jimtsia
Member
Hi,
I hope someone can help me out. I am working through the learning curve on putting on a CA finish on my pens and other small projects and have a couple of questions on issues I am having.
1. I get through the finishing process and have a product that I am happy with until I try and get the blank off of the mandrel. Even though I am trying to be careful and not get the glue on the bushings I still do. When I try and remove the bushing from the blank I am chipping or lifting the glue off the blank in the process. I am very frustrated by this after all the time I have invested in the pen just to have this happen.
2. As a result of issue number one above I have several blanks that are just sitting waiting to be redone is there a better way then sanding the existing finish all the way off to correct the finish problem.
3. In the finishing process I am not using BLO is that part of this problem or does it matter.
4. I have read on various threads to "wax" the bushings. What is this what, type of wax do I use, how much of the bushing do I cover.
Thank you for any suggestions you may have on how to correct the problem. If the pens I am turning were just for me and not presents I would not be as concerned. But my deadline for getting them done is coming quickly.
Thank you,
Jim
I hope someone can help me out. I am working through the learning curve on putting on a CA finish on my pens and other small projects and have a couple of questions on issues I am having.
1. I get through the finishing process and have a product that I am happy with until I try and get the blank off of the mandrel. Even though I am trying to be careful and not get the glue on the bushings I still do. When I try and remove the bushing from the blank I am chipping or lifting the glue off the blank in the process. I am very frustrated by this after all the time I have invested in the pen just to have this happen.
2. As a result of issue number one above I have several blanks that are just sitting waiting to be redone is there a better way then sanding the existing finish all the way off to correct the finish problem.
3. In the finishing process I am not using BLO is that part of this problem or does it matter.
4. I have read on various threads to "wax" the bushings. What is this what, type of wax do I use, how much of the bushing do I cover.
Thank you for any suggestions you may have on how to correct the problem. If the pens I am turning were just for me and not presents I would not be as concerned. But my deadline for getting them done is coming quickly.
Thank you,
Jim