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Mayday's Custom Woodworks
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Hand crafted cabinetry and furniture from the California Valley
A Professional's Review of General Finishes Enduro Sanding Sealer
General Finishes Enduro Sanding Sealer is a product I've used for the past 4 years, and I've become very familiar with. I've used it on multiple professional jobs, and come out with great results.
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How To Get More Customers/Sales - Woodworking Business
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
This is the strategy I've personally used to grow my business. It's the foundation of marketting in a relationship based business.
Beautiful Cross End Grain Cutting Board (Fusion Board)
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
The woods being used here are- spalted tamarind, macassar ebony, and yellow marbewood. The raw materials we are working with here cost approximately $365. Single sided and double sided boards are available for sale. If you are interested you may contact me at maydaymike1991@gmail.com facebook- maydayswoodworks
Airless Paint Sprayer Vs. Aerosol Cans - Perfect Finishes
Просмотров 7273 года назад
Lets take a look at the differences in paint quality between aerosol paint cans and Scuff-X applied from an airless paint sprayer
What is the best wood putty or spackle?
Просмотров 14 тыс.4 года назад
Comparing the most popular top of the line wood putties. Timber Mate, MH Ready Patch, Crawford's, and 3M.
Is Owning a Small Business Right for You?
Просмотров 6724 года назад
This is my personal experience and opinions about going from Hobbyist, to Side Hustle, to Full Time Woodworker.
What is Super Refined MDF? Does it suck?
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.4 года назад
Let's take a look at the practical appearance and durability of Super Refined MDF vs Beech and Oak wood.
Review of Rigid 10" Table Saw. 3 Years Later
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Review of Rigid 10" Table Saw. 3 Years Later
Quick and Easy Hinge Mortises with a Sliding Miter Saw
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.4 года назад
A quick look on easy mortising for hinges. To do this you need a decent sliding miter saw with a cutting depth stop.
5 Things I Wish I Knew About Starting A Woodworking Business
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These are some lessons I've learned over 10 years of building and selling my woodworks. Some of these are specific to woodworking businesses, but most of these rules apply to all successful small businesses. Happy New Year!
Pore Filling and Painting Oak Cabinet Doors
Просмотров 29 тыс.4 года назад
A very difficult task to do properly. This is the fastest way I've learned to properly pore fill oak and get a perfectly flat finish with no grain what so ever showing through the paint. Spoiler alert! Summary- It can be done, but I suggest you don't do it. I will likely never do it again because of how much it sucked and how long it took to do. It's cheaper and faster to make new doors from sc...
Complicated Custom Vanity
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A lot of angles, and a lot of patience to get them all added up nice. A Festool Domino and the program SketchUp were near essential for completing this accurately.
Makita Soft Impact (Oil Impulse) Driver vs Makita Traditional Impact Driver
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Comparison of speed, sound, and festures of the Makita Oil Impulse and a Makita Traditional Impact Driver. Although in the video the sound seems similar, i think this is due to the echo. In the shop. The noise difference in real life is significant.
Tool Spotlight- Power Feeder and Shaper
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Should you be considering a shaper and or power feeder? What are they? What do they do? JET Shaper and power feeder.
Intro to Mayday's Custom Woodworks YouTube Channel
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Intro to Mayday's Custom Woodworks RUclips Channel
That shirt though ;) Almost 5k hours here...Warlock Main
You have anymore custom cutting boards for sale ?
My planer has quite a bit of snipe. To prevent it, I run through some scraps at the front and back of what I'm planing.
Hello was wondering if yr available for some questions about getting started on getting customers that need continuous wood working items that include everything I'm a shop owner and custom radius stair builder so at yr earliest convenience thank you
Hey Joseph. My website is maydayswoodworks.com. you can find my contact info there. Feel free to reach out.
6:39 I painted or varnished A LOT of interiors as a carpenter/remodeler. Why? Because I could control the end results- I could do two things by painting and finishing my own work: 1) if I did an excellent fit and finish and the painter doesn’t have an impeccable quality that day (or worse- the homeowner paints it!!) the finish obscures my good work. Good paint isn’t noticeable in specifics, but the “wow!” factor is both an emotional response (good) and an intellectual response (customer is proud of what he or she got for their money); and 2) if a few things aren’t exactly “right” - and the bigger the project the more likely you will find you had an ‘oops’ or several- a good painter (you) can recover that with some attention. But even good painters care more about themselves than they do your work whereas you care deeply about the final impressions. And you can control that result and eliminate the “why didn’t my painter fix that?!!” by finishing your work yourself.
THANKS, THAT WAS SMART
Thanks!
Amazing in all these comments not one person realizes that you were one of the toughest men on the planet in your weight class in UFC/Bellator. Could have been champ if not for those horrible hand injuries. Retired at 27. You were so fun to watch fight!!
Titan life! Love that shirt!
Warlock!
"make friends" is much better than saying "network"
Absolutely! Same thing. But networking has a mysterious feeling to it where people get intimidated... There's nothing to be afraid of. Just go make friends.
How do I find the friends near me to finish a project if I'm not able to complete it. People near me!
Since i already sealed my desk with shellac white primer, after painting my desk in my solid color of choice, should i go straight to clear coat or i should sealed the paint with GF sanding sealer first before clear top coating?
Sooooo soooooo happy to find out you are well and conducting a beautiful business and life. Much admiration for this, from a fan of your fighting days , from Albania. Wish you all the best sir,,, Good to see those cannons you got for hands, in this new work
Beautiful …I see you had no intrepidation in planing the end grain ?
$365 in material is relative no ? I would sell a board like that easily for a $1000 or more..beautiful but now my wife wants one
Good points, how is the business going today?
Thanks.. I'm having issues with my white oak. It gets dark after apply rubio, poly and urethane. All test created a dark effect. I'm looking for a flat finish, no effect to the white oak
Is the makita logo on the oil impulse white plastic like the other new impacts, or is it painted white? Nice to not scrape the logo off after a few weeks!
I'm not in front of it right now... But I think it's plastic. I've been using it for a few years and the logo hasn't rubbed off.
Thank you so much for the information, so how can I get you on Facebook messenger?
You can just go to my Facebook page facebook.com/maydayswoodworks and send me a message. Thanks for the interest!
Can't hear a word your saying and can't risk turning you up because I'll wake the whole house up when an ad comes up
great explanation!
Thanks!
Does the accelerator make the finish a bit less thin or does it just decrease the dry time? I’m having some issues spraying Enduro Var on vertical surfaces and the piece doesn’t lend itself to being sprayed horizontally.
Sorry for the late response. General Finishes products are thin so that you can spray them out of any crappy sprayer and it will lay flat.... But in turn, it makes them run on vertical surfaces. The accelerator speeds the dry time up, but does not thicken the product. General Finishes does not sell a thickener, but other water based companies do. For example, when spraying General Finishes products vertically, I personally add some thickener from Renner and it works great. But when you thicken a product, you need a really high pressure sprayer and a fine finish tip to make it lay flat. Like an airless sprayer running at almost 3k PSI, and a tritech 306 tip. There's no easy catch all to finishing... You're always trading one thing for another... Ease of use for versatility. Cost for speed. Etc. Thats why so many woodworkers use things like Rubio Monocoat or Odie's Oil.... They're slow compared to spraying, but hard to screw up with a good appearance, and low skill required.
@@MaydaysCustomWoodworks Thank you for taking time to reply!
Easiest way is to coat them with epoxy then drum sand them .
Lol it's definitely the fastest way to get a thick coating!
You make such amazing products I live in New Hampshire wondering what state you live in and what would the chance be of having you send me a box of scrap and I will pay for the shipping
Hey Randy. I really don't keep much scrap wood around. Sorry about that. But I appreciate your compliments!
@@MaydaysCustomWoodworks np that is ok and yw
Do you happen to have anymore premade cutting boards or wall arts for sale currently ?
Two suggestions, get a mic and edit a sweet intro of you knocking fools out and working with tools. It’s great to see you again. Good luck.
Dude those are great ideas! I think I am going to take you up on those suggestions. Thanks!
this deserves more views, wtf man. when i make my channel (reno related) i will be sharing your video cause its literally perfect
Thanks man. I appreciate that. I like experimenting and testing products.
What about for wood on exterior houses
Ready patch is interior and exterior. You can use that for painted projects. I'm not sure about unpainted lumber... Maybe some "post finishing putty". There's companies like "Color Putty" that make oil based wood colored putties that you can't coat over. We've been using those a lot. They are great products.
Beautiful board
Thanks!
All the issues you mentioned are easily adjustable. I check mine about every two months and usually holds square and parallel.
That's correct. The saw really works great. You are correct. There are no deal breaker issues with it. Just some annoyances.
I have been using it for 7 years DIY projects. It’s works great.
I agree! It is a good saw.
I like that ready patch also
Ya it's a great product!
Ya it's a great product!
I had mine for 2 mouths then I had to take it back it was trach
What was so bad about it?
Rosie is the best part of this video!!
I agree!
Very helpful thank you for this
Of course!
I was having problems with the torque on cutting. I thought it was the motor at 1st so I upgraded it to 220. But the problem is not the motor. It’s the fence off throwing the wood off and cause pressure on blade. I keep on having to adjust the fence it get to the point of annoying that I have to constantly double check my tape front and back. I have all same issues.
Sorry to hear that! I have learned a little trick to stop the problems with the double point fence. Pull back towards you before pressing the fence handle down, and it will really help with the angle consistency.
I just picked this saw up on clearance for $375. For the price I believe it will be a good saw. I’m not a cabinet maker or anything. Jus the occasional rip cut on various projects.
Nice! It will be a great choice for you!
In regards tool brands you can also purchase corded versions of name brand for the similar price as a cheaper cordless brand you just have to deal with inconvenience of a cord. I recommend doing this for heavy used tools until you can upgrade because you can always use the extra power that cheaper brands might not provide.
Great advice!
Great advice!
I just got one of these I'm looking forward to setting it up. says it's "new and improved" so I don't know what the changes are, I'd be interested to compare them. I enjoyed your video it was useful information but it was really really hard to hear you
Thanks! And ya, my audio was rough on this one. Sorry about that!
Awesome explanation! Thank you for putting this video up.
No problem man!
Wow man, you really nailed it with this video... we need more real advice like this. @2:03 As a Makita guy - I was torn between choosing Milwaukee or Ryobi brad nailer because of the huge price difference but i finally went with the Milwaukee for the exact reasons you just said.. As a wannabe full time woodworker (MEANING: At the moment i don't have access to a shop yet...) the Milwaukee tool functions better on angles, the quality of the holes are better, there is less marring, it feels better in the hands and while shooting it, its going to last longer and has a 5 year warranty just incase... its a no brainer for professionals selling projects - just get the Milwaukee (don't buy DeWalt nails! it doesn't like them, get Metabo HPT/ Hitachi nails - they use a weaker glue that works better) If your just a DIYer making stuff for your house and your not selling your projects then buy the Ryobi.. In fact if the Ryobi comes down to $100 CDN in price i will probably buy it for a spare for the heck of it and maybe to compare them because it is still a great gun.
Hey man. Thanks for watching and commenting. Ya, that Milwaukee 18g nailer is awesome. I think it's the best on the market right now. And keep up the consistent work. I started my shop in the corner of my parents garage. Very small. Just stay consistent and keep reinvesting in yourself. It will happen for you.
Great video man, really helpful
Thanks James!
Doesnt the wax mean that its greenwood for turning?
Not in this case, many exotic woods sold commercially are waxed on all sides, not really sure why, other than to protect it during transport and storage. I buy a lot of turning blanks, like the long square pieces he had, and they're almost always waxed, it may also prevent warping and splitting with varying humidity levels in different countries.
Great point from Quiet Inspiration Creations. Yes, some species of woods are very difficult to dry without cracking. Theoretically the slower a wood dries the more controlled it will be with less cracks. My assumption is that the wax was applied to let the wood dry very slowly and prevent cracks, since it is such an expensive wood... A single lost wood blank due to cracks would be the cost equivalent of like 500 wax applications lol.
nice video, wondered if you could help with a project i'm working on. i've made new maple kitchen cabinets and would like a little amber color. thought i would used enduro var-II but it's my understanding enduro poly is a little more durable but doesn't amber. can i spray enduro poly over enduro var-II? also could i used the sanding sealer under the enduro var-II and would i still get the amber tone i'm looking for that the enduro var-II produces?
Good questions. Enduro Var 2 is not intended to go over a sanding sealer. Enduro Var is intended to change the color of the wood like a light colored stain, just like oil finishes will do. So you would use Enduro Var first. Sand VERY lightly, and quickly, then use a heavy coat of sanding sealer and sand to smooth. Then use your top coat like the Enduro Clear Poly, pre cat lacquer, or the conversion varnish. If you don't get enough color out of the Enduro Var, then you need to use a stain instead of the Enduro Var. Enduro Var CAN be used as every layer of a finish, but it doesn't sand as well or build film thickness as well as the sanding sealer... And the sanding sealer is much cheaper than the Enduro Var. The only economical place to use Enduro Var is simply for the first coat on raw wood to give a slight amber color before adding other finishes.
In correct my friend I have dewalt as well as think and also Parkside I have had my Parkside for years with constant use. For less than 3\4 of the cost don't knock the cheaper brands and don't even think of buying festool
Lol. Festool tools have their place. But they are not a requirement at all. I have many Festool tools. But often people buy Festool because they think they are required for making the best product... Not the case at all. But some Festool products like an MFT, Domino, or their sanders are truly in a class of their own. But they are not required at all to do beautiful work. They just make the work a little bit faster and easier.
Great advice!
Thanks!
Thanks for the advice, got a subscriber out of me!
Thanks David!
Liked and Favorited, and obviously commenting for the algorithm
Thanks man! Much appreciated
Absolutely brilliant video, thanks so much
Thanks Usman!
What tip size do you use, and what sander was that? Thanks
Out of any HVLP, LVLP or Conventional gun, any tip size should work for General Finishes products because they are already very thin. If you are going to be using an airless then you want to use a fine finish tip like a Tri Tech 406 or something like that. And I was using a Festool Cordless RTS sander. It's an amazing paint sander.
I was watching an old ufc video where you were sitting next to conor mcgregor in a post fight interview and i was like dude i havent heard anything about mcdonald in forever whats he up to?. now I see your a wood worker thats awesome you found another passion. this cutting board is beautiful man cant wait to see more projects of yours michael
Thanks brother! I've been putting RUclips on hold for a little while, since I've been building my custom cabinetry business. But I look forward to making more videos soon!
Thanks so much for this video!
Yes sir!