StringJunky

It will keep you busy for a very long time if you want. There's plenty of Relativists here to help when you get stuck.

I think you have the right attitude for going right into it. I hope you enjoy it, amidst the testing moments .

LOL! Yeah! As far as 'zoning in', the first thing to accept is that those things outside of our direct experience do not follow the same rules of commonsense... that is the first hurdle. I suggest thinking like a child and just accept what you read; by relativity experts only, of course. It does gradually make sense in the end. If you keep reading and asking here you'll get used to the ideas and language of relativity, which helps a lot.

I would look at this subject as a very long term project, which is what I intend to do when I've committed myself. Get a feel for the Relativity landscape and then zone in, slowly, into the details.

Have you read A most incomprehensible thing by Peter Collier? I have it but I haven't read it yet. It's a layman's mathematical introduction. https://www.amazon.com/Most-Incomprehensible-Thing-Introduction-Mathematics-ebook/dp/B008JRJ1VK

What's so special about plasma? it's only dissociated atoms.

Plasma has mass-energy and, thus, it alters spacetime and spacetime alters it. Simple.

Don't give up. Look at it as a journey of exploration.

That's nice. Have you tried stamping your design the same way and setup with the chloride solution?

Oh dear. Have you watched this video. They show several different ways. The one showing where the liquid is put in a pen at 1.06 and using your stencil above looks right for you I think and no need for lacquer. Note the stencil is stuck down in the vid, so you may need to do that each time.

You can fully matte the lacquer with a Scotchbrite pad when you are done and it's cured properly. I did that on my gloss guitar and it came out great. Just maintain one direction until it looks even then wipe with a damp cloth to clean it.

I'll have a gander.

The Republicans may deny these people are part of them but I see them as living caricatures of mainstream Republican policy. They represent how their policies would manifest in the end if not obstructed... not pretty.

Yeah, it's more of a Yin-Yang relationship i.e circular rather than linear. Mass-energy tells space how to bend and space tells mass-energy how to move.

If that fails, you can get high temperature clear lacquer if that's the problem. It's not too dear. Here's a UK example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tech-Xtremely-Temperature-LACQUER-Exhaust/dp/B00ZXZP480 I suspect the Rustoleum spray is more temperature tolerant than normal lacquers; it's got 'enamel' in its name.

At least you now know the source of the bleeding and that's a good result. Are you using the same lacquer as other people that do it?

If the OP, as his username suggests, is looking for 'truth' then science is the wrong discipline to be looking at since that is the realm of philosophy and religion.

OK. Cheers.

Cut it like mine and you'll have no problems.

It's probably aroused a lot of interest because the outcomes have been pretty unexpected.

Would propylene glycol be any good? Edit. Scratch that. How about vegetable glycerin.

Try that and post back. Follow the grain when sanding, and with a block.

Yes, it's still bleeding. I'll ponder on it. I think it's the wood. It wants to be dead smooth by planing, ideally, I think.

All the militaries in the world would be very interested too.

Although I want England to lift the cup again, I would be happy to see a Belgium - Croatia match as neither have won it. I don't want France to win but they just may.