Tiger
Member
As I've read through some of the posts I've noticed that some pen turners have been able to fix problems whereas I've usually just tossed the pen away. I'd like to mention a few and see what possible solutions (if any) there are.
1. Small cracks in the barrels which appear when assembling pens. Here I'm thinking oops rings but are there any other less drastic solutions eg. fill the barrel with glue/sawdust and re-apply finish?
2. Cloudiness after CA finish which only reveals itself after you've assembled the pen. Don't think there's much you can do here but just in case ..
3. Lifting of CA but not on the ends of the blank eg somewhere in the middle of the blank where you can't just wick some thin CA into it.
4. Oversanding of CA, I have put some wax on the oversanded part but of course you can't sell it like that.
I realise there may not be much that can be done but before I throw away some more pens I'd like to at least try and save the pens.
1. Small cracks in the barrels which appear when assembling pens. Here I'm thinking oops rings but are there any other less drastic solutions eg. fill the barrel with glue/sawdust and re-apply finish?
2. Cloudiness after CA finish which only reveals itself after you've assembled the pen. Don't think there's much you can do here but just in case ..
3. Lifting of CA but not on the ends of the blank eg somewhere in the middle of the blank where you can't just wick some thin CA into it.
4. Oversanding of CA, I have put some wax on the oversanded part but of course you can't sell it like that.
I realise there may not be much that can be done but before I throw away some more pens I'd like to at least try and save the pens.