Rix Benson wrote:
> That's a heck of a story! I must admit that I had a > good laugh at your expense, Tom...but I also cringed > at the horror of my finishing debacles, freshly > brought back to mind. > Then I vaccuum the floor, and it's back to > the dust buster one last time. THEN I finish the rod, > after saying a prayer to the gods of smooth wraps. I wipe my table with a damp rag, this helps the wrap finishing gods a lot. > > > Oh...and you asked about a glossy finish on your reel > seat. The glossy poly would probably work, but be > careful. You don't want to glop it on too thick, > because you'll have a hard time getting the parts to > slide right. If you want to get really radical, you > might consider stripping the finish off the reel seat > and starting over. But, again, be careful. Chemical > strippers might play havoc with your nice > nickel-silver reel seat hardware and getting a reel > seet off is damn near impossible... In this case the finish can be sanded and the below can be done after the seat is removed. I make my reel seat inserts so this will not apply unless the seat is removed. When I finish a seat it is inserted in a little fixture I made for the lathe chuck. It is just a length of wood dowel that fits in the hole in the seat insert. The other end is held by the live center on the tail post of the lathe. This can also be done with a length of threaded rod and two nuts and washers. JUst leave enough of the rod to tighten in a drill motor or a drill press. Clamp the drill motor on a vise ot some other way to hold it. It can be hand held but you might be asking for trouble. I apply a small amount of HUT Crystal Coat friction finish on a small pad, apply it to the wood insert and turn the lathe on at high speed. The hear works the finish into the wood. On hardwoods, it only takes one application for a high gloss finish. Soft wood takes two to three applications. I most cases I apply three applications. It only takes a minuet of high speed turning to get a great finish. Little longer if the turning is slower. You have to generate heat for the high gloss. I get the Crystal Coat from Grizzly tools. The seat can be removed by inserting the seat in boiling water. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Anyhow, hope this all helps! > > Rix Benson > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com
