Great Video
Hello,
Thanks for making the video... A few questions arise after watching your video.
1.) The pen barrels you finished (2 of the 3 anyway) did not have any surface elements like beads, deep grooves or more pronounced curves. One of the barrels looked like it had two small groves cut into the barrel near one end. Does the finish tend to build up in grooves or beads? Is the rubber flexible enough to handle these types of surface decorations and still leave a smooth finish, or is this process limited to primarily smooth barreled pens?
2.) What did you use to cut the hole in your rubber inner tube, a hole punch (like the kind for cutting holes in tarps for grommets) perhaps? It seems like this hole would need to be very clean (no jagged edges) so the "wipe" would be even around the circumference of the barrel. Just thinking out loud here...
3.) How did you determine how large to make the hole in the rubber inner tube? You demonstrated three barrels of varying width, from a slimline to a cigar... How large was the hole you punched in the inner tube you use? Is there a formula to observe when making the hole to ensure that the hole is small enough to efficiently wipe the barrel in one pass?
Thanks in advance and take care!