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Reference books in the shop

For years I have relied almost solely on one reference book in my shop

The Pocket Ref by Thomas J. Glover.

Now in its 3rd edition it is probably the most used reference book I have in my shop library. It is a cornucopia of information. It includes such things as:

Resistor Color Codes and standard values
Computer ASCII [...]

Paintbrush care. Paintbrushes in the studio are a necessary evil. I find that I am constantly replacing them.
I sometimes forget to clean them after a long night in the studio and they lie there drying all night on the bench top, the next morning they are encrusted in paint because I forgot to clean them [...]

Red Tape and Acetone Replacement

I was out and about today picking up some supplies for the lab and needed some acetone. I hate using toxic dangerous chemicals in my studio. I was at Tap Plastics and picked up this: TAP Replacetone http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=32
Its works really well. Like it says it doesn’t dissolve the resin, it causes them to separate, almost [...]

Creating a Realistic Rust Patina

Rust Patina. I have done a lot of research and experimentation with rust patina’s. There are a few products out there. That being said there is only one place I will buy products from when it comes to trying to create a realistic rust effect, I use products from Sculpt Nouveau [...]

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