tomwojeck
Member
All,
Maybe I'm just stupid, but lately I've been having a ton of problems completing the finishing of my pen. I'm making it out of Bolivian Rosewood, using CA/BLO to finish.
After I turn it and sand it smooth, I seal it with some CA and sand all the way up the MM grits. So far, so good.
The problem comes when I try to finish it with the CA/BLO. I get the finish on, but when it comes time to polish, I always seem to put scratches in it that I can't get out. I start with the 1500 MM to smooth and flatten the CA, and work up from there.
I've tried everything I can think of :
1. Sanding with the lathe at turning speed.
2. Sanding with it all the way down.
3. Sanding with a medium speed.
Any input that you have is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom
Maybe I'm just stupid, but lately I've been having a ton of problems completing the finishing of my pen. I'm making it out of Bolivian Rosewood, using CA/BLO to finish.
After I turn it and sand it smooth, I seal it with some CA and sand all the way up the MM grits. So far, so good.
The problem comes when I try to finish it with the CA/BLO. I get the finish on, but when it comes time to polish, I always seem to put scratches in it that I can't get out. I start with the 1500 MM to smooth and flatten the CA, and work up from there.
I've tried everything I can think of :
1. Sanding with the lathe at turning speed.
2. Sanding with it all the way down.
3. Sanding with a medium speed.
Any input that you have is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom