new2woodwrk Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 It started yesterday, on a custom unit for a customer. Got it all glued up, profiled it, cut out and sanded. Turned it over and noticed there was 2 faults in the wood. Ugh! Started over with a new piece... Got it all done, dipped and ready to spray finish... It falls off the finish table and breaks in 3 pieces! UGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!! So disgusted. It's now a money losing piece! Ready to give the customer back their payment Thanks in advance for letting me vent! RabidAlien, OCtoolguy, crupiea and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Totally understand your frustration.. Had a few projects last year that way and currently working on another one today that has been the same thing.. OCtoolguy, amazingkevin and new2woodwrk 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 You can't give up. It will go better tomorrow. amazingkevin, OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 I know the feeling .Had this happen with a cheap cabinet back 20" x 40" lords prayer and just kept going as i wanted to finish it because of what it was!!! Hang in there it happens!!! danny, new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Murphy's Law is unfortunately a real thing. But fortunately, Murphy has a sister - Millie - who goes around doing good things for people. Kind of like the Fairy God Mother. So hopefully, she will visit you in the near future and give you good fortune, thereby replacing this bad memory with a good one. May she visit you more often than her brother. OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk, Jim McDonald and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Happening to me at the moment, too long and complicated to explain. I feel your pain. Marg OCtoolguy and new2woodwrk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Bad stuff runs in 3's. 2 down, 1 to go. new2woodwrk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 I havenever seen Milly but that ugly brother I see him a lot. IKE OCtoolguy and new2woodwrk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Firm believer that everything happens for a reason.. many times we look back on the bad in life and actually see why and or what good came from that bad.. God works in mysterious ways. new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Sometimes Millie disguises herself as finding free wood or wood for sale at a reduced price. For me, it's often just getting out of the bed in the morning without moaning OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk and kmmcrafts 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) Firm believer that everything happens for a reason.. many times we look back on the bad in life and actually see why and or what good came from that bad.. God works in mysterious ways. Yes - I got a dose of that yesterday - breaking a couple blades from using too much tension. Switched from a larger blade to a much smaller one. I am learning something new every time I sit down at the machine. Edited March 10, 2021 by Joe W. new2woodwrk, kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 Yesterday. I have been trying to get a new shinier finish to my pieces. I use spray paint. Bought some 600 anf 500 grit sandpaper and been sanding between coats. Figured 3 coats gets the best finish. Looks awesome, like glass. Mind you, its 3 days between coats so 9 days into this painting thing already. Got to glue up piece one, need to clamp it some so sandwich in between some bb. Take it apart and the paint was so soft it is fully screwed up. no way I can use it. Figure I will deploy the new heat gun and pry the pieces apart. of course screwed the backer up in that process so its a complete fail. Piece 2- its all done just need to glue the little hanger on the back. Flip it over and god knows where that streak of yellow paint came from. of course nice and dry too so wont scrape off, need to sand it and repaint it. Tape it all off. out to the garage for paint, one coat should knock this out. Spit, splatter, sputter, then run out halfway through. Needs resanding and go to the store for more paint today. Piece 3. Al ready to glue it up. oh wait, I forgot to paint the rest of those pieces I set aside. no big deal, i found a can of red paint so didnt need any from the store. Shake, shake, shake, spray, shake, nothing but spits and zero air pressure. Comlpete waste of time all the way around. Actually went backwards for me effort. Took me all day to get this far too so that makes it that much funner!! new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 30 minutes ago, crupiea said: Yesterday. I have been trying to get a new shinier finish to my pieces. I use spray paint. Bought some 600 anf 500 grit sandpaper and been sanding between coats. Figured 3 coats gets the best finish. Looks awesome, like glass. Mind you, its 3 days between coats so 9 days into this painting thing already. Got to glue up piece one, need to clamp it some so sandwich in between some bb. Take it apart and the paint was so soft it is fully screwed up. no way I can use it. Figure I will deploy the new heat gun and pry the pieces apart. of course screwed the backer up in that process so its a complete fail. Piece 2- its all done just need to glue the little hanger on the back. Flip it over and god knows where that streak of yellow paint came from. of course nice and dry too so wont scrape off, need to sand it and repaint it. Tape it all off. out to the garage for paint, one coat should knock this out. Spit, splatter, sputter, then run out halfway through. Needs resanding and go to the store for more paint today. Piece 3. Al ready to glue it up. oh wait, I forgot to paint the rest of those pieces I set aside. no big deal, i found a can of red paint so didnt need any from the store. Shake, shake, shake, spray, shake, nothing but spits and zero air pressure. Comlpete waste of time all the way around. Actually went backwards for me effort. Took me all day to get this far too so that makes it that much funner!! Sounds like it was going to go bad no matter what you did. The devil was at it and you couldn't stop him. crupiea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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