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Blog NIGHTBRINGER's Terrain & Warhammer Woodworking Projects

pendrake said:
If you someday obtain expensive / extra worthy brushes I see a way you could add handle up storage for them to this unit. If you installed (glued?) some earth magnets to the "roof" of the brush storage bay AND ALSO added (perhaps) the head of a steel sewing pin to the end of the brush handle then I THINK you could just hang the brush(es) from the magnets.
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That could definitely work. The brushes don't weigh very much so the magnets should suffice.

pendrake said:
Really digging your stone wall. What did you use as the mortar/grout?
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Thank you!! :happy: The mortar/grout was made from PVA glue and sand from the beach (my wife and I collected a whole bunch of sand and rocks during the summer time for hobby projects).
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
I had never really thought of that... that's a good suggestion. I don't have any expensive brushes at the moment, my most expensive ones are the GW ones. If it ever get an expensive brush I'll make sure to store it elsewhere in the manner you suggested. Thanks for the tip!
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20 Odd years ago I used W&N brushes, when I started back I bought the GW brushes and never thought about the quality but after a couple of weeks I remembered the W&N brushes so bought a couple of sizes (series 2), now you may not believe this but they are fantastic there is a little fairy that lives in each brush and when you use them your brush strokes are so precise.

Worth every penny, just buy a size 1 to try them out, you won't regret it :)
 
Oh, man. That's on my list of things to do too! You may have just motivated me to get on it! Good job! I like the WIP pics! Spider-Man! :spiderman:

P.S. - How did you cut out the squares? The only thing I can think of is an precision knife.
 
Chicken Lips said:
Oh, man. That's on my list of things to do too! You may have just motivated me to get on it! Good job! I like the WIP pics! Spider-Man! :spiderman:

P.S. - How did you cut out the squares? The only thing I can think of is an precision knife.
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Thank you for the Spider-Man! :)

I cut the squares out using my Scroll Saw, it's my main woodworking tool (I have a pretty limited arsenal of tools). I use my Scroll Saw for pretty much all of my woodworking projects.
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
I cut the squares out using my Scroll Saw, it's my main woodworking tool
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How do you get the blade inside the square? (....I may be thinking of a band saw...)

The tray has a very thick (5mm?) outer border....is that the standard now for skirmish troops?
 
pendrake said:
How do you get the blade inside the square? (....I may be thinking of a band saw...)

The tray has a very thick (5mm?) outer border....is that the standard now for skirmish troops?
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I'm not sure what the standard border is for skirmish troops movement trays. I make all my movement trays, skirmish and ranked up, with 1/4 inch (6mm) borders.

A scroll saw blade is very different from a band saw blade. The band saw blade is a loop, while the scroll saw uses a 5 inch straight blade. For the squares, I drill a hole and thread the blade through it.

Here are few pictures of my scroll saw. It's nothing too fancy, a pretty entry level model. But it's a workhorse!
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Here is a package of some scroll saw blades. I have lots of different kinds (different: types of teeth, TPI, blade thickness, etc.). Unfortunately it is a bit difficult to see the blades in the package. You can see them on the left side of the package, there are about a 1/2 dozen to a dozen bound together.
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Crowsfoot said:
I used to be a Joiner and can recall taking the nail of my finger with one of those!

Yes it hurt

A lot!
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Ouch :(

Slanputin said:
I once got a splinter stuck in the back of my eyeball.

...as we're sharing woodwork stories
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DOUBLE OUCH. :jawdrop: Dare I ask how that happened (at the risk of abandoning my woodworking hobby!)?
 
Well crud. I have a Band Saw, but no Scroll Saw! Oh, well. I guess I can stick to my Exacto Blade. When I was in Architecture school, we had a laser cutter for knocking out windows and such. Now that was a nice tool!
 
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