On 5/9/2017 12:05 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Electric Comet <[email protected]> writes:
>> made a zero clearance insert of some birch type ply
>>
>> what is a good long lasting finish that will be slippery
>
> It's not a fine piece of furniture. Just apply some paste
> wax and polish dry.
>
Or spray the insert along with the TS top with TopKote.
Electric Comet <[email protected]> writes:
>made a zero clearance insert of some birch type ply
>
>what is a good long lasting finish that will be slippery
It's not a fine piece of furniture. Just apply some paste
wax and polish dry.
On 5/9/17 11:58 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
> made a zero clearance insert of some birch type ply
>
> what is a good long lasting finish that will be slippery
>
> thought of applying some poly but not sure how well that wears
>
> tung oil was another thought
>
> the height is right so want to avoid anything thick
>
It's not rocket surgery.
It doesn't have to be slippery.
I've had the same MDF and raw plywood inserts for years and haven't had
the slightest concern about how slick they are. Don't over think it,
just make $h!t.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
On 5/9/2017 11:46 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> On 5/9/17 11:58 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
>> made a zero clearance insert of some birch type ply
>>
>> what is a good long lasting finish that will be slippery
>>
>> thought of applying some poly but not sure how well that wears
>>
>> tung oil was another thought
>>
>> the height is right so want to avoid anything thick
>>
>
> It's not rocket surgery.
> It doesn't have to be slippery.
> I've had the same MDF and raw plywood inserts for years and haven't had
> the slightest concern about how slick they are. Don't over think it,
> just make $h!t.
Bingo! We have a winner.
--
Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
http://jbstein.com
On Wed, 10 May 2017 11:34:54 -0400
Jack <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It's not rocket surgery.
> > It doesn't have to be slippery.
> > I've had the same MDF and raw plywood inserts for years and haven't
> > had the slightest concern about how slick they are. Don't over
> > think it, just make $h!t.
>
> Bingo! We have a winner.
haha yeah i ended up using some tung oil as the ply was very dry and
had some splinter potential
have let it set but need to see how the oil soaked in
On Tue, 9 May 2017 12:10:15 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>On 5/9/2017 12:05 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> Electric Comet <[email protected]> writes:
>>> made a zero clearance insert of some birch type ply
>>>
>>> what is a good long lasting finish that will be slippery
>>
>> It's not a fine piece of furniture. Just apply some paste
>> wax and polish dry.
>>
>
>
>Or spray the insert along with the TS top with TopKote.
Or make another out of melamine. ;-)