I saw a video a while ago where the guy heated up his linseed oil in a pan within a pan of water on the stove.
I thought this seemed like a good idea - low viscosity etc, but I didn't like the idea of really hot oil - either making it, or using it, and the kitchen manager, aka wife, didn't like the idea much either.
So recently I've been using this…
It's just a horizontally cut up water bottle, inside which I put my smaller glass bottle of oil (with the lid slightly open or pressure builds up). I put it in the sun for half an hour and the oil gets toasty, but not very very hot - it's really quite pleasant to use.
I'm starting from a pretty low skill base, but since I've been doing this I've been getting a much smoother, silkier finish on my projects.
Just an idea which seems to be working for me, so maybe it'll work for someone else too.
I thought this seemed like a good idea - low viscosity etc, but I didn't like the idea of really hot oil - either making it, or using it, and the kitchen manager, aka wife, didn't like the idea much either.
So recently I've been using this…
It's just a horizontally cut up water bottle, inside which I put my smaller glass bottle of oil (with the lid slightly open or pressure builds up). I put it in the sun for half an hour and the oil gets toasty, but not very very hot - it's really quite pleasant to use.
I'm starting from a pretty low skill base, but since I've been doing this I've been getting a much smoother, silkier finish on my projects.
Just an idea which seems to be working for me, so maybe it'll work for someone else too.