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This is really a tiny update, as I've just finished putting the second coat of tung oil on my sample piece, and boy is it smooth! I'm hoping after several more coats the piece will reach a semi-gloss finish, much better than polyurethane in my opinion. This coat was put on using 320 wet/dry paper and finished up with a rubbing using old t-shirts.
Oooh reflective.....
Brendan
__________________ AUDIO GEAR:
-Sansa e270 rockboxed and loving it
-UE Super.Fi 3 Studio (with Westone cables) -Shure E2C (kramered...replaced again!!!!)...gone
-beyerdynamic DT770 Pros/80 (recabled)
-DIY Interconnects
-Zaph BM4
-JBL Power 20
-Audiotrak HD2 (with ERS shielding)
Yes, but I'm pissed/sad/angry currently. I was a bit careless on the router today when routing my pieces, and whaddaya know...disaster. I'm pissed at myself because I shoulda routed everything BEFORE I cut them up into little pieces, and now that decision has come to haunt me. Long story short, the piece dove headfirst into the bit TWICE, and I now have some divots that'll give my speakers some character....Bahumba. I don't have anymore wood so that's that.
Also, as you can probably see/guess, I routed all the pieces today. Oh, and I redid the routing/finishing on another scrap piece, and the results were nothing short of spectacular.
Brendan
__________________ AUDIO GEAR:
-Sansa e270 rockboxed and loving it
-UE Super.Fi 3 Studio (with Westone cables) -Shure E2C (kramered...replaced again!!!!)...gone
-beyerdynamic DT770 Pros/80 (recabled)
-DIY Interconnects
-Zaph BM4
-JBL Power 20
-Audiotrak HD2 (with ERS shielding)
Anyway, good luck with the project - make sure to spend time putting on a really good finish. If I recall, I used a combination of tung oil and polyurethane with hours and hours of hand sanding. Also, my advice to you is to make sure the edges match up nicely. You can see on my the edges are not quite flush.
I told you so on page 1! You'll need some polyurethane to go on top of that for protection.
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Currently own : HD650, HD580(upgraded to 600), K701, KH-K1000, K340, D5000, SA3000, DT880, DT990 (all 2005 version), SHP9000, DT660, 33-1221, PX100, Super.fi 5pro.
Owned : Proline2500, SA5000, SR225, V900HD, PRO4AAT, and can't remember others.
System 1 : crappy com-1 -> TC-7510/E-MU 0404 -> β22 (6-boards version, 2 single ended and 1 balanced) -> favorite headphones of the day.
System 1 : crappy com-1 -> TC-7510 -> β22 (3-boards version, single-ended) -> favorite headphones of the day.
System 3 : crappy com-2 or ONKYO C-501DX -> Headroom Micro with desktop module -> another favorite headphones of the day.
Next DIY project : Not now, I need rest.
Team 'always currently under construction.'
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