Last pen for the night

[Cherie]

My last for the night. A green swirly looking acrylic European Pen. Now, can someone please advise an easy way to get some CA off this thing without damaging it?

 

[eupher58]

Cool blank! Where's it from? As to the ca question....nope. occasionally have the same problem on euros. I try to be less clumsy but it doesn't help...

 

[tkbarron]

Try Super Solvent made by Golden West. I got mine from the local Woodcraft.

 

[Cherie]

I wish we had a local Woodcraft. The closet one to us is over 200 miles away in St. Louis.

 

[EBorraga]

fingernail polish. Is it on the centerband?

 

[renowb]

Sometimes when I get a little smudge on the blank part, I will hold the pen and start with MM all the way to 12000. Hand rub with polish and hopefully it will come out.

 

[tkbarron]

You can always order the product on line.
Buy Super-Solvent 2 Ounces at Woodcraft

It's meant for CA and works wonders for spillage on the fingers. Smells kinda funny though.

Tom

 

[Alzey]

Can't give you much advice on how to remove the CA. Is the CA on the center band? Did you put the CA on the tenon then put on the center band? If so, you might want to try a different approach. What I do with Euros is put on the center band, then apply the glue directly to the joint. This will soak in between the barrel and the center band as well as seal the end of the wood. Give it a few seconds to soak in then blot up the rest of the CA.

 

[firedkm]

I like the looks of the blank. Good job on the pen too!

 

[tj40]

Your local hobby shop shoud have CA solvent in stock. That is where i get all of my glues and solvents. They can even order bulk amounts for you.