Oh CRAP!!

[Queso]

In my continuing quest to separate Nebraska fans from their money, I bought a small vial of water soluable red dye at Woodcraft yesterday. I mixed up about 1/4 of it in a 1/2 liter bottle to try out on three blanks, a hard maple, a boxwood, and a big leaf maple burl, all turned to size (cigar pens). Well, next time I'll make sure that the cap is actually attached to the bottle before I pick it up.

1/2 a liter of bright red dye goes a LONG LONG way when spreading by gravity and spatter on the bench, the floor, me, the windows....

 

[JimGo]

OMG! Good luck getting yourself cleaned up! Hopefully the rest is in your "shop", where it won't do much damage.

 

[woodscavenger]

I saw your post on my thread and wondered what happened. I guess this is "the rest of the story"

 

[woodpens]

Now you look like a true Nebraska fan! Too bad football season is so far off. []

 

[woodman928]

Pictures we need PICTURES!!!!!!!![]
Jay

 

[dougle40]

WOW - A red shop !!!! Bet not too many have one of those !!! LOL[)][][][][]

 

[rtjw]

Yes, we need pictures. If your gonna show off your best, you gotta show off your worst.

 

[Peninhandrjg]

Have tried it with BBQ sauce and Ceasar dressing! I'm sure dye is in my future.

 

[Ligget]

Pics Pics PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WoodChucker]

I've never used that stuff but I'm guess it must be pretty hard to get off your hands? Good luck! []

 

[coach]

I've met a lot of Husker fans at the Alamo Bowl. I think you'll fit right in even if the dye does not come off!!!!

 

[Mac In Oak Ridge]

But you didn't say if you managed to get any on the blanks!

 

[jdavis]

How is the clean up coming? I know all about spills. You should see the stain room floor here in the school shop. Has alot of character on the floor. Last spill was a quart of Minwax dark walnut oil stain. Are you still wearing the red on your hands?

 

[Fleabit]

WE WANT PICS....WE WANT PICS.....Especially since that is something I would do and I want proof that I am not the only Murphy toting brother out there!!

 

[Gregory Huey]

Major bummer. Did ya get any on the blanks?

 

[Old Griz]

YUP WE WANT PICTURES... LOL
You think water based dye is nasty... try picking up a bottle of Chestnut Analine Dye in bright blue without a cap... spilled it all ove the front of my tshirt and hands last Christmat doing ornaments... took forever to get it out of my skin... LOL... SWHTM was calling me Blue Boy for a while...

 

[JimGo]

Tom, just tell her that you were making YOURSELF an ornament!

 

[Queso]

The water based stuff cleaned up pretty well, actually. After I showered this morning it was all but gone from my hands and arms. The shirt is probably a total loss. I used a piece of old carpet as a mat, so I threw it away and got a different one to stand one. The lathe wiped off without a problem, The only lasting stain will be on the bench and the piece of wood that I cut grooves into to hold blanks.

I was able to dye three pair of blanks. I turned them to size and submersed them in the dye for about 20 minutes and hung them up to dry. I'm going to give them a couple full days to dry and I'll post the final results later.

 

[swm6500]

Boy, I don't envy you in the least. You will probably need a shop renewal project.

 

[woodwish]

Are there Federal Grants for Shop Renewal Projects? Sounds legit to me! Maybe we should campaign with the legislature?

 

[JimGo]

Hey Queso, where are the pics of the pen and shop?

I need to be able to SHOW my wife that I'm not the only one who does these kinds of things!

 

[Thumbs]

Red shop,.....Pretty! Man, lucky it was not aniline. Ugh!

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