transtint prices

Re: transtint prices

Don McLeod

Wood Essence in Canada sells a similar dye -ColorFx Dye Concentrate - that may meet your needs.

Re: transtint prices

John C Lucas

Wow has it gone up. I paid $9.75 a bottle about 5 years ago. Nust checked and its over $20. Now.

Re: transtint prices

Mike Mills

Still not cheap but $67 here for four; $16.75 each.

http://www.veneersupplies.com/categories/Veneering__Supplies/Veneer__Dye__%26__Stains/

Re: Chestnut Spirit Stain

jake niedling

Craft Supplies USA has the Chestnut Spirit Stain. 8.4 oz for $12.95. This is the stain that Jimmy Clewes uses.

here was what my first research turned up

GaryG in MD

This was the reason for my first post. IMO, this is robbery. We are being ripped off in a major way. We're talking 2 fluid ounces. I don't care how many gallons it makes when diluted!

TransTint 2-oz. bottles:



Highland Woodworking (nee Highland Hardware): all colors $19

Woodcraft: all colors $21

Rockler: all colors $22

Packard: not in catalog

Craft Supplies: not in catalog

Lee Valley: not in catalog

Hartville: not in catalog

PSI: not in catalog

Amazon – don’t even think about it ($25 - $30 each, depending on color and source)

Thanks, Jake...

GaryG in MD

That's more like it.

I understand that each little 2-oz. TransTint bottle will make a bathtub full.

I don't need a bathtub full!

The Chestnut stains can be used right out of the bottle (no bathtub required), but that's fine by me. I just want to play with color a little.

If it's good enough for Jimmy, it's good enough for me! ...GG

Thanks, Mike...

GaryG in MD

That's good to know. Still a ripoff, but definitely less so than for the other purveyors. Thanks for the heads up. ...GG

John, I think it's safe to say...

GaryG in MD

that we're being RIPPED OFF!

They tell us the inflation rate is 1-2%!

Where do they get off doubling the price?

GREED and a captive audience.

I'm outraged, and I will not participate.

If I have to stay with the curls and burls and fungus wars and bug spots that Mother Nature provides, I'll still be happy. ...GG

Thanks, Don...

GaryG in MD

I quickly checked:

their 2-oz colors are $18.25 ea. Since it's a ".com" URL, I'm assuming those are USD.

A bit better, but not much different. Same ballpark.

Speaking of which, I have to see if the Nats game is on from Philly.

The weather here today is CRAP.

Thanks for the heads up, but that's still too much for me, speaking philosophically. Yes, I can afford it. No, I won't be ripped off. ...GG

I thought you already had dye on the shelf?

yes, BUT...

GaryG in MD

I have the CS dyes.

I have been told in no uncertain terms that those disappear with a little sun.

I'm throwing them in the trash.

I expect my colors to outlive me, and that's not going to take many years! ...GG

"excellent lightfastness, BUT

GaryG in MD

not intended for exterior use."

I doubt that these are light fast. ...GG

New to me *LINK*

Clifton C

I thought I would give these a try.

Not to go to far, I'm thinking of making some samples. One set in a closet, the other on the windowsill. Maple and some bleached cherry. Has anyone done this already? If so, any tips on how to make the test less subjective? (more objective?)

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Chroma-craft

Re: transtint prices

Barry Rockwell

Gary, try this one. This is probably as good as it gets. Note: buy them now-imagine what they will cost 5 years from now.

www.homesteadfinishingproducts.com

check with Bill Blasic

$18.50 from the manufacturer

GaryG in MD

Thanks, Barry.

That's good to know.

I think I'll do Chestnut because I really don't need an $80 bathtub full.

I just want to "play" around a bit, and the entry-level price is too high with TransTint.

But thanks for the data point -- it's good to know. ...GG

this is so typical...

GaryG in MD

They say these dyes are "UV-stable", but in the next paragraph they say to put a UV protective coating over the top. If the first were true, the second would not be needed!

Re: "excellent lightfastness, BUT

Donald Mcleod

Prices are in CDN dollars. Shipping I expect could be costly. From the TransTint site "TransTint dyes are not for exterior use"

Re: "excellent lightfastness, BUT

Bill Blasic

I guess I'll have to get my article done and out there, For a point of fact when I started turning 16 years ago Transtint was $18.99 at Woodcraft. I buy direct from Homestead Finishing 10 bottles at a time. The only time I bought them at the 10 price I paid about $14 a bottle, now at the 10 price they are $16.50 a bottle. I will never need to buy them again as I use 2 drops to make the color used. The very first piece I did with Transtint sold and more than paid for the Transtint I bought. That piece is still as vibrant as the day it was done. Nick Agar is now having material made by Chroma Craft and when he stopped by for a couple days of R&R he left me the spray cans of the Chroma Craft Dyes and although they will not be in this article I will test them the same way this year.

Any color will change with time

Dick Coers

The wood changes and all artificial colors change over time. It's the length of time that sets the difference. In this post you said you were just going to play with color. I thought what you had would save you a lot of money for playing.

Not "A Ripoff"

Don Stephan

The fact that Transtint is highly concentrated does not make it a rip off and Jeff Jewitt does not deserve that implication.

The fact that the product is highly concentrated certainly makes the product expensive if one only wants to use two drops and throw the rest away. If one wants only a small quantity of ready-to-use then buy a ready-to-use dye, use what is needed and throw the rest of that away.

Re: Not "A Ripoff"

John Jordan

I agree-its a quality product at a fair price. There are many things that come in a larger quantity than one might want or be able to justify, but that doesn't make it a rip-off. No one has to buy it.

Someone will inherit what will make gallons of dye when I go, but its there when I want it.

JJ

Agreed Don and John...

GaryG in MD

Yeah, I didn't mean to be that rough on him/them. Apologies and tip of the hat to Jeff.

It is what it is.

I just don't feel like spending $80 to be able to make a color of my choice for a small piece.

But, yes, that's my problem.

My "rip off" comment was based on John Lucas' indication of a 100% price increase over the last few years. IF that were true, that is so far beyond the 1-2% COLA the gumment tells us about the economy that I have to believe it's gouging. (Pun intended.) But Bill disagrees about the historic price. If Bill is correct, then we're dealing with expensive chemistry, which goes back to my IIWII.

I agree that for my current plans, what I need is something different. I'm planning to use the Procion MX that comes in 2/3-oz containers for around $4 each -- $16 for a set of four that will make any color in reasonable quantities. Thanks to whoever it was (I'm too lazy to look back) for bringing Procion to my attention. My only concern with that is that it's intended to be water based -- I'm not crazy about putting water on wood and may try alcohol.

Has anybody tried Procion MX with alcohol? ...GG

Re: transtint prices

Jim Barbour

Thanks to all of you for this conversation. It provides me a perfect real-world example of both price elasticity and the importance of perception versus fact in pricing. If no one objects I will use it in introductory economics classes (without names or attribution of course).

When we cover the importance of sensitivity to price shifts (price elasticity) it is sometimes difficult to find real examples where people respond in very different ways to a particular price so we tend to work in the abstract, which is fine for some but difficult for others. The ebb and flow of this conversation is perfect as the starting point for a student essay on the importance of individual perception versus empirical fact in decision making. It also illustrates the way some alter their positions when confronted with fact that flies in the face of perception - while others do not.

Enough econ prof pedagogy-babble, I am going back to the lathe.