We were recently sent the VersaSpin 360 for a follow-up review and I was the lucky recipient of this Lazy Susan-esque tool. In our first review of the VersaSpin finishing turntable, Marc discovered that the VersaSpin was great for painting all sides of an object and sharing a Chinese food feast with everyone at the table. The only downside was that the VersaSpin could only hold 100 pounds, which would probably heave under my usual Chinese food order (especially if Ginger Beef was in play). What’s great is that the VersaSpin 360 now handles 200 lbs, enough to cover anyone’s Kung Pao Chicken addiction (oh, and a number of chores around the home). [click to continue…]
painter’s pyramids
Before using The Finishing Turntable, it used to be that I had only two uses for lazy-susan devices: 1) Providing access to hard to reach goodies in the corners of cabinets, and 2) providing access to a plentiful variety of tasty dishes at a Chinese food event. After conducting our Finishing Turntable review, I can now add finishing woodwork to the list. [click to continue…]
As many of you know, I truly hate painting. It is extremely rewarding, when it is done! I recently stained and finished an old door and in the process managed to almost glue the door to the sawhorses it was on. No matter how careful I was, finishing the door edges resulted in stick-i-tude to the surface the door was resting on. Enter the Painters Pyramid. It seems some clever inventor, (Mike Bucci), decided to solve the problem of painting the sides of objects more easily. Painter’s Pyramids are three-sided pyramids made of a specially formulated, lightweight plastic. Each pyramid has rounded points to minimize the “touch point” on the object being painted, while reducing the possibility of marking the wood. The pyramids have holes make them easy to attach to a sawhorse or other work surface. The makers recommend painting only the top surface of an object prior to turning it over on the Painter’s Pyramid™ and then painting all remaining surfaces. For you color conscious buyers, they are available in blue, yellow and red. Very reasonably priced at $4.99 for a package of ten. Available at PaintersPyramid.com
