Freethinker
Member
I have ordered some of the millefiori blanks from Toni Ransfield, and before I screw them up, I was wondering...
...does anyone have any tips for me or special techniques as it applies to sanding the blanks?? How have other people here who have made pens from these blanks done it?
Do the different colors of clay ten to "smudge" into one another when sanding? Do you use a wooden paddle to back the sandpaper so as to level the blanks? Do you take any special precautions such as wiping down the blanks frequently?
I am assuming they were dry sanded. Did you wipe down between each grit with DNA? Water? Dry cloth?
Any tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
The millefiori pens I have seen pictures posted of here look fantastic, and I do not want to mess mine up by taking the wrong approach to sanding.
...does anyone have any tips for me or special techniques as it applies to sanding the blanks?? How have other people here who have made pens from these blanks done it?
Do the different colors of clay ten to "smudge" into one another when sanding? Do you use a wooden paddle to back the sandpaper so as to level the blanks? Do you take any special precautions such as wiping down the blanks frequently?
I am assuming they were dry sanded. Did you wipe down between each grit with DNA? Water? Dry cloth?
Any tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
The millefiori pens I have seen pictures posted of here look fantastic, and I do not want to mess mine up by taking the wrong approach to sanding.