bloodhound
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Hello all. I have a question/problem.
I am making a celtic knot for a customer. I have made them before. And i have about a 60% success rate. This time it is to be maple and green acrylic. I was patient. I cut my blank at 45%. Glued in my inlay with 5 min epoxy. Next day, trimmed the excess. Wash and repeat. Took 4 days. Tonight i drilled and glued in the tube. Sanded the tube and glued with epoxy also. waited about an hour, and started turning. About the time i got it round. It let lose. I was taking lite cuts. I have seen/read people use wood glue and CA. And they didnt blow apart.
I will start over tomorrow. So any tips on what i may have done wrong would be great. My only idea is maybe my epoxy was old? Or maybe i just suck. That is always an option. lol.
Thank you ahead of time for your input.
Bill
I am making a celtic knot for a customer. I have made them before. And i have about a 60% success rate. This time it is to be maple and green acrylic. I was patient. I cut my blank at 45%. Glued in my inlay with 5 min epoxy. Next day, trimmed the excess. Wash and repeat. Took 4 days. Tonight i drilled and glued in the tube. Sanded the tube and glued with epoxy also. waited about an hour, and started turning. About the time i got it round. It let lose. I was taking lite cuts. I have seen/read people use wood glue and CA. And they didnt blow apart.
I will start over tomorrow. So any tips on what i may have done wrong would be great. My only idea is maybe my epoxy was old? Or maybe i just suck. That is always an option. lol.
Thank you ahead of time for your input.
Bill