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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #160 on: January 19, 2023, 04:25:00 PM »
LOL, that's a catchy tune:)


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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #162 on: January 20, 2023, 11:39:18 PM »
Figured I would post this, just in case anybody out there likes to watch paint dry or faucets drip



It went fast with the biaxial tubing. Also surprised how easy it is to access ytube and upload videos. I might be the only one happy about that :biglaugh:
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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #163 on: January 21, 2023, 06:32:48 AM »
I guess it was ok:)

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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #164 on: January 31, 2023, 10:46:35 PM »
Thought I would share how I set up my Rigid spindle sander since quite a few newer guys like myself start out with something like this.
I took a 1/2” Baltic Birch sheet and inlaid a thin collar with a flange to fit very close to the spindle. I had my friend, that machined the collar, also machine 6 additional rings, incrementally thicker so I could grind larger or smaller offsets from my pattern jigs. These come in handy when you choose accent stripes of different thicknesses.

My normal accent stripes have been just (2).031 G10 strips. I recently did my first mosaic accent which was significantly thicker at .145


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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #166 on: March 06, 2023, 03:53:37 PM »
Have any of you tried using a router with a template to rough out limbs?

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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #167 on: March 18, 2023, 02:12:23 PM »
I do not know if this is the right place to post this, but useful info. Sometimes on other sites you see people claiming hilarious speed from their bows and in many cases they do not know the correct way to make a speed test.
https://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=34418.msg550892#msg550892

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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #168 on: March 18, 2023, 02:18:18 PM »
Lighting will also make some wild speeds

I use a light on the chrony to get consistent results .  :thumbsup:

I’ve also read you should black the field tip to help .
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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #169 on: March 18, 2023, 02:26:02 PM »
I bought special indoor lights for mine. Fluorscent light tubes can really mess up things. Outdoors they say the Chrono should have a clear view of the sky on an overcast day.

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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #170 on: March 18, 2023, 02:53:00 PM »
Mine came with a cardboard diffuser and a special bulb
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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #171 on: October 16, 2023, 08:08:05 AM »
Small tip. Over the the years my air hose had gotten some glue blobs that was hard to remove, so when I started with a new one I wrapped it with thin kitchen plastic when it was pumped up. Just leave the plastic in place.

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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #172 on: December 07, 2023, 09:46:26 PM »
I take my used 6x80 belts cut cross ways rip them in 1 in. Wide straps for shoe shine sanding tip overlays. A flexible rasp.
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Re: Tips and tricks thread
« Reply #173 on: November 09, 2024, 09:03:33 AM »
I made a new DR bow form, but wanted to replicate the middle section of one I had and just add more reflex to the outer sections. In order to use the old top forms I made curved wedges who fit the old one, just fasten the wedges with a couple of screws and easy to remove if I should want to use the top form on the old form.
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