7. smckerrell

    Can/Should I use Yew for a practice chanter???

    thanks all--v interesting. @Iain Allen those yew smallpipes at lochalsh look brilliant--lovely set up. great to see these native woods being used for real instruments.
  8. smckerrell

    Can/Should I use Yew for a practice chanter???

    Hi @niall Y yes--interesting thanks--I've done it roughly this order: Rough turn the blanks to round Bore a 3mm hole all the way through in one go--I am basically using my nova chuck to hold the spindle blank in contration mode, and using the tailstock with a Jacobs chuck in it to make the full...
  9. smckerrell

    Can/Should I use Yew for a practice chanter???

    I've got some amazing Yew--and am aware of it's toxic properties--always wear a respirator when turning it--but I'd really love to use this for a practice chanter which would involve blowing into the thing. Can I do this? Should I use epoxy or something to seal the whole thing inside and out--or...
  10. smckerrell

    Question on order for tapping thread

    Thank you Bod, perfect off to the shed.
  11. smckerrell

    Question on order for tapping thread

    Hi all Newbie here, thank you for adding me. I’ve just bought and had delivered three M4 taps to make a thread in some mild steel—the three are supposed to be used in order—is there an easy way for me to tell which one to use first, second and third please? The only difference I can visually...
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