Thread: DIY Japanning

Originally Posted by pjr

Eek! Dissolving old records?
Next thing somebody will be saying it's ok to paint scenes on nice old hand saws!

pjr

Most of them will sound better on a plane than they ever did on a turntable

Originally Posted by jimbur

Most of them will sound better on a plane than they ever did on a turntable

hehe, yes probably

Will my plane sound different if I don't plane at 78rpm?

sorry for this but i couldnt figure out how to add a picture to pollies thread on jappaning so i started a new one

If there is anyone in Sydney who is into doing this rejapanning and needs an oven I may be able to help.
Years ago when I was into this sort of stuff I bought a pie oven at an auction.
It would take a #8 no probs but I never got 'round to using it for japanning.
Dried sand for epoxy mouldings etc.Gets very hot!
I gave this to the Strathfield men's shed but they said it was not required and were going to dispose of it. At this point in time I am unaware if this has occured.
If you are interested ping me and I'll chase it up.
H.

I made it to my local antique shop on Friday and they had plenty of old 78 records.

The lady behind the counter was pretty horrified to hear what I planned to do with the record so we went through her pile of records and was able to find a chipped one.
She normally sells the records for $3 each and seemed a little shy about charging me $3 for it but I was quite happy to pay up.

I took the record home and broke up about half of the record then gave it a good beating with it in some cloth. It has been sitting in the metho for two days now and it is dissolving nicely into a black goo.

Thanks for the pictures Farm Boy, I hope to try my batch out on the weekend on a scrap of angle iron before I start on my 4 1/2, 5 1/2, 7 and 10 1/2. (yes the old guy at the markets loves to strip every last piece of Japanning off the planes before he sells them.

Regards,
Chris

Polie, great you found some old 78's. I have about 220grams of the Shannon Quartets rendition of Jingle Bells dissolved in a cup of metho and its a lovely brew !!

Tried a some on an old spade bit and it dries with a very flat finish. Farm boy: Did you bake it ???

Ken

Can a 78 record finish a 45 stanley?

Itsa_What?, good to see you getting into the festive spirit with your 'Shannon Quartets rendition of Jingle Bells', my record was some ballet music so I didn't expect to want to listen to it.

Farm Boy, can the paint brush be cleaned after applying the black goo and what do you clean them in?

Also... I only put in just enough metho to just cover the broken record, I assume I need more metho to thin it down a bit?

Thanks,
Chris

Polie; I'm not real sure I wanted to hear the Shannon Quartet either but since it already had a chunk out of it, and it was on the top of the pile,it's fate was sealed !. I've attached a pic of the stuff I applied to a spade bit just to check it and as you can see it has a few lumps.

The lumps are my fault for sticking the brush in too far as the brew was only made two days ago and it hasn't completely disolved.Also, as you can see the finish is a quite flat. Hence my previous question to Farm boy about baking the stuff

I must admit I quite like Derek's idea of Ashphaltum in spar varnish but half the fun is trying to get something useful out of the stuff lying around so I reckon I'll keep going with the idea

Also attached is a pic of my Christmas present to myself after reading Dereks review. By the end of Christmas I might be able to make a presentable dovetail.joint

It looks like you painted some of the 78 RPM goop on the saw too. What's that about?

Woodwould: My God what a horrible thought.

According to the website “Each saw has a spine molded from an advanced material incorporating stainless-steel powder for weight, glass fiber for stiffness, and a polymer resin binder.

Admittedly it doesn't have the traditional look of the LN dovetail saw or even the beautiful saws made by IanW and others on the forum, but I reckon that the moulded spine is a big factor in them being able to sell it for about half the price of the LN.

For a bloke just starting out like I am, this is important. Working out how to acquire the best possible tools for the available budget involves some serious head scratching and compromise. Since it does, as Derek says, "cut like a hot knife through butter" I reckon the moulded goop on the spine is a great compromise.

Ken

Of course if IanW takes up sawmaking again I reckon I'll be at the head of the crowd beating his door down to get one !!!

Originally Posted by Itsa_What?

Woodwould: My God what a horrible thought.

According to the website “Each saw has a spine molded from an advanced material incorporating stainless-steel powder for weight, glass fiber for stiffness, and a polymer resin binder.

Ah, I didn't realise.

Originally Posted by Itsa_What?

Polie; I'm not real sure I wanted to hear the Shannon Quartet either but since it already had a chunk out of it, and it was on the top of the pile,it's fate was sealed !. I've attached a pic of the stuff I applied to a spade bit just to check it and as you can see it has a few lumps.

The lumps are my fault for sticking the brush in too far as the brew was only made two days ago and it hasn't completely disolved.Also, as you can see the finish is a quite flat. Hence my previous question to Farm boy about baking the stuff

I must admit I quite like Derek's idea of Ashphaltum in spar varnish but half the fun is trying to get something useful out of the stuff lying around so I reckon I'll keep going with the idea

Also attached is a pic of my Christmas present to myself after reading Dereks review. By the end of Christmas I might be able to make a presentable dovetail.joint

The finish on the spade bit looks very like the finish before baking the 1+1+1 brew that I use. So I reckon an hour in the oven should fix it.