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I went to Woodcraft in Chandler, AZ today to pick up some pen and bottle stopper kits to make for my daughters. This is the first bottle stopper I've made and I'm not very happy with it. The hole is drilled & tapped deep enough but there is a big gap between the finished blank & plug. The culprit is the bottom of the threads on the plug don't go all the way down and end with a taper going from the 11/32" out to 13/32"! No mention of this and had I known I would've drilled a 13/32" hole about 1/8" deep to allow for it. I even got the more expensive stainless steel stoppers so I'm kind of ticked. I wanted the cone style which their website said were in stock at my store but all they had were these in stainless steel so I picked them up anyway. I don't think I can fix this one but at least I know for the next one. After looking at the pix I see the acrylic needs more sanding but overall I'm happy with how that part turned out. I didn't cast this one, it's their Sapphire Water blank. This is for the younger of my two daughters and she likes black and sapphire blues so this one is perfect.
There are some flakes on the acrylic but that's only because I didn't wipe it off good enough before the pics.
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