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Originally Posted by Flaptail
I've been doing the dip and wipe with Slip's touch of using the pipe cleaners soaked in sealer and run thru the thru wire hole. Works fine. Plugs hold up.
Don't over think it G. At this rate you'll drive yourself mad and family relations will suffer the closer we get to plugfest.
I have a great resource for stress management if you feel the need.
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I agree about stress management.It can be disheartening though to put so much into the development of a plug to have the finish let go or to have the wood check..I primarily use a thin systems three epoxy on heated wood.I do the same thing with the pipe cleaners to work it in the holes.I love it on red cedar.The softer wood soaks up so much epoxy.It makes it bullet proof.Still without all the weight of a harder wood.It does not work well on hard maple as every darter I have done with it has split.I was told to use the 50/50 formula as it helps promote sealer penetration.
Geo I would think if the plug lost weight when heated in the oven. If you give it time the others will lose weight also.It's pretty dry this time of year. I think a good month and the spirits will totally evaporate.Giving you the desired weight results.I don't think you can/should rush this process.I hate to wait myself.This is why I like epoxy.
I still think spinning em,priming em and painting em with a top coat of some spray clear makes as much sense sometimes.
If they check split or get water logged it's so easy to make another..It was so much more fun to me when I did it like that.
Now it seems I go through all the trouble getting what I want out of design and it sits..I hate the ensuing processes to complete the product.It's very frustrating and I have just about stopped building as I can't seem to make a plug to meet up to my own standards..
G-forbid one of my ill fated creations got into someone else's hands and the finish let go...
