Kicking it.....I have used CA for over 20 years building RC planes and thought CA finished pens.... hell I got this. WRONG WRONG WRONG In the videos you guys make it look to easy, I have yet to make a pen. I am practicing getting a even round blank, sanding, and wont call my finishing that ( ashamed more like it). I have all the correct CA, Kicker, sand papers ,micro mesh.
Today I took a nice blank I got from Alton and between centers, turned it 3/4 round pretty straight. sanded thru 600 it was smooth. One coat of thin kicked 2 coats of med kicked then I noticed it was like the CA had crater like bubbles from the kicker. trying to sand them out just made it worst got light lines on the blank and it was ugly!
Normal?
Bad CA?
Bad Kicker?
As a novice should I be finishing with just wax polishing?
Watched Watched and Watched Videos the blank is now 1/2 and I called it a night!
Sorry for a rambling post!
Lost!
Today I took a nice blank I got from Alton and between centers, turned it 3/4 round pretty straight. sanded thru 600 it was smooth. One coat of thin kicked 2 coats of med kicked then I noticed it was like the CA had crater like bubbles from the kicker. trying to sand them out just made it worst got light lines on the blank and it was ugly!
Normal?
Bad CA?
Bad Kicker?
As a novice should I be finishing with just wax polishing?
Watched Watched and Watched Videos the blank is now 1/2 and I called it a night!
Sorry for a rambling post!
Lost!
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