In Part 4, I show my tricks for sanding down turned legs. I also get a little frustrated with my wife. Later in this part, I go into detail on one of the most commonly-used tools in the shop, the random orbit sander.
Refinishing Pt. 1
Refinishing Pt. 2
Refinishing Pt. 3
Refinishing Pt. 4
Refinishing Pt. 5
Refinishing Pt. 6
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5 Responses to “3- Refinishing (Pt. 4)”
To help the shop vac filter, ask your wife to give up a pair of panty hose. Cut off one leg, sretch it over the filter and tie a knot in the toe to make it fit the shape of the filter. I was supprised at the amount of fine dust it stopped before it could enter the filter.
Marc — I have a wonderful old chair that I want to restore. The biggest challenge/problem that have with this project is that one of the arms has been broken/cracked onto two pieces. The break is pretty clean and the pieces fit together remarkably well. But the arm is definitely in two pieces. How did you repair your leg? What type of glue do you use for something like this? How do you fill the gaps crevices? Is this something that I can realistically expect to be able to accomplish?
Great tip on the sanding molds. My wife would also like to thank you ever so much (insert sarcasm there) for giving me yet another excuse to budget for a lathe. :D
Speaking of wives, thanks for leaving the various outtakes with Nicole in the full videos, and for actually letting us see things go wrong (like the broken table leg) in the shop. It’s refreshing to see that kind of honesty.
Thanks to Mr. Singer too for the panty hose tip, and in return here’s another: If you ever work around anything like fiberglass, insulation, or anything that sticks like that (such as tiny cactus needles), you know that not even a shower will get them off. To fix it, put your hand in a leather glove, then put panty hose – 2 layers perhaps – over that and brush off the affected area. The little fiberglass (or whatever) shards will stick more to the hose than your skin, and will come off readily. I’ve worked in some pretty nasty construction areas and this trick worked to get those fibers off every time.
Shower mirrors economize my spiritedness every start I´m in a movement by compounding the room and trim activities
Thanks for the videos. I have a question, for anyone! Regarding the “sand molds” mentioned in the video- does anyone know where these can be purchased? I just did a search across Google and didn’t get any relevant returns.