Mikey
Member
I was making a nice Jr Gent II pen today in the black and pearl acrylic from BH (don't know number) Anyway, with the white acrylic, there are a lot of transparent spots. I figured that blackening the tubes with marker would be no problem, so I marked and glued with CA. Now for the problem.
The first end I turned, the long end, looks fine except I get these spots that look like wet spots under the acrylic, where the tube is actually CA'd to the acrylic, and a lighter, whiter spot where it appears the tube is not touching. To me, it looks like total S#*$%. Now, the cap end turned OK, but as I was sanding, I not only noticed the same problem as with the lower cap, but also noticed that some of the marker came off, apparently as I slid the tube in. It is so bad that in some spots you can see right through the acrylic and see the brass and marker on the tubes.
Questions is: How do you guys make it so that the acrylics show correctly when thin? Should I have used white paint or something inside the acrylic before I slid the tube in? I ask because even if I made the tubes black, i would still get the wet spot look in several areas, which to me looks really, really bad.
Please help!!
The first end I turned, the long end, looks fine except I get these spots that look like wet spots under the acrylic, where the tube is actually CA'd to the acrylic, and a lighter, whiter spot where it appears the tube is not touching. To me, it looks like total S#*$%. Now, the cap end turned OK, but as I was sanding, I not only noticed the same problem as with the lower cap, but also noticed that some of the marker came off, apparently as I slid the tube in. It is so bad that in some spots you can see right through the acrylic and see the brass and marker on the tubes.
Questions is: How do you guys make it so that the acrylics show correctly when thin? Should I have used white paint or something inside the acrylic before I slid the tube in? I ask because even if I made the tubes black, i would still get the wet spot look in several areas, which to me looks really, really bad.
Please help!!