Stevej72
Member
I finally finished the pen that I ruined several of my tools on. I told about that in the following thread: http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21926
I bought some black sand at Michael's and cast it in PR. It turned out that it is more abrasive than my grinding wheel. After a short time on the lathe the tip of my gouge was flat. I decided to run the lathe at about 500 rpm. Then I took my belt Sander with 80 grit sandpaper, and ran it until I was as close to the bushings as I dared. I finished shaping it with my skew, the tip of which was .040 when I finished.
After all that work it didn't turn out too bad, I don't think. I was hoping it would turn out completely black, but I guess when you cut into a piece of sand it isn't black inside.
I bought some black sand at Michael's and cast it in PR. It turned out that it is more abrasive than my grinding wheel. After a short time on the lathe the tip of my gouge was flat. I decided to run the lathe at about 500 rpm. Then I took my belt Sander with 80 grit sandpaper, and ran it until I was as close to the bushings as I dared. I finished shaping it with my skew, the tip of which was .040 when I finished.
After all that work it didn't turn out too bad, I don't think. I was hoping it would turn out completely black, but I guess when you cut into a piece of sand it isn't black inside.