Dippin Update: Bottle Stoppers

[greenchicken]

With the success of my pen dipping/squeegee method I need a way to do my bottle stoppers.

So I went with centrifugal force! Worked great!

Just used a water bottle with the bottom cut off to catch the splatter.

 

[warreng8170]

Can't wait to try this!!! Bottle stoppers sell very well for me, but I have gone almost exclusively with home-cast PR because I find it almost imposible to do a CA finish on a stopper. I've tried dipping before and like the results except for the inevitable runs caused by too much liquid left on the blank. This just might do the trick.

 

[greenchicken]

I start and the slowest speed and slowly move to full speed.

 

[emtmike]

So you dip it then put it on the lathe and spin it? What do you do next and what are you dipping it in?

 

[greenchicken]

Check this out to see the whole story

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f28/dipping-video-96204/

 

[emtmike]

Thats how you dip a pen. It seems you have a differant prosess for stoppers.

 

[Kinger]

Are you just covering the stopper in CA or whatever finish putting bottle over it and cranking the speed up so exess all flies off?

 

[greenchicken]

OK. Here is a little more detail.

I used same dipping solution I used for the pen (via Pen State).

With the stopper mounted on a dowel and dunk the entire stopper into the can of dipping lacquer. I let the bulk of the solution drip off back into the can. Then I mount in on my lathe with a cut open water bottle around it (as pictured) and start the lathe. The centrifugal force removes all the excess lacquer, the bottle keeps the splatter contained. I the let it dry over night.