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Beautiful! Looks like fun! Is that 'Popsickle'?

I hate it when I do that. :

And.....they both seem to live where the sun shines ALL of the time! Holy Popsickles!

This new guy Oyster sounds vaguely familiar. ??? He sure can build a boat. Almost as good as that other Oyster, but not quite. ;) ;D

Pictures are always good. You should know that by now. We have made a decision; next year we are going away for Christmas. We can get together with the kids either before or after the holidays. Pictures.....

Yup, still waiting for the kids to arrive...... I managed to re-frame a picture, hang a window treatment, put in points and coil in the tractor......Take a nap and wake up to snow!!!

I have been away with other projects recently, but wanted to pop in and wish everybody a Merry Christmas!

Nice work! Where did you ever the model to pose with the boat?

That look really good Barry. Maybe we'll get her wet next year? That would be fun.

I give up.... Once again, two of the albums are not transferred. There are still 61 images in two albums that are not transferred. I would transfer them myself, except that the site still shows them as unavailable (Imagestation). Please be assured that I am totally unimpressed with this migration away from Sony Imagestation. This has solidified my stance to NEVER EVER by Sony products again. I opened the account in good faith as a Sony customer. Sony has created grief, not only for myself, but others I know as well. I will certainly share my disgust for Sony with other contemplating an electronics purchase. Don't take this lightly, as many of the on-line forums I frequent are already voicing their disdain for Sony, because of this mess. Sincerely, John A 'former' customer

Most safety supply houses and autobody shops carry a full line of those products. We used the 3M version at the shop. I am considering getting one for myself someday (the full face).

I use the graduated measuring cups that you can get through medical supply houses or boatbuilder.org. They are paper, so they get used a few times and tossed. When mixing very large amounts, a simple paper cup suffices; just fill 'er to the top each time. I us the pumps primarily for small amounts lately, but like you, they are clogged presently.

There's your answer.

Correct. Or, working on a large relatively flat area with convex and not a concave surface. I should add, the ones that Devlin uses are the big Fein units, not sure of the model. We were warned to NOT let anything get tangled in the pad, like a shirt, etc! They have so much torque and power that they will not stall! I was working in a large bilge compartment when I caught the edge and the unit spun out of my hand. I had one leg in the compartment and that 36 grit ate a large patch of my lower leg, right through my heavy work pants. No real damage, but I still have a nasty scar there.

Charlie, I went through a couple of those but the last one failed at a bad time and did not have time to order another. I made one from a piece of 1" thick closed cell polyurethane ethafoam, the same closed cell stiff foam used in thin backpacking sleeping pads. I used epoxy to attach it to the old backing pad. It's holding up really well. This is one that I made for my Makita 8" sander when it went bust. On the big grinders like that as Devlin's shop, we use a piece of 3/4" plywood. Screwed to the backing, stick a piece of 36 grit on something flat (tablesaw, etc) and the run the ply disc over that to true it up. The you have a dead nuts flat grinding pad. We use it for finishing scarfs and grinding large flat areas. It takes a good hp unit (like you show) to push it though.

I use a Resp-O-Rator Jr. from Resp-O-Rator, which fits in your mouth like a snorkle. You have to learn not to slobber with it, but after a while its very comfortable. I think before my next big project I'll upgrade to the model that uses two tubes from the mouthpiece to position the filter behind your head. Fine Woodworking did a write up of it at This Link. That will solve the problem of the filter caking pretty quickly. The only other options I've found are the ones where you have a powered respirator and a full face shield; filtered air is blown down past your face. They are comfortable after you get used to them, but I know if its not quick and easy to put on, I'll never use it. Hey, wait a minute, I saw that contraption on the History channel the other day. I think it was patented back in 1845 or so. That looks totally uncomfortable, at least to me.

This is the one that I have...

I recently bought one of the Porter Cable 6" RO sanders. It cut the sanding time more than in half, compared to the 5" model. This is the one that looks like an angle grinder. Invest in a good 1/2 face respirator. I like the 3M model, I think it is the 6300. Go to the autobody supply house and get the dust pre-filters. Take off the organic cartridge filter and use just the pre-filter. It is way easier to breath with that as compared to a cheapo dust mask.

See! everybody take careful note now; I am NOT the only one who HATES sanding. ;D

Glad to hear! Keep in touch, I have lots of PT therapy work here when you are up to it. LOL

John, you sure know how to have fun! Maybe next year you should get a bigger pool? ;D

I heard from Mike today. He went in on Thursday, a day earlier than planned. He walked out on Friday! He is on the road, or it that a starboard tack, to recovery.

Hey! Looking good! Maybe a mid winter launch?

I wish I could have made it. I have too many things to repair and prepare for winter.

Keep Mike in your thoughts and prayers. He is undergoing heart bypass surgery either today or tomorrow. I have lost track of which day it is going to be on.