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Title: Broken beyond repair
Post by: troy_curtis on November 18, 2012, 06:23:17 pm
I tried my first compound cut today. Got it all done with a lot of patience and prayer. Made an ornament. Well, It needed a bit of sanding, but looked good otherwise. Well the heartbreak happened when it slipped out of my hands and got a bit broken on my sander. Was so happy with it, but guess that is just another lesson on cutting. =(
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: dgman on November 18, 2012, 06:58:16 pm
Well Troy, you are now a full fledged member of the club! Make your self a "Shelf of shame" and proudly display your broken ornament!
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: IBMer on November 18, 2012, 08:35:55 pm
Wood glue is your friend!     I've re-attached a few broken parts that you would never know were broken after glued them, and applied a finish..
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: troy_curtis on November 19, 2012, 12:18:18 am
Wood glue is your friend!     I've re-attached a few broken parts that you would never know were broken after glued them, and applied a finish..

The problem is the piece that broke off was about 1/4 of an inch long and it got shredded in the sander as quick as it broke off. So this piece isnt repairable.

The shelf of shame sounds more like my kind of thing. Need something to keep me humble.
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: Mainewoods on November 19, 2012, 07:47:49 am
Shelf of shame?  In my case it should be a shed of shame, or maybe even a warehouse of shame!  Okay, maybe not THAT bad!  But still, Troy, we've all been there!  You might be surprised how far a mop sander will chuck a piece of wood... and how hard that piece of wood will smash against the back wall of the shed, shattering into so many pieces you can't find them all...or so I've heard! ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: scrollriffic on November 19, 2012, 08:17:19 am
That's the way it goes. I could easily fill a trash can or two from my mistakes. Bobby
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: Judy Hunter on November 19, 2012, 10:37:19 am
 :D As I say, I never make mistakes unless I am alone or with someone. And I never tell a fib unless my lips are moving.   ::) 
 Seriously folks I have a 20 inch fan with filter blowing away from the mop sander. This sits up on a box . I have an old towel under the fan draped towords me, It catches a lot of the "fly aways".  Hope this is understandable.
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: rob roy on November 19, 2012, 07:19:49 pm
Not the first time I've fired a piece through the shop window. Moved the sander now of course, glass was getting expensive. :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o.
Rob Roy.
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: rickther on November 19, 2012, 09:05:28 pm
i found out the hard way (on my belt sander) how not to launch a new product. ;D ::)
   Rick
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: wombatie on November 20, 2012, 12:17:38 am
I have launched a couple of pieces with the sander both unrepairable.  We all do it unfortunately

Marg
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: troy_curtis on November 22, 2012, 02:55:33 am
Well glad to know I am not alone in this kind of thing. And yet in an odd way I am kind of sorry that others share my woe.
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: dgman on November 22, 2012, 12:24:05 pm
Well glad to know I am not alone in this kind of thing. And yet in an odd way I am kind of sorry that others share my woe.
It's not a woe Troy, It's a learning experience!
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: Al W on November 22, 2012, 08:11:28 pm
Yep, been there, done that.  More times than I really care to recall.
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: geneVG on November 22, 2012, 08:49:12 pm
My shelf is full, do I make another one or what?

gene
Title: Re: Broken beyond repair
Post by: dgman on November 22, 2012, 10:48:32 pm
Yup Gene, Make another shelf if you need it!