Acrylic cigar...

[Marc Phillips]

... dressed in copper

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Used my new Jet wet grinder for the first time...

Sharpened my round scraper... been wanting to do this since I read (a looooong time ago) from someone here who said he used a scraper for acrylics... never had any real success with it, so wanted to try it with a real sharp scraper...

The verdict? .... really seemed to make a big difference... the cut was easier to control, went a lot faster, and there was literally no pitting or chipping that I have experienced before.. Only one pen, but it was a great start!

 

[Aderhammer]

I've been using a scraper since my first acrylic and I just can't see how there could be a better way.

 

[DozerMite]

very nice.

 

[R2]

OOOh! Very nice sir.[][][^]

 

[fernhills]

Again very nice

 

[Ligget]

Lovely pen, I use a roughing gouge until the acrylic becomes a smooth cylinder then round nosed scraper, when I am nearing the diameter I change to a skew! []

 

[Husky]

THe acrylic and copper go very well together Marc, very nice pen![]

 

[drawknife]

Copper looks good on this pen. Is that pomegranite? Also I use a skew from start to finish.

 

[Marc Phillips]

Originally posted by drawknife
<br />s that pomegranite?

Dunno.... [] The blank said "AA-39" on it, and I don't even remember where I bought it... []

 

[Marc Phillips]

Originally posted by ligget
<br />Lovely pen, I use a roughing gouge until the acrylic becomes a smooth cylinder then round nosed scraper, when I am nearing the diameter I change to a skew! []

That is what I do also... but this time, after using the Jet wet grinder to sharpen the scraper, I was getting such a smooth cut that I never switched to a skew!

 

[rherrell]

Fine job Marc. I also find myself using my skew less and less these days. I've been using a Sorby Spindlemaster which is kind of like a scraper . I keep a diamond stone at my lathe which means no more trips to the grinder.

 

[Marc Phillips]

Originally posted by rherrell
<br />Fine job Marc. I also find myself using my skew less and less these days. I've been using a Sorby Spindlemaster which is kind of like a scraper . I keep a diamond stone at my lathe which means no more trips to the grinder.

I have a Sorby Spindlemaster, but have had no success with it all... but never tried it on a pen blank... guess I will dig it out of the tool graveyard box and dust it off.... []

 

[rherrell]

Just don't try and sharpen the curved parts. Hold it flat on a sharpening stone like the back of a plane iron. Get it nice and sharp and I think you'll like it. Anymore I find myself just using it and a 1/8 parting tool. Just 2 tools for everything. My grinder is getting lonely!

 

[louisbry]

Lovely pen and blank and I am getting all kinds of tool tips to try. To date I pretty much used a gouge and a skew for acrylics.