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RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Nitro is used in incendiary rounds .50 calibre sniper or machine gun belts. It sets off the other stuff and I think it’s ignited with just a spark. @rocknroller912 Interesting. Do you have a military...

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RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Nitro is used in incendiary rounds .50 calibre sniper or machine gun belts. It sets off the other stuff and I think it’s ignited with just a spark. @rocknroller912 Interesting. Do you have a military...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@boo Nitro is used in incendiary rounds .50 calibre sniper or machine gun belts. It sets off the other stuff and I think it’s ignited with just a spark. Nitro is a mix of different chemicals, then you...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Billiard balls used to be made of celluloid, which is a mixture of Nitro Cellulose and CamphorIt's not only flammable, it can also explode on impact @jonhodgson I didn’t know that either, I can see h...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Nitro cellulose is particularly dangerous when sprayed or even just in storage. It’s used as a primary initiator in military ammunition and flashes above 65 deg F. @rocknroller912 Wow! I knew it was ...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Nitro cellulose is particularly dangerous when sprayed or even just in storage. It’s used as a primary initiator in military ammunition and flashes above 65 deg F.

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@boo, good point, indeed I just looked at the "manual" (It's one page of instructions) of that spray shelter and it says "WARNING : Explosion Hazard. Do not spray flammable paints or materials while u...

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5 years ago
RE: 📚🎸 Guitar Making Library 🎸📚

Given that we can't get a functioning Edit button, there might be a constraint one or more of those factors! @tv101 That is true and very funny. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...

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5 years ago
RE: 📚🎸 Guitar Making Library 🎸📚

@Boo As an old head of dev once said to me, "it's software, anything's possible, it's just a case of time, money and skill". Given that we can't get a functioning Edit button, there might be a constra...

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5 years ago
RE: 📚🎸 Guitar Making Library 🎸📚

How were you thinking that the db would be attached to the website? @tv101 Surely Mark’s hosting company can offer an SQL link to a database on the back end, which would also be hosted by them, keepi...

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5 years ago
RE: 📚🎸 Guitar Making Library 🎸📚

I think in fact what we need is a database. Any IT bods here who could rattle together a quick Microsoft Access database? I could "rattle together a quick Access db" quite quickly @Boo. But I think ...

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5 years ago
RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

Attachment : 2ea9ebb1266a577026fbce36ee46d3b9.jpg 😂🎸🎶🙏

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@darrenking , in my experience, small, stupid bugs are deeply attracted to the final, ‘most perfectly sprayed top coat ever’ Maybe a spray booth made of mosquito net material would let the UV in and...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Interestingly the smaller one has an opening and straps inside and out for mounting a filter (on the inside) and an ordinary box fan (on the outside), but the medium and large do not for some reason. ...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

it requires A. Sunshine (not a reliable 52 weeks of the year commodity in the UK) and B. Open air exposure to the sunshine (when available). @darrenking Solarez will also cure with UV lamps, they eve...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@darrenking I love the idea of UV cure lacquers for guitars UV is a good system for curing oil varnish. I have a small cabinet for violins which uses a small, 4 watt uv tube and the instrument rev...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Solarez is the answer, I love the idea of UV cure lacquers for guitars and the fact that Mark has embraced this system just reinforces my enthusiasm for it. When I last costed a UV cabinet it wasn’t ...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

@darrenkingI was looking into it and Homeright have a couple of units which are basically pop up tents for that purpose (the small and medium ones actually fold up with no assembly required). Interest...

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5 years ago
RE: What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

Now what we need is for Darren to come up with a nifty design for an affordable collapsible spray booth. Don’t need to. What you need is one of these..... Attachment : image.jpeg Fully collaps...

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5 years ago
RE: ACOUSTIC BUILD PART 3

Hey @matbeels Good point.. But yes you guessed that I Wasn't confident enough to know the final depth of the neck heel to know what leeway I have. I'm trying to follow Mark's course in order so I don'...

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5 years ago
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