It wont, you need something rated for continuous duty. That compressor will have a 95/5 duty cycle (5% of the time it wont be charging) You’ll have success at first but after a while I was having major problems even with a CAT 1060S, id say minimum 2gallon tank with a 70/30 cycle rating, unless mine is just abhorrently high airflow lol. Running that longer than an hour or two at a time might prove to be difficult or smokey.
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15 hours total cutting time 2’x4’ pretty stoked on it but I’m unsure if I should paint it or what. I’d epoxy it if the skin on this birch ply wasn’t 1/128th of an inch thick so even if I’m careful there’s no fixing boo boos
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You need to seal it with something.
Really nice project, worth the time for sure!
debating teak oil but my patience is not up to par for the cure time
I have a similar, cheaper Chinese compressor. It works great.
On very long cuts it does get hot, so I’ll occasionally give it a break to cool down.
I did modify the nozzle with a much smaller hole. I think 0.020" - 0.030"
And I run the mist so fine I have to have a black background or use a piece of paper to see the mist.
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What’s a long cut to you? Just curious, what’s the duty cycle like with your air blast running? Mine is up in the 80-20 or 90-10 range
How much cure time does it need? Surely with a 15 hour cut time, it warrants the time to finish it how you like. I believe in you 
I use Watco Danish Oil Clear on a lot of projects that need a quick finish. It is an oil that soaks in and then hardens. You can apply multiple coats but read the instructions you want to do a second coat in a certain amount of time before it starts to harden. The Danish oil will darken wood slightly and give it a warmer appearance. For me that is what I want. Most oil based products slightly darken and warm up the wood tone. Zinnser Universal Sanding Sealer (dewaxed shellac) is also good and fast. You could put shellac over the sanding sealer for for a wall hanging that wont get any real handling the sanding sealer works well. The sanding sealer is dry to the touch in about 15 minutes. A second coat can be added. The good thing about the sanding sealer is it is compatible with any top coat water or oil.
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Very nice design overall. You may be new to this group but not design.
Nice work!
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Ended up giving it a reasonable coat of teak oil. Looks pretty good
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That’s a good choice, provides a nice finish and sealer. Are you going to frame and hang on the wall?
The frame is kind of build in (bit hard to see but with the sealer the groves went dark so it worked out). I debating the least ugly way to support it while being mildly adjustable but stable and not too far leaned forward as it is mildly heavier than what I usually put on the walls.
You can just use some “slim French cleats”, search Amazon for example. The thinnest I have seen are 0.25” thick. Not sure what your final dimension for stock thickness is but if you had the room you could inset a pocket for the cleat and this would provide the least amount of lean from the wall. That’s why I asked about a frame, this would work even better if you had a frame 0.25” thick around the back of the project.
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Would keyholes work or is that not flexible enough?
I really like the way you incorporated the “rope” design into the cribbage board. Very Nice!!!
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For the 80th anniversary of VE Day
12" x 12" oak.
The British “Tommy” and the text were easy to cut.
Programming the 3XXL to knit the poppy proved more of a challenge!
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I will note that in the U.S., the poppies are made by disabled veterans — each VFW hall is required to buy a certain number as part of their contract and these numbers are set so as to ensure employment for those veterans — please keep this in mind when one is presented the chance to acquire one.
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We stand on the soldiers of giants. Although the soldiers had radios most of what they did was just pure guts and fortitude. No GPS, no internet no nothing but pure grit and determination. All gave some some gave all.
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In the UK the poppies are also made by veterans and their dependents. This is organised by the Royal British Legion. The many millions of paper poppies made are sold to support the Armed Forces Community, These are worn, generally in October/November, by, amongst others, royalty, politicians as well as by many thousands of the general public.
The poppy in the photo was also made by a veteran, my wife, who served for 15 years as, what is affectionately known as a “wren” in the Women’s Royal Navy Service. (I also served in the Royal Navy for 38 years).
Our local veterans are currently making thousands of poppies to decorate the area of the Somerset Wood. This park created in 2018 is a permanent woodland memorial. This green memorial will see a tree planted to commemorate each of the 11,281 Somerset fallen from the First World war. Approximately 5000 trees have already been planted.
There is a special celebration in the UK on May 8th to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory in Europe (VE Day). All sort of events are taking place, including street parties. My sign is a miniscule contribution towards this.
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