RDH79
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OK I just turned some ebony that i had gotten for the local Rockler store and am just not happy with the looks. This is the third pen I have tried to turn from this stuff. Its nice and smooth but it just doesnt have that WOW look to put it on a Jr Emperor Rhod/22K( $50.00 kit) So my question isnt about the blank but the brass tubes. It takes a 12.5mm and a 10.5 mm tubes. I checked the tubes in a Jr Gent and a Jr Retro and they are the same tubes but the emperor on the cap tube is maybe a 32nd longer. CSUSA lists the tubes as a different item # and .15 cents more than the Jr Gent .Seeing that its the cap tube that is the different one will they work on the Emperor? Or do i have a bunch of my tubes mixed up. Or do I need to take a break. Thanks Rich H
O yea the ebony I just cant figure out. I have never been able to get it a really deep black look. The finish is smooth but under neath its kind of dull. I am using 6 or 8 coats of CA. MM to 12000 Then Ren Wax. ????????
O yea the ebony I just cant figure out. I have never been able to get it a really deep black look. The finish is smooth but under neath its kind of dull. I am using 6 or 8 coats of CA. MM to 12000 Then Ren Wax. ????????