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Thread: Made my Rattle Tonight
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28th December 2008, 09:27 AM #16
They look perfect to me... makes me want to be a kid again.... or at least start my own collection.
You said you had a way to go with shellac yet.... the finish looks really good to me.... I have never used shellac... what would you say is the biggest problem with it? Or what's the best reason to use it?
I've tried mirror tone and like it when I'm in a hurry because it dries so fast , but the smell is overwhelming..... same goes for estapol and it doesn't dry quick enough.... not happy with either of these finishes.... like putting a plastic coat on things...
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28th December 2008, 10:03 AM #17
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28th December 2008, 10:17 AM #18SENIOR MEMBER
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Colouring.... yes you can either leave it raw or seal it with a clear but kids do like colour.
The last lot I used diluted dyes. What I found was that the pale blue (diluted) looked a bit funny over pine as the darker grain areas don't go blue sort a a weird colour.
Shellac is easy to use... can be sprayed, brushed or wiped on with a cloth or pad. The good thing is it dries very fast and can be recoated every 10/15 minutes. Once the methlated spirit solvent has evaporated, there is no smell (unlike polyurethane) and it is kid safe. Only draw back is that it does take lots of coats to get a good gloss.
In the past, I have used spray enamels and can get a good finish....you would never know it was even wood but that sort of defeats the purpose of making wooden toys! and then there is the safety issue of little kids chewing on the paint (but should be safe)
Anyway, thanks for the comments and if we can help or give each other ideas, then it is a good thing
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Chipman
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28th December 2008, 09:12 PM #19Skwair2rownd
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lovely work Chipman!
I wonder how they would sound in a house built on piers with a timber floor, 10ft ceilings and VJ walls.
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28th December 2008, 09:41 PM #21
Woodyathome - chipman gave a link to the rattle plan in this thread:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f174/rolling-toy-free-plan-quick-85886
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28th December 2008, 10:12 PM #22
Well I never knew that about shellac! Yummy stuff.
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The one with the ball inside is one of mine but really easy to do. Make the disks or side wheels 90 mm diameter. Space out six 8mm dowels at 60 degrees (or one radius) at a diameter of 70mm and put a ball inside. I turned the ball on the lathe but you could use any suitable ball such as a golf ball or ping pong ball etc.
Cheers,
Chipman
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