Hey John -Went pretty good thanks for asking! Sorry for the delay…it does rather take it out of me sometimes…Livestream was a no go unfortunately but here are some clips of the finished…[Read more]

Holy Guacamoli !That is a serious piece of kit – not for the beginner ;PWe did this on the course once here in the workshop but just used a basic hot pipe in a wooden mould to clamp it into…   Read more»

I’m always here folks….lurking….watching….waiting….

I’m checking the community daily, but my activities are at a low point at this moment……. So, nothing much to share….. Sorry…..I will be spraying a neck anytime soon and I got plans for a Music Man Luke and a…   Read more»

Posted by: darrenking PS Is it only us two left on here? Hello? Is there anybody out there?

Just nod if you can hear meIs there anyone at home?

I will experiment sometime I think… you get a lotta CA glue from Poundland for er… £1… seems to work fine.thanks for great input again…(it echoes a bit in this sparsely populated space doesn’t it….)H 

Hi Herb,I think you will find that this still darkens the surface. Smear a bit on an offcut to check. In any case, I am not sure that something that hardens to such a brittle compound would stand up particularly…   Read more»

back to the original subject…I wonder whether using cyanoacrylate as a wood finish would have done the job?Anybody had any experience of using superglue in this way?H

The first pliage has been pliaged! I only had time for one very quick test before I left work today but it looks VERY promising. Given that I didn’t time anything or do anything more scientific that crank up the…   Read more»

Ok, so the pliage bending machine is coming along nicely. The 1” x 1/4” aluminium tubing was spot on and the 1/2” 425 watt cartridge heater is a really good snug fit so I haven’t bothered with any heat conductive…   Read more»

Hi Herb,I have a few requirements on my shopping list so I will certainly have a good look at what Ben’s got available. It’s mainly the vacuum press equipment that I will be demonstrating at Makers Central but this year…   Read more»