STABILIZING TRAIN STATION WOOD

[BILL W]

I have some old train station wood about 100 years old, There's no cracks in the wood just termites or worm damage, Would
I need to stabilize the wood before I put it in the pressure pot with resin, The wood is hard as a rock so I don't think I need
to stabilize the wood but I would like to full the holes with something, I'm new to this so any help would be appreciated,
I have uploaded some pictures so the wood can be seen

 

[Kenny Durrant]

My opinion is that if it's hard it's probably ok. Be sure to clean out the holes well. I'd say try a piece and if all looks good do the rest.

 

[Woodchipper]

Looking forward to the turned piece.

 

[crokett]

If it's hard wood and isn't punky or otherwise rotted, you don't need to stabilize it.

 

[BILL W]

So you think resin will get in to the holes with the pressure pot.
And thanks for the help.
BILL

 

[Fine Engineer]

So you think resin will get in to the holes with the pressure pot.
And thanks for the help.
BILL

If you go with the vacuum / pressure process, the resin should fill in all the voids. The vacuum gets rid of most of the air, then the pressure makes whatever is left so small as to be insignificant.

Jeff

 

[PatrickR]

I have some old train station wood about 100 years old, There's no cracks in the wood just termites or worm damage, Would
I need to stabilize the wood before I put it in the pressure pot with resin, The wood is hard as a rock so I don't think I need
to stabilize the wood but I would like to full the holes with something, I'm new to this so any help would be appreciated,
I have uploaded some pictures so the wood can be seen

In short yes.
There are three main reasons to stabilize.
1 - make punky, rotten wood turnable
2 - bring the wood closer to a 1-1 expansion ratio
3 - dye / color the wood
in your case #2 is the reason. Resin is at 1-1, your wood is far from that. Increasing the possibility of separation down the road.
also some wood when immersed in liquid will start to release the air held in it as bubbles. These may be stopped without consequence with pressure but not always. I have had blanks ruined by it.