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That Machax is going to be awesome when it's finished.
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Machax Modness in Progress ----> Take II "Plastic is your friend"
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The second pic answers that.
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I too, learned the hard way with foil pans! lol! What a mess! Sitting at my work bench drinking a beer, then my balls were on fire!
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I didn't know if he stripped it, layed the stickers down and spray painted it to make a stencil out of spray paint.
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skystorm, the main thing here is patience... you were patient enough to cut the stencil, wait up a bit more and it will save you lots of etchant and grief.
Find an isolated spot where the ax will be undisturbed for a couple of days. Lay it flat and shim the bottom of the grind and handle so that the grind and all areas to be etched are flat or quite there. pour some etchant in a cup, grab a bunch of q-tips and apply over those areas, making sure they are completely covered. Leave it alone for a couple of hours, then wash the blade and scrub the areas with an old toothbrush. Repeat.
You can leave the etchant on for several hours, but after a long time it kinda dries up and a thick sludge forms, which is not as effective at eating steel away. I prefer to brush and q-tip before going to sleep, then do the same in the morning, then again when back from work and so forth... 2 to 3 days would give you a mark that no sandpaper can touch.
Find an isolated spot where the ax will be undisturbed for a couple of days. Lay it flat and shim the bottom of the grind and handle so that the grind and all areas to be etched are flat or quite there. pour some etchant in a cup, grab a bunch of q-tips and apply over those areas, making sure they are completely covered. Leave it alone for a couple of hours, then wash the blade and scrub the areas with an old toothbrush. Repeat.
You can leave the etchant on for several hours, but after a long time it kinda dries up and a thick sludge forms, which is not as effective at eating steel away. I prefer to brush and q-tip before going to sleep, then do the same in the morning, then again when back from work and so forth... 2 to 3 days would give you a mark that no sandpaper can touch.
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SkyStorm, you say your wife will never know because there is no evidence after you toss it, but you just wait till you leave this thread up on the computer and she sees the pictures you posted 
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SkyStorm, you say your wife will never know because there is no evidence after you toss it, but you just wait till you leave this thread up on the computer and she sees the pictures you posted
You weren't supposed to warn him! Now my entire plan for having his wife ship all the finished leather products he has to me is ruined!
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Modding Act I take II-
Allrighty then, New bottle of etchant, a plastic bucket this time and 3 hours later............
Modding Act II -Cleaning up the spine
Mine had some pretty bad grind marks so I lightly ground them down on the belt sander and will move to some finer grits here shortly in prep for the file work
I know my mods move kind of slow but I have a lot to do and I try and enjoy the mods rather than rush through them. Next up will be the file work as soon as I decide on what I want to do. If you have some file work pics feel free to post them up.
Stay tuned......
Allrighty then, New bottle of etchant, a plastic bucket this time and 3 hours later............
Modding Act II -Cleaning up the spine
Mine had some pretty bad grind marks so I lightly ground them down on the belt sander and will move to some finer grits here shortly in prep for the file work
I know my mods move kind of slow but I have a lot to do and I try and enjoy the mods rather than rush through them. Next up will be the file work as soon as I decide on what I want to do. If you have some file work pics feel free to post them up.
Stay tuned......
