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- Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:57 am
- Forum: Hankinson designs
- Topic: 20ft Texas Barrel
- Replies: 787
- Views: 256678
Re: 20ft Texas Barrel
Long time lurker, ex-guitar builder with plans in the next 5 years to build a Riviera....as far as dents are concerned, you can spritz them with water and literally iron them. Get a cloths iron good and hot, and wet the dents, and iron them out. The dents are compressed wood. The water soaks in and ...
- Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:03 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Solar Eclipse
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3866
Re: Solar Eclipse
LONG time reader, still a very hopeful builder. I can't believe the continued quality of the boats being built and the growth of this fine community. My son and I went to Bald Knob Cross in Carbondale, IL, and got some stunning shots, and he freehanded the diamond ring shot. Pretty proud of that kid...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: GERONIMO Fish Eyes AGAIN!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3182
Re: GERONIMO Fish Eyes AGAIN!
Do you have an air compressor running in your shop? I have had issues with a larger air compressor atomizing a small amount of lubricant, and having some settle on a guitar I was working on, resulting in fish eyes like you are seeing.....with your boat overturned, it might be easier to have some air...
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:15 pm
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: Varnishing question (using EMC product)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2052
Re: Varnishing question (using EMC product)
Could it be mineral deposits in the wood? I have had that happen in Rosewood.
Re: Shop Heat
I came across an old pot belly stove years ago. Was rusted, but intact. Wire brushed all the rust off of it, then coated it with grill paint,then put it in the garage. Detached garage, no insulation. I light up the fire, and within 15 minutes, its warming the garage. On an 18 degree day, after an ho...
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:27 pm
- Forum: Hankinson designs
- Topic: Give Tahoe 23 a more racing look.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11106
Re: Give Tahoe 23 a more racing look.
Not that I have any real experience with this, but I would be concerned that, trim and CG issues aside, would there not be too much bow in front potentially obstructing the driver's view when moving the driver back one cockpit? There is a reason the cockpit openings are spaced out in this design the...
- Sat Aug 23, 2014 4:42 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: OVER-THE-TOP FAN
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2801
Re: OVER-THE-TOP FAN
Harbor freight has a router speed control that may work. I use it to slow my buffer and some other tools. It does reduce available power.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:10 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: windshield brackets help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4524
Re: windshield brackets help
I work for a company that builds machinery and tooling for ultrasonic plastic welding. We build tools that vibrate 20,30, or 35,000 PER SECOND, and many of those tools are aluminum. We will chrome plate the aluminum to seal up the metal and prevent marking on production parts. It is very durable to ...
- Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:02 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Question for guitar builders turned boat builders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2021
Re: Question for guitar builders turned boat builders
I have built a Martin kit which came out great, an LMII.com kit which came out well, but I would also check in with this site....great community much like this one for guitar builders: acousticguitarconstructionforum.com He is also a supplier, and has a great kit including some molds and templates t...
- Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:55 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Aussie Belle
- Replies: 617
- Views: 281327
Re: Aussie Belle
Stunning! Can't wait to see the rest of it!
- Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:46 am
- Forum: Hankinson designs
- Topic: Raptor Staples Final Layer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2695
Re: Raptor Staples Final Layer
I would be concerned the tie wrap would leave a witness mark in the wood. It is a hard plastic that, though it would prevent the crown of the staple from hitting the wood, would possibly transfer the impact just as much, if not make a larger, though more shallow impression?
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:03 pm
- Forum: Epoxy
- Topic: Mixing stations?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2945
Re: Mixing stations?
ON the guitar building side, I use System 3 as well as other epoxies, and we have always recommended to each other to do the initial mix, then pour into another container and mix some more. This helps for a number of reasons....it eliminates any globs stuck to the sides mixing at the last second in ...
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:59 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Building The Vera Cruise
- Replies: 3460
- Views: 855076
Re: Building The Vera Cruise
Sometimes when doing inlay with unstable woods on guitars, I will flood it with cyanoacrylate glue (superglue), which gives it some strength and stability it didnt have before. Then, when cutting, I will use multiple light passes with a razor knife or exacto blade. Slow, but does the job and preserv...
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:42 pm
- Forum: Electric Power
- Topic: ETM question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8996
Re: ETM question
PM me if you choose to use the design above, I can get you the details.
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:13 am
- Forum: Electric Power
- Topic: ETM question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8996
Re: ETM question
JYD, what HP are you thinking? I have a 1 HP DC motor I am doing nothing with.