Thread: Filling holes

Went out the shed earlier and the filler is still moist.

If I sand it now it will clog the paper so I've put a heater on. I've also taken a few pics that I'll post a bit later.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

OK Groggy, you have a lathe now... turn some plugs, glue them in & sand them off.

If only it was that easy Cliff. These are gum veins and borer holes. Don't think I could turn something that small. You'll get an idea when I post the pics.

I'd suggest "timbermate"
http://www.timbermate.com.au/products/timbermate.html

great stuff.
I've used it to fill nail holes on recycled oregon I used for kitchen cupboard doors

You could also probably try the tinted wax sticks thwt restorers use

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

I'd suggest "timbermate"
http://www.timbermate.com.au/products/timbermate.html

great stuff.
I've used it to fill nail holes on recycled oregon I used for kitchen cupboard doors

You could also probably try the tinted wax sticks thwt restorers use

I have Timbermate but the amount required would be too expensive. The same with the waxsticks, ok for small jobs but useless for this size of job. Thanks for the suggestions anyway (pics in a minute)

First few pics show the amount of fill, a lot of them are 1cm deep or more.
Note the second pic, it shows the filler is still not dry after sitting overnight. This, I think, is because of the very cold weather and the tint I added. More practice should reveal more information.

Pic three - after rough sanding. I have decided to get rid of my makita 1/3 sheet sander after today. Because of the mess I thought I'd use the Mak and some cheap sandpaper, what a mess! Dust everywhere and it smeared the dye into the rest of the timber, whereas the Makita BO6030 ROS just sucked it up and kept it tidy. Note I have found the first limitation of the Aldi shop-vac - this thing clogs the filter pretty easily when sanding; I might look into getting a second hand Triton suck-bucket.

Four - the tint went deep into the timber surface and took a bit of sanding to get it out.

Five - after prep sanding they don't look too bad (yeah ok, these are the faces )

Six - the timber for the bench rails showing the builders bog after sanding. It turns deep black (oxides mixed with it) once finished. Note the Aldi shop-vac sitting to the left, it worked very well for about 6 hours straight today

Gawd
pic 1 looks like it's come out in some sort of rash
hope you've kept the vaccinations up to date

Originally Posted by Burnsy

I would also be interested to see what others have done with tinted filler. Particularly anything that is compatible with a tung oil finish. Don't limit to that though, any photos, comments and finish types that went with them would be a worthwhile resource as like Groggy I have done a few searches with little coming up.

Cheers,
Mike

Mike

I've had success with 5 minute araldite tinted with powdered pigments (oxides?)
Did some small holes in my floor the night before it was sanded and tongue oiled 10 years ago. The patching has stood up for 10 years so far.

Richard Vaughan showed me the technique
I mixed the pigments into the darker coloured part till I got the colour match I wanted, then added the clear part and filled the hole.
Being 5 minute araldite and varied coloured boards, I worked on only 2 or 3 holes at a time.
From memory, I had a colour palet of 4 or 5 shades of brown (from red through to chocolate) plus black



cheers
ian

Thanks, all good information. The more options the better, then I can get totally confused

Cheers,
Mike