Howdy,
Got a trial that I'm doing for my own personal interest that I'll share with you probably later next week, but here's the idea.
Since our shop has one gallon of denatured alcohol, but 20 gallons of cheap cleaner grade lacquer thinner, and the lt is about half the price ($25 for 5 gallons vs. $50 for 5 of alc), guess which one I tried?
I have no reason to try it other than it's as thin or thinner than alc and stinks about as bad, is much more flammable, causes more dain bramage, etc... but hey, it's cheaper. Cheaper is better right?
Anyhow, I did four turnings today, 3 from Crepe Myrtle and one from Black Locust (just what I had laying around). All were from green wood and turned as end-grain bowls. Three of them were Crepe Myrtle 4" bowls turned to about 3/8 thickness, three or so inches tall. Coated one with standard paste wax (heavily), one with danish oil (three coats) and soaked one in lac thinner for 3 hours and set out to dry beside the other two.
The black locust I turned into a 6 inch wide, 4 inch deep, 3/8 thick and soaked only in lac thin for 3 hours (went to the movies and watched War of the Worlds, pretty creepy movie, leave the kids at home).
Letting them all air dry in the apartment, where the air is quite arid. In the past I've had a problem with checks and such in green wood turned to around 3/8, so we'll see which prevents checks the most.
Got a trial that I'm doing for my own personal interest that I'll share with you probably later next week, but here's the idea.
Since our shop has one gallon of denatured alcohol, but 20 gallons of cheap cleaner grade lacquer thinner, and the lt is about half the price ($25 for 5 gallons vs. $50 for 5 of alc), guess which one I tried?
I have no reason to try it other than it's as thin or thinner than alc and stinks about as bad, is much more flammable, causes more dain bramage, etc... but hey, it's cheaper. Cheaper is better right?
Anyhow, I did four turnings today, 3 from Crepe Myrtle and one from Black Locust (just what I had laying around). All were from green wood and turned as end-grain bowls. Three of them were Crepe Myrtle 4" bowls turned to about 3/8 thickness, three or so inches tall. Coated one with standard paste wax (heavily), one with danish oil (three coats) and soaked one in lac thinner for 3 hours and set out to dry beside the other two.
The black locust I turned into a 6 inch wide, 4 inch deep, 3/8 thick and soaked only in lac thin for 3 hours (went to the movies and watched War of the Worlds, pretty creepy movie, leave the kids at home).
Letting them all air dry in the apartment, where the air is quite arid. In the past I've had a problem with checks and such in green wood turned to around 3/8, so we'll see which prevents checks the most.
