marc morrone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just wondering if anyone has used the Brother > label printer from Jann's, and if so did you have > much success? > > It sure would be a quick and easy way to label a > rod! > > Thanks, > Marc i've been using a brother labeler for years (still much better than my hand writting
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the 230 blue is really pretty cool. I found it at the bottom of one of my drawers and since it's no longer in production, i think i'll save it for myself. This is one color, along with the powder blue 037, that i wish they would bring back.
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i guess your right, since they don't make anymore i can call it anything i want. Bailey's brown sounds good to me! Jim, thanks for all you help.
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Jim, that is funny. i was trying to come up with names like maybe...MIsty Green, Battleship Gray or Superman Blue. Any ideas what they call 358 green and 040 med. tan?
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Over the years i've accumalated a lot of spools of thread, most thrown in a drawer thinking that one of these days i'll use it. Since rediscovering them, i've been trying to organize all of it and have come across a lot of gudebrod thread that is no longer in production (or at least is not on the current color chart). all i have are the numbers and was hoping to find out the names of the colors
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Just check the @#$%& site and enter surgical tubing and you'll get a bunch of listings.
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Ross van Enckevort Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Steve, > If you don't mind spending some $$ > > 1x.php > This is what I will get when my Alps dies. > > Regards, > > Ross. Ross, that's got to be the rolls royce o f decal printers for rod builders! if only money was no object.
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Russ Pollack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Any of the HP Inkjet printers in the 7400 series, > in combination with the Testor's Decal Kit > (available at hobby stores and online). The > Testor's kit includes appropriate software, and > you can use any image or drawing you want. > > Uncle Russ > Calico Creek Rods I've tried d
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Have heard that the Alps printer (md1000 or md5000) can be used for making decals, but they are becoming more and more scarce. I just don't feel comfortable getting a used one on one of the other web sites. Are there any other brands of printers that can do the same thing? at a reasonable cost?
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went to your web site and was not able to find any information on the individual blanks. was i in the wrong area?
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Guys, i don't normally store my finish in the fridge, but in a drawer. i tried that as a possible solution thinking that the hot weather may be causing the problem. nor do i heat it up by nuking, that was a suggestion by a previous poster. i can't think of anything out of the ordinary that is happening in garage, but obviously something is causing the problem. i came home too late yesterday
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Fred Y., i use Gudebrod. but the problem persists not only on the first coat, but also over the blank and second coat of the same finish. Fred S., thanks for the input, but in this case i can't remenber the last time i used wd40 or other aerosol lubricant not only in my work area or in the garage itself. but it's a good thing tip to remember the next time i pull out a can.
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Joe, i tend to believe you are correct as to some type of contamination being the culprit. the $64.00 answer is going to be what is it. it must be something in the garage that is spoiling the finish. becuse of your comments, i think i am going to do a test batch and see what happens. what i thought i would do after checking the area to see if anything obvious could be the problem, is use new
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Jay, Thank you for your input. it's not air bubbles, i am very familiar with that. i think nuking the finish would initially make it thinner, therefore more susceptible to beading. what i mean by beading is that after applying and smoothing out the finish, small areas of the finish tend to pull back and not stick. irregular shapes anywhere from 1/32" to 1/8" areas start to show
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Thanks for your input, i'll check around and see if anything is uncapped and do a general housecleaning. the one thing i know it isn't from, is me "detailing" the car! i'd rather mow the lawn than do that! i also thought i might try a different brand of finish to see if the beading continues to show up. i've been using classic lite for so long i not familiar with all the new ones t
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the beading occurs on the first coat over the threads and blank and also when i apply the finish coat over the previous finish. at one point i thought the color preserver might have gotten contaminated but ruled that out because of the beading persisting on the finish coat but in different areas. i completed a rod last night and after applying the finish, i waited about 45 minutes and went ba
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i have been using classic coat lite for years and have recently been having a problem with it beading upon application. at first i thought it might be a contamination problem so i switched syringes, bought new classic lite finish and still had the same problem. then, thinking it might be because of heat, i was storing the finish in the refirigerator until ready to use and then applying it. sti
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