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09-01-2005, 08:18 PM
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Tackle Junkie
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Scotts Valley , California
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Vaccuum sealing
Hi , I'm new to this plug turning process , in fact I just finished my first plugs this weekend and owe most everything I know about making plugs to this site , thank you all. Special thanks to 'justplugit' .
I do one thing to my plugs that I haven't heard anyone else doing .
After turning and drilling the blanks , I place the blanks in a 2 quart mason jar filled with Varathane and naptha and then draw a vaccuum on the jar using a seal-a-meal unit with a jar attatchment . The Varathane penetrates the wood all the way through and should eliminate any wood swelling .
I know this in inpractical for people turning large numbers of plugs .
Is anyone using this process ?
Can anyone think of a downside to this technique ?
Thanks for any help .
Kady.
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09-01-2005, 08:24 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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only downside may be too much weight, and danger of fire if using flammable sealer and that machine.
I have an older one, maybe if I have an attachment somewhere I will try that. Thanks.
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09-01-2005, 08:35 PM
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Tackle Junkie
Join Date: Jul 2005
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re: flammable
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Originally Posted by Slipknot
only downside may be too much weight, and danger of fire if using flammable sealer and that machine.
I have an older one, maybe if I have an attachment somewhere I will try that. Thanks.
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The weight didn't seem to change much , in fact I wish it would have added more weight since I turned the blanks out of redwood which is very light to begin with . As to the flammable question , the vaccumm pump is seperated from the jar by a long tube and there is just as much danger from the light bulb in the room as from the vaccuum pump . |
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09-01-2005, 08:47 PM
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Super Moderator
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I was thinking fumes sucked out, that's all, not liquid.
ya, redwood is very lightweight. The grain is tough on turnings, you can't do much sanding at all or you get high and low spots.
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The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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09-01-2005, 08:58 PM
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Tackle Junkie
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Scotts Valley , California
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Slipknot
I was thinking fumes sucked out, that's all, not liquid.
ya, redwood is very lightweight. The grain is tough on turnings, you can't do much sanding at all or you get high and low spots.
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Actually , the plugs turned out perfect , no problem with grain or sanding , and no high or low spots , I just wish the plugs were a little heavier . |
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09-02-2005, 05:34 AM
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wishin' i was fishin'
Join Date: May 2001
Location: toooo far from the beach !!
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ok
the one thing that could be a problem is ; when you draw a vacuum on something you lower the flash point .... might not be a problem , but i'd do it outside just in case.
was thinking about it myself .......
derf
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