project: a rolling base for my planer #5: staining

Hey Gary thats one fancy planer stand it looks very smart.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

OK, now that’s it too late to go back, I’ll ask the question- Is this going to be too low to the floor? Seems like you will really have to stoop over to use it or sit down- aha!! answered my own question :^)

I like the colors.

Lew

as we spend 1/3 of our life sleeping ,
and 1/3 working ,
we might as well enjoy it our way.
good job !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Thanks, folks!

And lew: Right on. I’m going to pull up a lawn chair, and chill out planing some boards. It’ll be just like the beach, except the sand will be sawdust, and there will be the loudest tool I own churning away next to me. Okay, maybe like El Segundo beach, which is immediately next to, and in all flight paths of LAX :)

funny anecdote: a coworker was on El Segundo, relaxing, when an engine came free from a plane and landed on the beach not too far from him!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Looks great Gary! Please yourself first!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

aaaah…. El Segundu, and a pit fire in the evening…..loved that place at that time…also less people

i generally dont like painting, but in this case, for that planer – it looks good! a touch of color, but still with the grains showing. i like it

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Thanks, Spanky!

Lev – I destroyed all the grain in the carcase with a coat of flat black paint. So ha! It’ll get plenty of detail again however with the abuse it will likely take.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Pretty classy!

With it painted black you’ll know for sure when your shop needs cleaning.

It’ll be like a black limo.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Dick & Barb – Ha! I’m going to regret this, aren’t I?

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

I like it!! Too heck with ‘em all! Do what you want :-)) Whose shop it it anyway??!!

About the parts falling off planes; I’ve always wondered how much of that goes on we never hear about?? We used to live right adjacent to the flight path of SeaTac. The only one I ever heard of was about 30 yrs ago. A chunk of ice about a foot cube went through a roof into a house!! Nobody hurt, but they were surprised when they got home.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

I’ve been kind of partial to light green, blue green, or blue with my benches.

I guess because trees have green leaves.

It also could be because I drove a John Deere tractor when I was a kid.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Wonder what the neighbors would think if i painted the house JD green with JD yellow trim :-)) Did you drive a 2 cylinder johnny popper, Dick? :-)) Geez, i love the sound of those pulling into a load like a spring tooth right after you turn on the end of the field.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Yes, It was a model B, it had steel wheels, but they put rubber on it later.

They also had a big old model D, they used for plowing. Boy! did that one let out a snort.

check out the pictures in this Blog of memories..

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1