The sign, three years on

G’day, Harry,
Wow, that sure changed the look of that sign. Heat can be awful on wood. That bridge you have for routing the signs is a neat tool to have!! Good going, my friend!!....................Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Harry,

That’s what happens when NOT UV protected…

Sorry to see that happen…

You can refinish it… Just remember UV Protection…

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The ski mounted router Jim, a photo-shoot of which I posted a while ago is a very useful tool, not one which will be used every day, however, there are many jobs that would be difficult if not impossible by other means.

-- Harry, Western Australia

I could have used something like that too! Is that a commercial device or homemade? The ‘skis’ themselves look like
a homemade deal, but then the base in which the tubes go through, looks commercial~~
If it is a commercial product, can you post where you got it from?

The sign looks real good!

-- Ride hard or go home~

The skis are Shop made…
I made mine a few years ago...

Harry has made several… He is the Father of the Router Skis (IMHO – I think)

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Your Aussie sun has been hard on your sign ! I doubt any fiinsh will be able to stand it for a long time. I’d use something like a semi-transparent stain that does not flake and peel and can be recoated more easily.

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That is pretty smooth. I will have to make one when I can…..
I will have to make a router motor holder, like I saw in one of Harry’s other posts after I posted this~~~Or have to find a way to attach it to the Bosch base.
It is a really good idea…..I think it is worthy of a patent~~

Thanks for the info folks!

-- Ride hard or go home~

Time gets us all Harry.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I think just about ALL routers have a place for those rods to go through their bases… LOL

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I bought a can of marine varnish for the sign but a friend who normally gets good ideas assured me that he had something far better and returned with a two part fibreglass resin which he promptly proceeded to apply, and it is his hairy arm that is seen in the shot of it being applied. After refurbishment I applied two coats of the marine varnish which states that is contains a UV absorber.

The last two shots are mock-ups showing possibilities for ski mounting a router that either has no or small diameter holes so that 12mm or 1/2” rods can be used without the problem of sag.
I must make it clear that I am NOT the inventor of the skis, they’ve been around for many years, it may have been Trend who had and still have a comparatively complex and expensive ski system, and whilst I also don’t take credit for introducing them to routerforums.com, I DO take the credit for actively promoting them on that forum with the result that many members have made them, not only like mine, but many variations, even our own Joe Lyddon has made and used a version.

-- Harry, Western Australia

Hey Harry!

I think you have THE solution to the problem with that Marine Clear Coat w/ UV protection!

Let’s hope so!

Now, we will have to wait another three years to see if it does or not… I hope we can make that much longer! LOL

Don’t forget to show us the Refurbished sign! LOL

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