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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: tux_linux on January 11, 2011, 05:03:46 pm
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Hey!
I had a bit of a chaos this evening applying oil to my woodwork. How do you let the oil drip off?
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a jig or something?
I do not have a place/table dedicated to this - so it must be removable.
regards
Torsten
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It depends on how large the piece is, but you can easily use a cookie sheet and a metal cookie cooling rack for most pieces that fit on the scroll saw. I have a set dedicated just for this. It is small and portable and as I said, inexpensive and effective. :)
Sheila
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Hey Torsten, I wipe the residual oil off of the project with a clean lint free rag. I also use compressed air to blow the oil out of small fret holes. Then I let them dry on a drying rack. Check back in 30 minutes to make sure no oil has bled out.
After it is dry I top coat with spray lacquer.
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that's a good idea Sheila! A cookie cooling rack would do the job. I'm also thinking of some kind of "table laundry rack" where I can add hooks to hang the pieces on. When I'm not using it, I can fold it and put it on top of the oil box or some thing like that. hmmm...
@ Dan
That's what I tried to do yesterday evening. Had about 50 pieces to apply oil. So I used some hook to put the pieces into the oil - let drip off some of the excess and than use a rag to get it "dry". Afterwards I'm hanging it on my clothesline - which I have in my wood shop originally to get my kites dry after a day out.
After about 20 pieces the handling started out to be quite a bit messy and oily.
regards
Torsten
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I like the portable laundry clothes line idea too, Torsten! Cherie uses something like that for hanging small stuff. I don't have a place to hang it though. :)
I also wipe things down after a while and then let them dry out before spraying. That seems to be the best and easiest method for me.
Good thread!
Sheila
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I use the IKEA dish dry rack ot dry my oiled pieces.
it's from wood and foldable and cost's only ? 3,50 (+/- $ 4,50)
http://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/catalog/products/36381600
easy to use and easy to store
next to that I have two hooks in the sealing of my workshop with a line in between.
I oil the wood above a plastic tray and try to use as less as posible so itw wont drip to much.
after half a hour on the rack I wipe it clean and let it dry standing on the rack or hanging.
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:D That's it! You know what - I'm working right around the corner of a IKEA here in Munich. And we use to go to IKEA for lunch at least once a week...
I'm gonna check that one out!
regards
Torsten
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Torsten,
Just another idea for you. I used these when I made ornaments. Extremely simple and common in most homes----a wire coat hanger!
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All of these are great ideas.
I use two things; the grate the you put in the bottom of a painter's tray, and painters pyramids, both sitting on top of paper towels.
Bill
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I use the coat hanger idea only hang small pieces from it with paper clips that have been bent into hangers. Have used this for drying and also spraying finish as you can get to all sides.
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This is what Jaun made me for drying 6 ornaments at a time, depending on their size and shape.
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I use carpet tack strips. I just cut them to about 2 foot lengths. The sharp points of the tacks don't leave any marks and they are free. I use the same thing for painting.
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I use a TV tray (that I cut the center out of) tack Hardware cloth (Mess hardwire) to it I use that for the small stuff I put the chicken feed bags under to catch anything that drips off for the bigger peices I ran a steel cable outside of my shop to a tree (a dog run works great for this just be sure the dog is not on it at the time lol) I hang them from it useing a shower curtain hook with a zip tie ran through a hole somewhere (does not work well withe fragile fret work).
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OK...my 2 cents worth (since it is too darn cold in the shop/garage)!
Table top covered with newspaper
Layer of paper towels over newspaper (eliminates 'ink' stains)
Dip items and hold to let the excess run off
Blow out frets with gentle pressure from air compressor
Place items on paper towels
Cover with another layer of paper towels
Apply some weight to the top and let sit for about 15 minutes
Remove weight and top layer of paper toweling
Lean items against a piece of 2 x 4 and turn on small oscillating fan
Next morning, rub down with folded piece of grocery bag
Apply final finish coat
~~~GB~~~
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SHEEEEESH GB!!!! who has time for all of that Lmaooo! great idea there, I need to think about that one for my lil shop.
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For small items like christmas ornaments I use an old wire shoe rack my wife was going to throw out. Flattened the top of the wires that hold the shoes and can hang up to 24 ornaments at a time to dry.
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Great save and idea as well.
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Way to GO!!!!
Reduce, ReUse, ReCycle
Are you ALL participating in one of the following 'organizations'?
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I am a 'moderator of three ReUseIt groups in the St. Louis area!
~~~GB~~~
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GB,
Instead of covering my work bench with newspaper and paper towels i cover it with an inexpensive dollar store vinyl table cloth. When I'm done 1 paper towel to wipe it down.
Btw my main work bench is an mdf board cut to fit the top of my tablesaw, turning my 10" contractors saw into a stable workbench.
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Hi Tux I haven't read all the threads to your request but if you are using a wood oil why would you want it to drain off? I use a 50/50 mix linseed and thinners and I swamp the piece I am doing and leave it to soak in smaller stuff I oil and stack on top each other and leave over night to soak in, letting it drain off is defeating the purpose
Jimbo
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@ jimbo,
let it soak all the oil it can get is ok - but one needs to get the wood back out of the oil at some point.
@ all
I was sitting in my wood shop last evening - had a beer after my planed works. And than suddenly it hit me like lightning:
I'm a woodworker - I can build what ever the f*** I want!*
so I did a little research on my bits'n'pieces boxes. Found 2 hinges. Thought about how to build a foldable rack - and did build one. I'll post some pics tonight as it needs some improvement - I ran out of wood strips :o
regards,
Torsten
*my apologize for those rude words - but there is no way to describe this more diffident!
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Lmaoo! next time try BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!! It works as well to.
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Here we go:
open:
(http://www.torsten-harms.de/holz/div/OilJig001.jpg)
folded:
(http://www.torsten-harms.de/holz/div/OilJig003.jpg)
A simple board with 2 different stacks of strips holding the hinges. The right side is mounted 1/2" higher than the left side to get it folding on top of each other.
It doesn't fold correct momently, but I can put into the rack on top of the oil box - and that's enough. Maybe I'll change the rod on the back into a loose square piece of wood I jam between the opening sides.
By the way - I did all cuts on this with my Dozuki Japanese Pull Saw (http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=1063). If you haven't already been persuaded by the use of one - get it! You will love it.
regards
Torsten
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Tux i brush my oil on as the oil is dear in NZ and this the most economical for me to oil things.
I had 40 book marks to oil and just made 2 piles and stacked them on top of each other and this morning I checked to see if there was any stickies then put them away, no problem
Jimbo
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I don't know if brushing on the oil is really less consuming. I let the excess drain off back into the box, so there should be hardly no additional oil be lost.
And it is fast, doesn't need much attention. A point to mention when it comes to "production".
regards
Torsten
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All great ideas! Marcel I will have to go to IKEA soon just to check out the rack. I actually want to go across the street from them, there is a nice woodworkshop where I might get some scrap wood, hard wood that is. As for oiling, I have no dipping try so I cover with a soft cloth use another to take of the excess and then do another couple of coats till it looks and feels ok, never thought of putting lacquer spray on to finish will try that too.
David
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Update:
Works fine! Currently i'm working with pegs. But I "loose" them from time to time, they fall into the oil and I had to notice that there is no way to get them clean/dry again.I need to get hooks for hanging my work pieces onto the line.
regards
Torsten
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I bought a Load of Christmas hooks at a store that had everything on sale a box of 100 hooks was 25 cents so check your local store for deals on them.
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yeah - great idea, I'll check if I can get some of those or similar.
regards
Torsten
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Try paper clips. I hang my small stuff off of unbent paper clips to spray.
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Some good ideas for hooks, paper clips and ornament hooks. :)
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I hang my pieces. I rigged up a piece of fishing line across my bench from one end to the other, it's about 15" above the bench, I use ornament hooks as hangers. For things a little larger, I took small boards about 6" x 6" and put a bunch of nails thru the boards, then lay my work on the nails. I put these boards on a lazy susan to spray them also. Makes it real easy to spin it as you spray.