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   TomT226 | Nov 24, 2005 02:51pm | #1

   Gotta be careful with the ply, unless it's ProCore.  Be sure and check for voids by scraping along the ply with your fingernails, and listening for a hollow sound.  The veneers may be really thin.  Start with 150, and finish with 220 on the ply.  Same with the solid.  You can go finer if you plan to fill the grain, but with the coarse grain of Oak, you're wasting your time.

    

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   saulgood | Nov 24, 2005 06:48pm | #2

   Thanks Tom,
   And what if I do find voids? carcasse is built, so I can't change parts. Is there a good way to inject an epoxy to fill the substrate?

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   TomT226 | Nov 25, 2005 04:07pm | #3

   I've never found a satisfactory method for filling voids.  I usually look at the ply before I build the piece, and cut around them. 

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   HowardAcheson | Nov 25, 2005 05:38pm | #4

   Plywood is basically sanded to 180 grit at the factory.  Do not sand it with anything coarser and be very careful if you use a ROS.  It will quickly cut through the thin veneer.  I only sand by hand using 180 grit on a sanding pad.

   Howie.........

   
   

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   Edited 11/26/2005 11:22 pm ET by HowardAcheson

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   scooter1 | Nov 25, 2005 09:42pm | #5

   I don't think I'd touch veneer plywood with anything less than 220. You would be surprised how thin those veneers are.Regards, Scooter"I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow." WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934