What is the best way to turn aquapearl pens? Anyone have any tricks are secrets. We are having alot of trouble with chatter marks and breakage. Look forward to hearing from this topic.
Good sharp roughing gouge is what the instructions that came with my blanks said to use. It worked pretty well for me. if you still have chatter marks, try wet sanding with your favorite grit abrasive gouge and water.
Sharp tools help a lot. Did I mention sharp tools??
Another trick is to coarsely round over the blank at a disc sander prior to turning. I use normally a sharp gouge first and then a sharp skew. Sand well,wet sand, wet micro mesh and then use a polishing compound like the Novus.