So two questions here:
1. I've already had some bad luck with getting tubes glued into my blanks - I had one that the blank was too tight for the tube - i put some CA on the tube and got it about halfway in and it was locked into place. I had another that had a little empty space (trying to glue with CA) between the blank and the tube, and it flexed and chipped out. I went down to lowes and got some of the expanding Gorilla Glue, and that seems to work pretty well...takes longer to dry and gives me time to get the tube in the way i want it. I'm interested to hear - what type of glue is everyone using and why do you prefer it?
When applying a coat of CA for finishing - what do you use to apply it. A paper towel seems to absorb more glue than i get on the pen and gets the coat to thin and i end up sanding through (getting dull spots) and applying more CA. I also tried the plastic baggie over my finger, that seems to put a thicker coat on but comes out way more uneven. Either way, I end up applying CA and sanding down twice...and that kind of sucks. Any tips for me here? what do you use to apply CA, and how many coats do you apply with it?
Thanks,
Jeff
1. I've already had some bad luck with getting tubes glued into my blanks - I had one that the blank was too tight for the tube - i put some CA on the tube and got it about halfway in and it was locked into place. I had another that had a little empty space (trying to glue with CA) between the blank and the tube, and it flexed and chipped out. I went down to lowes and got some of the expanding Gorilla Glue, and that seems to work pretty well...takes longer to dry and gives me time to get the tube in the way i want it. I'm interested to hear - what type of glue is everyone using and why do you prefer it?
When applying a coat of CA for finishing - what do you use to apply it. A paper towel seems to absorb more glue than i get on the pen and gets the coat to thin and i end up sanding through (getting dull spots) and applying more CA. I also tried the plastic baggie over my finger, that seems to put a thicker coat on but comes out way more uneven. Either way, I end up applying CA and sanding down twice...and that kind of sucks. Any tips for me here? what do you use to apply CA, and how many coats do you apply with it?
Thanks,
Jeff