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LDD for sure, now..
I've been playing with Madge's system,, umm.. I mean Leif's system of LDD..
Now, I guess I'm really going to try it out... Worked ok with the gallon that I put together with a quart of LDD that the wife was willing to part with, so I wanted to try it on larger stuff... my wife was going shopping, so I asked her to pick up a gallon of cheap LDD... She comes home with a 5 gallon can of the stuff from "Smart & Final".. (their pretty smart and your sale is final?) Feminine logic kicked in here... it was $8 for a gallon, and the 5 gallon size was $30... I now have a LARGE supply of LDD and unless I decide to put a couple gallons in the pool some weekend, I'm setting up a few 5 gal. buckets and hoping that the LDD thing works on a regular, revolving basis, like drying in bags does... If nothing else, I'll have clean, soft hands.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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mac davis wrote:
snip of logistics gone mad I'm setting up a few 5 gal. buckets and hoping that the LDD thing works on a regular, revolving basis, like drying in bags does... I don't know what your swingover is, but you *might* want to think about a bigger barrel, and larger pieces of wood. 10 or 20 gallon would let you put a big chuck of wood in there, probably as big as you can turn. Dave in Fairfax -- reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ PATINA http://www.patinatools.com |
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"mac davis" wrote in message ... I've been playing with Madge's system,, umm.. I mean Leif's system of LDD.. Now, I guess I'm really going to try it out... You _do_ know that "Madge" is dead, don't you? Be careful out there.... |
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"George" wrote in message ... "mac davis" wrote in message ... I've been playing with Madge's system,, umm.. I mean Leif's system of LDD.. Now, I guess I'm really going to try it out... You _do_ know that "Madge" is dead, don't you? Be careful out there.... Just like JC Knight and Ramtha; I channel Madge!  Leif |
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"Dave in Fairfax" wrote in message ... mac davis wrote: snip of logistics gone mad I'm setting up a few 5 gal. buckets and hoping that the LDD thing works on a regular, revolving basis, like drying in bags does... I don't know what your swingover is, but you *might* want to think about a bigger barrel, and larger pieces of wood. 10 or 20 gallon would let you put a big chuck of wood in there, probably as big as you can turn. Dave in Fairfax Mac! Dave has the right idea! My procedure prior to my physical problem was to leave green limbs and trunks in five or six foot lengths, paint the ends with an end sealer. When I wanted to turn them, I'd cut off the chunk I wanted to work on, reseal the cut end and after the initial lathe work, plunge it into the LDD until I was ready to come back to it. You don't have to keep the pieces in LDD unless they are very short pieces where you don't have enough blank to cut off a beginning end split. I am beginning to think that I might offer a three day workshop on the how's and why's of LDD. Charge a couple of hundred bucks, and pretty soon I'd be right up there with the giants, Arrowmont, etc! I'd probably have to limit it to a couple of hundred per class, but I'd furnish the LDD and the vats, which you could take home with you after the class. There should be room for it on the rig you used to transport your lathe! *G* On a side note, Mac. No such thing as coincidences. Your wife's purchase of that large quantity of LDD was fate driven. She was obviously divinely inspired! Now you need to buy a fairly large container that would hold at least five gallons of solution. Lidded, plastic toy storage containers work great!! The buckets aren't such a great idea. You need more room as Dave said! Leif |
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Mac, check out Leif's new forum, 'Soap Has Infinite Possibilities',
'SHIP'. (or is it infinite _Terrors?) Either way, I heard he runs a squeaky clean news group. With all that LDD inventory, why don't you and the better half start a dishwashing and timber preservation service? We can argue if it's art or craft on rcw. (preserve domestic tranquility, never wash a shirt with a pocketful of Paudak dust with the wife's best white blouse) Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:11:44 GMT, Dave in Fairfax wrote:
mac davis wrote: snip of logistics gone mad I'm setting up a few 5 gal. buckets and hoping that the LDD thing works on a regular, revolving basis, like drying in bags does... I don't know what your swingover is, but you *might* want to think about a bigger barrel, and larger pieces of wood. 10 or 20 gallon would let you put a big chuck of wood in there, probably as big as you can turn. Dave in Fairfax I just got the Jet 1442, Dave... 14" swing.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:04:33 -0700, "Leif Thorvaldson" wrote:
On a side note, Mac. No such thing as coincidences. Your wife's purchase of that large quantity of LDD was fate driven. She was obviously divinely inspired! Now you need to buy a fairly large container that would hold at least five gallons of solution. Lidded, plastic toy storage containers work great!! The buckets aren't such a great idea. You need more room as Dave said! Leif but the 5 gal buckets are round, like my turnings, leif.. lol I also have 2 tall rectangular covered containers that we used to use for camping.. about 3 or 4 gallons each.. 3 bowls in one right now, a couple of jars and a small bowl in the other.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:11:46 -0400, "George" wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message .. . I've been playing with Madge's system,, umm.. I mean Leif's system of LDD.. Now, I guess I'm really going to try it out... You _do_ know that "Madge" is dead, don't you? Be careful out there.... but Leif is Madge in spirit, George... he carries the holy LDD grail in very soft hands.. *g* mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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