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Guest · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: dish soap..

hey guys. i used to read this group a long time ago when i was
planning on getting a lathe. i've finally got one and have been
practicing on some of the box elder that my property is afflicted
with. so far just basic stuff between centers, but i'd like to get
into bowls and vessels. when i was last here there seemed to be a lot
of debate on whether the dish soap soaking thing worked well, ok, or
not at all. have more of you tried it? is there a consensus now?

thanks

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robo hippy · Guest

Well, as far as soaking times go, I usually will soak for 24 hours
minimum. Some times for up to a week. I have noticed that when I soak
for a couple of days, there are a lot of micro bubbles, it the perfect
shape of the bowl, on top of the soap solution, more of a foam than
bubbles. The soap works its way through the wood. When the blank is
dry, there is no scent left, and no taste. I do rinse the bowls off
before I let them dry. If soap dries on the bowl, it leaves a gummy
spot that clogs up the sanding discs. I do use power sanders, and they
clean up easily with the rubber cleaner sticks. I don't sand and
finish right after soaking, as it is a lot easier to sand when dry,
and the sand paper doesn't get so much build up on it that you have to
clean off. As far as movement, I had a madrone bowl that finished
drying and moving at 4 to 6 inches high, 13 inches long, and 9 inches
wide. Madrone moves more than any other wood I have used. Other woods
move less. If I were to sand and finish before the wood dries, I
imagine that there could be less movement, but I like the warped
bowls. As far as the mess goes, it is well worth it for how much
easier it makes the sanding. Cherry doesn't burn, big leaf maple
doesn't glaze over, and harder woods seem much softer. Yes, I do use
slower sanding speeds on my drill, to the point of putting pads under
the trigger to keep the speeds down to 600 rpm or less. This doesn't
effect the time involved in sanding, and in some instances even makes
it go faster. It works for me. The only down side is having to dump
the soap when it gets used. Since I use a lot of different woods, the
color of the soap eventually goes very dark, and this can darken the
woods that are soaking. Down the sink, or on an ant hill.
robo hippy

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