I'm working on a couple of Woodturningz slimline fancy pens. The cap, centerband and end all measure out with my calipers to be .335 in.
How close will you turn down your material when making a pen? I turned these down then applied ca but now realize they measure .350. Would .350 be close enough including finish or would you turn them down more and refinish? I don't want to press the parts on then have to deal with trying to take them apart.
Geerzz mate, how long is a piece of string...???:wink::biggrin:
I know a few guys that have turned the new bushing for each kit down at least .025, as they use the same finish (layers of CA) and they worked out (measured) that their average CA thickness is just that so, instead of turning the barrels under and blunt the tools a lot more frequently by running into the bush's edge, they find this process a lot quicker and easy on the gouge(s).
New bushing untouched (not re-sized) will loose their square edge very quickly, particularly if using carbide tipped tools so, buy re-sizing them to what they need, these bushings last a long time.
Many customers request a natural finish and in this case, these re-sized bushing will be no good, this obviously require, for one to have 2 sets of bushings for each kit to accommodate all types of finishes and their thickness's...!
Hope it makes sense...!
PS: Re-sizing bushes is not a job for any wood lathe, regardless of how you do it or what you use the adjust the size, it will never be accurate and you endup with an oval shaped bush and or all other odd shapes so, if you don't have a metal lathe, find someone that does...!:wink:
Cheers
George