Thank you all for your comments.
Name by the way is Spiro, sorry, forgot to mention that.
Not sure why the link is not working for you Skye, but that site has been up and working for a few years now with no issues. One thing I can think of, is that the place you are accessing the Internet, will not allow ports other than 80, to go out (as you can see, my site is on port 7171, which keeps down the 'rif-raf' and the spam...
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Anyway, have been turning for only about a couple of months, and I am rather new to pens, but not new to woodworking. As you can see, guitar building (electric) is one of my passions and CNC is the other (I build my own cnc router...).
I use a finishing method, which is somewhat similar on what I use on my guitars...
-After turning, I sand down to about 1000 + (using Micromesh), and then use 2-3 coats of CA. More, if the wood is porous, like for example Zebrawood. Before this, I make sure the wood is very clean, and I use DA for that.
-After CA dries, I then go back, and "level sand" using 600+ grits. This levels the finish, and fills in any gaps (basically using CA as a filler). I then clean all the dust residue.
-I follow with 10-15 coats more of very thin CA
-I then WET sand to 2000+ (using MM again) after it is dry.
-I then break out the Guitar finish compounds (Medium, Fine, and Swirl remover)
-I apply these on the lathe, also sanding WITH the grain to remove any fine scratches.
-I finish that with Carnuaba wax....
When it is all done, is has a very high luster...
Sorry, pictures do not show the luster on these...I need to take better ones...
That is it I guess....
