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  1. No it's very safe. Well for me it is. I remove the guide bearing from the bit and the post that holds the bearing becomes the guide and acts as a center. The post fits in the through drill hole. Drill press on its highest speed and feed rate very slow. I don't force it I let the cutter do the work. I stop when I have a nice even lip around the edge of the cup.
  2. I cut my ends off as soon as the blank gets unchucked. Sometimes they get blasted off while turning. Don't matter.....don't need them for the rest of the process anyway
  3. For most poppers I use a cove router bit in the drill press without the bearing. Pencils are with a dremel.
  4. Ok so I'll hang on to it and use it to seal. The new stuff came yesterday.
  5. Resin yellows over time. I'm setting up to finish a small batch and went through my stock. I have a two year old unused unopened box but part B is starting to yellow. Color is like lemonade not bourbon. So I ordered a new box. Toss it or use it.
  6. Once I make the loop with roundnose pliers, I put the loop in a vice and use my linemans pliers to wrap. The vice holds the loop in shape and let's me pull tight when wrapping.
  7. Builders on this site have long shared ideas. The "old crew" is who I learned from. Lucky for me they were willing to share. Lucky for everyone a search can find all their input. I'm a furniture and cabinetmaker not really a plug builder. I only build plugs for me. Plug building is my way of keeping the craft simple and fun. It's when I can turn off all my machines and computers and go back to the basics in woodworking and finishing. For me half the enjoyment of plug building is creating jigs and fixtures to make the process more accurate or repeatable. The other half is the thoughts of fish smashing your creations.
  8. nice avatar......what were you saying?? Practice your airbrush technique on scraps, bad turnings or dowels before you ruin good sealed primed plugs. In the beginning your anxious to put on color but you must resist. Do a few dry runs, or should I say wet runs on sacrificial pieces. Before my screw ups go in the fire pit I save them to attempt new paint techniques. If I like what I did I write down the steps, if I hate it then off to the flame
  9. I made a few drilling beds. This one has an index for the lip slot and a removable center pin if the plug or drilled off center. It helps to ensure that the weight and hook holes are perpendicular to the lip slot.
  10. I pour my own. Bare hands closed doors smokin a pipe. Sometimes I give em a kiss for luck before they go to color. If I die from lead poisoning I know I'm leaving someone jigs with the best hooks you can buy
  11. When I first started I used a small badger diaphragm type compressor. Now I use my shop compressor. It's a stand up 80 gal. I plumbed air and mounted a Milton regulator with a quick connect on the wall where I spray. I keep the compressor at 175lbs and regulate the air at each of the end fittings this way I can use different tools without having to adjust the main regulator.
  12. Hoo the special teams player of the month.
  13. Brady is pissed. Me thinks he wants to see goodells face when he hands him another trophy. <---- Back to back
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