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If you've got wax under a finish it's not going to stick. If it doesn't come up with fish eyes with the first coat I would be surprised. You could try rubbing hard with an acetone soaked cloth and scotch pad which might give you enough raw wood for the laquer to stick to. A thin shellac sealer...

Finishes don't raise the grain unless they are water based. You can raise the grain with a damp cloth on raw wood (best to sand it lightly after its dry with 320 or similar fine abrasive) The sanding sealer is as Johnny b says a laquer/finish with filler powder to build up laquer thicknes before...

Welcome. I hope your'e not being affected by the flooding. I'm also from west London (Ealing) but have been in Austria for 35 years. Cheers from Austria (Lots of flooding here. I live next to the danube, it's the highest water level for years:() Andrew)

I had 2 Kärchers the last one a K7 expensive and lasted about 20 hours over a couple of years. I binned it and swore never to get another Kärcher. I got a Stanley about a third of the price and it has been running for 10 years without any issues apart from the outside of the hose sheathing...

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I was reffering to the mahogany planks !! Cheers Andrew

Looking on a better monitor thats sapele or utile, not so interesting for guitar makers. Cheers Andrew

Looks like white American oak (the green end sealer makes me think it's American). Some guitar maker might bite your arm off for that mahogany if it's Brazilian. Cheers Andrew

Pete's suggestion is good. You can get very high quality plywood from a radio control airplane shop. I get verythin plywood form a local shop here in Vienna https://kirchert.at/collections/sperrholz You should be able to get something similar in the UK or you could use thin vulcanised fibre...

Only problem is it looks like new:(:( what are all the vintage/relic nuts going to think about it!!;) Nice job.The nice thing about Danish oil is that you can touch it up. Which reminds me my birch kitchen tops need a quick refresh after 15 years (thank you Rustins)!! Cheers Andrew

I'm in Austria and they accepted my card with an Austrian address !!?? I try and avoid like the plague buying from the UK as the duty and vat make it unworkable (royal mail is pretty crappy too) Cheers Andrew

I've got a feeling your going to have to do a bodge on this one. I would imagine my idea of tapping a couple of holes and fitting grub screws into the pulley from both sides would hold it. some JB weld epoxy in there would solidify everything. Cheers Andrew

Which part number are you after? I'm in Austria and maybe I can get it from the website here? Cheers Andrew

I've just checked on this bosch site https://www.boschtoolservice.com/de/de/boschdiy/spareparts/bandschleifer-pbs-75-0603270003 and both pulleys are listed as avaiable. Which pulley ae you looking for 831 0r 843 ? If you run the mouse over the parts diagram a price and availability box opens...

It doesn't do much for the furniture and fittings nearby !!!;)

If you can get a similar size pulley I would imagine drilling and threading a couple of holes on either side of the pulley and fixing on to the shaft with a couple of grub screws loctited in. Cheers Andrew

It seems a bit slim for a cockroach holder? stamping on them seems a bit more humane than setting fire to them!

It's obviously a protototype beer bottle opener !!

If you think plastic coating stinks try polyester, that's the big daddy of smelly. Even better when sprayed. In all honesty i've always found any finishes that stink usually work much better than one's that don't. About 40 years ago I resprayed a lovely old Gibson switchmaster guitar with...