two newbie questions please HELP

[david975]

I'm new (40 to 50 pens worth of debris under the lathe)

I loved working with Penn States "bowling ball" material. They no longer carry it and I can't find it under any of the usual suppliers sites---Anyone know of a source?

Also- I continualy read of you guys saying a CA finish: so many coats, on or off the lathe, buffing, polishing yadda yadda yadda
What is a CA finish and how do you do it? I would like a really bright durable glossy shine on some of my woods, acrylics, and the afore mentioned bowling ball material. Thank you to all who can shed some light!

 

[DCBluesman]

http://www.pocwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=65 Sheila can tell you all about finishing bowling ball material.As for a CA finish, check out Russ Fairfield's video in the site Library.

 

[gerryr]

A CA(super glue) finish is only for wood. You don't need any finish on synthetics like bowling ball material.

 

[rlharding]

Lee Valley

 

[RonInSpringTX]

agree with gerryr, for the plastic/acylic etc, use the mm wet sand to 12000 then plastic polish & ren-wax. (imho)