On Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:23:40 AM Mark Wendt did opine: > On 06/04/2012 02:05 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > Yeah, its DNA. Darn it. > > Ah, nuts. > > >> Ever have a gallon of spar varnish come blasting out of a cane rod > >> "dip" tube? > > > > No, can't say as I have. What caused that? > > The dip tube is a 1 3/4" diameter clear tube, with a removable valve > threaded into a stopper. That plugs into the bottom of the tube. I'd > plugged the stopper into the tube, climbed up on the step ladder and > began to pour the varnish into the tube. The tube got about 3/4's full > or so, and the weight of the varnish column pushed the stopper out. Big > popping sound, and varnish gushing onto the floor. Guess I hadn't > pushed the stopper in all the way. ;-) I think that's called Hindsight. Its always perfect. :) My problem was in thinking it blew out of the top of the tube, and I of course was looking for the cause. :(
Have you considered using a similar construction but in heavier walled PVC, with the bottom cap glued on with its drain valve, but fitted with an adapter on top that the usual square knobbed plug screws into, with a wire attached to the inside to hold and retrieve the rod with, and a hose barb screwed into the plug so you can attach a cheap refrigeration pump and pull a decent vacuum on it for 15 minutes before letting the air (or better yet, an air displacer gas to preserve the varnish) back in, and letting it sit for another hour to suck the varnish into the pores before you lift the rod out? No clue what it would do for the action & feel, but it should result in a more durable rod, quite waterproof should it get dunked as the tip section is prone to be when the net is brought to hand. Actually, with that small a surface exposed to the air, the varnish will probably store right in that tube better than if drained back into the can, just refill when it no longer covers the rod hanging from the wire. Arrange your lifting rig so the wet varnish doesn't get on the threads as the rod is lifted out, put a shot of that carbon dioxide or whatever it is that displaces the oxygen in the ullage above the varnish (Highland Hdwe in Hotlanta has it in their catalog) and it should last for years. And should you need to make another, stuff to do it is at Lowes, cheap. > >> Makes a concrete garage floor kinda like a skating rink. I did > >> get a beautiful shop floor finish out of the deal though... > > > > Chuckle... Was that your excuse to put down a wooden floor? > > No need now. Varnished concrete is easy to clean. ;-) And slicker than snot on a doorknob when wet... :) > Mark Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
