Hi, all. I decided to turn a piece of a 12" rod that I purchased here on IAP several years ago (I know, I'm slow). I could see striations in it, but couldn't feel them so I felt that it wasn't casein. I cut it to length, cut the upper and lower pieces and glued in the tubes. I square the ends of my tubed blanks on a disk sander, with a jig I made to keep it perpendicular to the sanding disk. As I was sanding it, I got a puff of smoke and then a flame shot out of the end No, I didn't have any black powder in the tube.
The flame went right out, but as I kept sanding the ends, it kept happening.
I then put one of the pieces on the lathe and started to turn it. It had a soapy? like smell as I turned it.
I'm including pictures of the rod and the piece that I currently have on the lathe.
Does anyone have any ideas what kind of material this may be? It would be helpful so that I can use the proper finish.
Thanks for any help!
The flame went right out, but as I kept sanding the ends, it kept happening.
I then put one of the pieces on the lathe and started to turn it. It had a soapy? like smell as I turned it.
I'm including pictures of the rod and the piece that I currently have on the lathe.
Does anyone have any ideas what kind of material this may be? It would be helpful so that I can use the proper finish.
Thanks for any help!