I've got a problem

[laurie sullivan]

after i have turned and finished a CA finish pen, i'm finding that the ca is cracking like an old painting. what am i doing wrong? am i getting the tubed wooD to hot when i'm buffing the finish. the ca is not that old and the temp is cool. please, no more turning until i figure this out. this just started on my last 2 pens.

laurie

 

[fiferb]

Two things come to mind, are you using accelerant or are you putting it on too thick?

 

[toolcrazy]

Try polishing with a little water to keep it cool.

 

[cozee]

Was the wood dry??? I have only had this problem happen once and just recently. The wood was an Austrailian wood I had gotten off Ebay. Viscolate or something to that effect. Pen looked great when finished but after a few days things when wacky. The cracking was the wood itself. Suspect it was wet and I didn't let it dry prior to turning. I use thick CA and usually 3 thick coats, sometimes 4, and all are set with pump accelerator with no problems.

 

[Mudder]

I would tend to agree with Greg, It's only happened to me with wood that was not dry.