crashgtr
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Hi Everyone!
I recently started back trying to run pens. I have a pile of PSI kits with tubes drilled, squared and ready for turning.
I started turning a pen with the rockler carbide pen tools. I am starting to get the hang of using these but I wanted to get your opinions on a couple things that went wrong.
1- I was turning and ht to fill some voids with CA glue before final finishing, That took a little while but the voids got fixed.
2- after I fixed the voids and turned down to the approx bushing sizes,sanded then started to apply the CA glue several coats.
It did not go on smoothly so I had to sand. then snaded through the finish 4 times.
The last time I applied a lot more CA in hopes not to sand all the way through it. I used my fingers while the blank was spinning to check for smoothness.
3- It seemed smooth until after I took it off the lathe and started putting the pieces together, then I noticed some faint grooves almost in a small diagonal pattern. Not sure how to get such a patterm- any suggestions on how to avoid?
4- I used the chamfer then inserted the nib using the bench vise but instead of the nib seating nicely I noticed the pen tube starting sticking out of the back of the pen's lower half. I am guessing this is a glue failure but how could I avoid this? I have a bout 30 pen blanks cut and glued with CA from 2004-2006 that I need to turn.
any suggestions on CA finish, sanding, pen assembly is appreciated. I think I have watched all the youtube penmaking videos at least once.
I recently started back trying to run pens. I have a pile of PSI kits with tubes drilled, squared and ready for turning.
I started turning a pen with the rockler carbide pen tools. I am starting to get the hang of using these but I wanted to get your opinions on a couple things that went wrong.
1- I was turning and ht to fill some voids with CA glue before final finishing, That took a little while but the voids got fixed.
2- after I fixed the voids and turned down to the approx bushing sizes,sanded then started to apply the CA glue several coats.
It did not go on smoothly so I had to sand. then snaded through the finish 4 times.
The last time I applied a lot more CA in hopes not to sand all the way through it. I used my fingers while the blank was spinning to check for smoothness.
3- It seemed smooth until after I took it off the lathe and started putting the pieces together, then I noticed some faint grooves almost in a small diagonal pattern. Not sure how to get such a patterm- any suggestions on how to avoid?
4- I used the chamfer then inserted the nib using the bench vise but instead of the nib seating nicely I noticed the pen tube starting sticking out of the back of the pen's lower half. I am guessing this is a glue failure but how could I avoid this? I have a bout 30 pen blanks cut and glued with CA from 2004-2006 that I need to turn.
any suggestions on CA finish, sanding, pen assembly is appreciated. I think I have watched all the youtube penmaking videos at least once.