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Chrisjan

Chrisjan

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Hello everybody

I live in Pretoria in South Africa and although I grew up with wood and carpentry, I only recently acquired a lathe and had some time on hands...

So I discovered a starter pen kit and the rest is history... Did a couple in hard African hardwoods just finishing with beeswax. Then got my hands on acrylics and did a couple of those... and then discovered the ca finish!

Now my pen-making moments are marked by bad language, burning fingers, ca in the eyes and the disgrace when after a day or two I see the barrels turning dull and realize that I've sanded through into the wood.

I am searching high and low for some aerosol ca accelerator - not a common product on the South African market I'm afraid...
 
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gimpy

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HUMmmmmmm, black afirican wood............:coffee:

Oh, sorry, good day sir, I was just day dreaming about harwoods from africa

Welcome to the site,

gimpy
 
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Chrisjan said:
Hello everybody

I live in Pretoria in South Africa and although I grew up with wood and carpentry, I only recently acquired a lathe and had some time on hands...

So I discovered a starter pen kit and the rest is history... Did a couple in hard African hardwoods just finishing with beeswax. Then got my hands on acrylics and did a couple of those... and then discovered the ca finish!

Now my pen-making moments are marked by bad language, burning fingers, ca in the eyes and the disgrace when after a day or two I see the barrels turning dull and realize that I've sanded through into the wood.

I am searching high and low for some aerosol ca accelerator - not a common product on the South African market I'm afraid...
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There is a company in Silverton that sell Ca & accelerator
 
Chrisjan

Chrisjan

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Thank you everybody - makes me feel right at home... and the CA accelerator problem went away... Mike told me in a pm about the stuff that ladies use when doing nails... so I phoned a friend who has a parlour... she directed me to Planet Nails and guess what - there's one across the street from me... bugger! Was I happy? A supplier literally on my doorstep and good quality too - Thanks Mike, I owe you big for that tip!!!
 
John Doyle

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CA Accellerator

Chrisjan said:
Hello everybody

I live in Pretoria in South Africa and although I grew up with wood and carpentry, I only recently acquired a lathe and had some time on hands...

So I discovered a starter pen kit and the rest is history... Did a couple in hard African hardwoods just finishing with beeswax. Then got my hands on acrylics and did a couple of those... and then discovered the ca finish!

Now my pen-making moments are marked by bad language, burning fingers, ca in the eyes and the disgrace when after a day or two I see the barrels turning dull and realize that I've sanded through into the wood.

I am searching high and low for some aerosol ca accelerator - not a common product on the South African market I'm afraid...
Click to expand...

Try Starbond Email cph@starbond or CPH International, Starbond works great for me. Cheers. John Doyle Australia
 
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