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Alzey

Alzey

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Turned my first Acrylic pen today and I learned a few thing. I now know how they make Easter Grass :biggrin: and I now know that the fillings in my teeth are acrylic:frown:. WOW does this stuff stink!!!! I had to run the fan in the shop just so i could breath and it was in the 50s today:befuddled:.

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Alzey said:
ed4copies said:
Looks like you got a great shine on it!!

Nice job!
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Thanks..Sandpaper 400 then 600, MM to 12000, Tripoly and white diamond buffing wheels, and finished out with Renaissance Wax.
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The result is superb, but you probably could eliminate either the MM or the Tripoli, they accomplish the same thing.

The tripoli is MUCH faster. I learned this late in my selling career---but you get lots more pens finished when you sand 400-600 then tripoli, then white diamond.

Just a FWIW---your way will CERTAINLY work, too!!:biggrin::biggrin:
 
Ill try that on the next pen. I just got the buffing wheels yesterday so I haven't had much time to experiment. They are 3 inch wheel that i load in my drill. I use while the lathe in running. Seems to work well for me.
 
I ditched the Tripoli and use just Micromesh, followed by Simoniz Vista liquid car wax at the end. It makes for AMAZING finishes. Ya got a great pen there, and welcome to the world of plastics.
 
Alzey said:
Ill try that on the next pen. I just got the buffing wheels yesterday so I haven't had much time to experiment. They are 3 inch wheel that i load in my drill. I use while the lathe in running. Seems to work well for me.
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That can work--steady hand required!!:biggrin::biggrin:
 
Very nice job Alzey. I remember turning my first acrylic... About 10 months ago :). You will get use to the smell. I just turned one made of Alumilite (? I think that is what it's called.). The threads that spin of are like leeches! They stick like CA glue. I like PR better.
 
Tip of the day:

You can remove the "threads" with a grill brush while the lathe is running, takes a few seconds.

No, you will not scratch up your blank. Yes, I have proven this to those who disbelieve.
 
Very nice work. I use MM through the numbers and then use a high-end automobile polish. I have tried several, all with good results, at least with the better products. A little renissance wax to finish it off. The smell, well, you just get used to it...

Kevin
Alabama
http://www.mazurkapens.com
 
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