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4th August 2013, 01:24 PM #1Senior Member
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Crack Filler
G’day all, just wondering if there is a readymade crack wood filler paste in a tube or tub that’s fastdrying and preferred for woodturning? Anybody got a favourite? Thanks Harry.
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4th August 2013, 02:16 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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I've tried a few and they tend to look like body filler or they are too soft and absorbent
I keep coming back to CA for fine cracks and two part epoxy (Araldite ) with filler
for bigger ones. Sanding dust or coffee for filler.
Phil
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4th August 2013, 03:22 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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the last Big fix I did was a post I had a dig in on, so I cut out the piece 80 mm by 40mm like a dovetail and then cut a new bit to slide in and glued it in . got a good colour match .
Boss was happy I did not go get more 4 by 4 and waste a post!
Sellys has a 2 pack epoxy Crystal clear that turns ok but have not tried mixing it with Saw dust!
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4th August 2013, 04:18 PM #4Retired
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Bowls or real turning? Clear or painted finish?
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4th August 2013, 07:45 PM #5Senior Member
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4th August 2013, 09:17 PM #8Retired
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Or..... Have you tried to hold up verandah with bowl?
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4th August 2013, 09:23 PM #9Retired
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Nah, not a trick question. If it was big work like a table leg (i.e. real turning) and going to be painted, you can fill with body filler or pretty much anything you liked. If it was being oiled or lacquered then you either have to highlight it or camoflage it.
If on the other hand, if you were doing a bowl (not real turning) there are a number of options available that have been discussed before.
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4th August 2013, 10:02 PM #10
I know this is a bit off topic, but, just before Christmas I had to re-stump my house. I needed some packing pieces for under the jack. In the shed there was some old bowl blanks about 350mm diameter and bigger also they were up to 150mm thick. They did the trick. Today I did turn one of those blanks, which incidentally was a piece of mango.
So there, I did actually hold up my verandah with a bowl....
Pictures tomorrow night.
JimSometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important...
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4th August 2013, 11:00 PM #11Senior Member
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Hi torchwood,
I just saw you had crack filler and I thought G sting. I'm sorry then I saw
what you were really after. I have this one hardware fella sold me its
Polyfilla painters putty repair all wooden surfaces. You have to wear
gloves to mix it. It in around tube to stop it from drying out I've had
mine for about 15 years and it still good. You just cut enough that you
need to fill a crack or holes. It set very hard. I hope that helps.
Cheers Graham.
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4th August 2013, 11:44 PM #12Old Fart (my step daughters named me)
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Well folks here is one for you. I have used metal filler. Just keep playing with it till its soft and plug it in. Yep it is black but I rekon it gives the fault some feature.
Just my two bob's worth.
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We have plastic Wood on this side of the pond. On bowls and tool handles I prefer running in some CA (cyanoacrylate, sp?) glue then packing in some fine shavings and / or dust of what I'm turning, or sometimes contrasting color, or coffee grounds.
Then add more CA and pack in some more material above the surface. Let dry overnight and resume. In addition to filling, the repair is somewhat structural.
I have also used two part clear epoxy and yellow carpenters glue with filler. They all work.
A deep wide crack or knot hole eilled with yellow glue and sawdust took a week or two to get hard.
There is lots of comment on crack filling, do a search here and on the internet.So much timber, so little time.
Paul
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6th August 2013, 01:07 PM #15Senior Member
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Thanks Paul, yes I've been using the CA glue and sawdust and yes it works a treat. I just thought there might be a quicker ready made solution. Oh well back to glue sniffing.
PS. Maybe it's time for uBeaut to invent a crack filler for woodturning, they'll make a killing.
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