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I am generally the same as above, but with some quirks (well it is me!)
Firstly after sanding with the lathe on I turn it off and sand along the blank to remove any ridges or deep rings...
I then wipe the blank over to remove ANY trace of grit, before moving to the next...
As a finish I tend to use melamine lacquer or Rubio (but after reading a report into it that might change)... Truoil for Walnut....
Before assembly I always run a snail countersink around the tubes and a flue brush through, then optically check... Its now saved loads of tubes from cracking blanks and takes moments...

<blockquote data-quote="flexi" data-source="post: 360369" data-attributes="member: 626">I am generally the same as above, but with some quirks <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😜" title="Winking face with tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f61c.png" data-shortname=":stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😜" title="Winking face with tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f61c.png" data-shortname=":stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:" />(well it is me!) Firstly after sanding with the lathe on I turn it off and sand along the blank to remove any ridges or deep rings... I then wipe the blank over to remove ANY trace of grit, before moving to the next... As a finish I tend to use melamine lacquer or Rubio (but after reading a report into it that might change)... Truoil for Walnut.... Before assembly I always run a snail countersink around the tubes and a flue brush through, then optically check... Its now saved loads of tubes from cracking blanks and takes moments...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="flexi, post: 360369, member: 626"] I am generally the same as above, but with some quirks 😜😜(well it is me!) Firstly after sanding with the lathe on I turn it off and sand along the blank to remove any ridges or deep rings... I then wipe the blank over to remove ANY trace of grit, before moving to the next... As a finish I tend to use melamine lacquer or Rubio (but after reading a report into it that might change)... Truoil for Walnut.... Before assembly I always run a snail countersink around the tubes and a flue brush through, then optically check... Its now saved loads of tubes from cracking blanks and takes moments... [/QUOTE]

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