Hi,
I`m shaping my 3rd board at the moment and thoroughly enjoying it. When i was planing the bottom of the board to add some concave in there, the power planer seemed to catch a bit and i ended up with some pok marks 3/4mm deep.
I could sand them out but this would mean the concave being deeper than i wanted - is there any way of filling them?
Its only a small area, but is it worth me doing anything with them before glassing? Will you see them afterwards if i don`t? I imagine there would be some air bubbles.
Im sure this is a common thing with blanks getting things dropped on them or knocked before glassing. Ill have to learn to be more careful!
Thanks, Mike
Many a time even the most experienced have knocked a board on the way through the doorway between bays.
Lightweight drywall spackle, scraped in with a blade.
JD
www.joshdowlingshape.com
Cheers - i had no idea what spackle is until i searched - uk equivalent looks to be some sort of no sanding polyfiller or a product made by red devil
That's the stuff - Selleys polyfilla does a version here in Aust.
JD
http://www.ehow.com/how_5934087_make-own-spackle.html
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<p id="intelliTxt" class="intro">So You're going to paint the
wall, but you have a few minor cracks and nail holes to fill. Well, you
don’t have to spring for that $3.99 a can for spackle that will harden
in storage after you use the teaspoon of it that you need. You can make
your own in a jiffy right there in your kitchen. I did just yesterday.
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<dl class="difficulty"><dt>Difficulty:</dt><dd>Easy</dd></dl>
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<h4 class="header Heading5" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(243, 132, 42);"><span>things you'll need:</span></h4>
<ul class="UnorderedTitleList"><li style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="title">2-tblsp. flat,white water-based paint(primer is best).</span></li><li style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="title">4-5 tblsp. all purpose white flour.</span></li><li style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="title">1/3 tsp.plain table salt</span></li><li style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="title">shallow mixing container</span></li><li style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span class="title">small wood or metal spatula for mixing & applying.</span></li></ul><a style="display: block; margin-top: 5px;" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click%3Bh%3Dv8/3afe/3/0/%2a/m%3B239201362%3B0-0%3B1%3B45421481%3B37789-249/77%3B40911464/40929251/1%3Bu%3Dcat-homegarden_scat-buildingremodeling_sscat-walls_art-5934087_dmd-4A3EFE2C-CFDB-4346-B41B-2CB25F51CE03%3B%7Eaopt%3D2/1/18/0%3B%7Esscs%3D%3fhttp://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;237076562;60665525;m"><img style="width: 145px;" src="http://s0.2mdn.net/2966693/tyn-hp.gif" alt=""></a><a style="display: block; position: absolute; height: 30px; width: 175px; padding: 5px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(243, 132, 42); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; left: 0px; bottom: 0px;" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click%3Bh%3Dv8/3afe/3/0/%2a/m%3B239201362%3B0-0%3B1%3B45421481%3B37789-249/77%3B40911464/40929251/1%3Bu%3Dcat-homegarden_scat-buildingremodeling_sscat-walls_art-5934087_dmd-4A3EFE2C-CFDB-4346-B41B-2CB25F51CE03%3B%7Eaopt%3D2/1/18/0%3B%7Esscs%3D%3fhttp://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;237076562;60665525;m">Get what you need for every
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Gather up your ingredients and
place them on a plastic or wax-paper protective sheet on the counter top
near the sink.* using an old tablespoon, measure-out 2 tablespoons of
flour into the shallow mixing container. measure out 1 or 2 more
tablespoons into a paper cup or other small dry container and set aside.
- Seal and put away the cook’s flour before he/she catches you in her/his stuff.
2
In the shallow mixing container,
combine the 2 tbsp of FLOUR with 1/3 teaspoon SALT. DRY-MIX TO COMBINE
WELL. Dribble 1 scant tblsp of paint over the salt-flour mix and knead
with small metal or wood spatula to a stiff dough consistency. Adding
paint or flour as needed, continue kneading the dough into a smooth
putty consistency.
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Apply with knife or spatula and wipe smooth with moist tissue or napkin while still fresh.
Let dry for 1 hour and paint your project.
SANDING:…It Must be completely dry or it will just clog the
sandpaper. It sands like dry paint rather than wood or regular spackle. I
find that gently wiping with a damp tissue(something soft)While still
wet minimizes the need for sanding.Note: if your mix is too thin it will
slump, so mix more on the thick putty side rather than the thin side.
Unfortunately, the nature of the material limits the applications to
nail/screw holes and small splits/cracks. Not for anything much bigger.
If you are a pro painter who uses a lot of filler, this would only serve you in a pinch where you may only have a hole or two and no handy spackle