Recent content by ldelo

Dimitri - I don't really care if you're upset, though some of you clearly have pet theories of your own that are so sacrosanct to you that you bristle at and attack anyone daring to have a contrary opinion... However the laws of physics and E&M are what they are and they are some of the most...

I made no claims that materials don't matter, nothing of the sort. Of course materials matter. Please do not put words in my mouth or set up strawman arguments to justify making ad hominem attacks. That is such a simpleminded, schoolboyish brand of rhetorical nonsense. At least make some...

That capacitance argument doesn't hold water. By definition (Maxwells laws, E & M) AND UNLESS the two strands of wire are electrically isolated from each other (they're not and in fact are simply different points long the same piece of wire), then by definition the electric field and space...

When I've done tung oil I've had very good results using 00000 or finer steel wool between coats. My experience tells me that 320 is pretty course to be using between finish coats of just about anything and that if ones needs that heavy a grit one didn't do enough prep (take the wood down to a...

While I appreciate your post and the intent and thank you, I do have some idea what I'm doing... For example, I live in the Great Pacific Northwest. It'll be months (3-4 months at this point and most likely, if not longer) before the weather is 72, clear, no excessive humidity, and still enough...

The urethane wipe on/off satin gels are new (at least to me) and I've not found a lot about them. What little I've heard (directly from folks that've used them and in postings on the web) indicate that they are almost foolproof, easy to use, and generally give very good results (assuming one...