sbarton22
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I'm having a hell of a time getting consistent results with acrylic, resin, acrylister, etc blanks.
First, I cannot drill a sleek clean hole to save my life. I think part of the problem is my pen press has a little give and that is where the trouble starts. I'm going to try PSI's blank chuck. I figure I have more control and speed manipulation on the lathe, so I'm going to give that a try.
So, I think I'll have that solved.
The next thing I can't figure out is how to paint the tube and the blanks. I have had minimal luck reverse painting with a pipe cleaner. I really don't know a good way to paint the tubes without streaking.
So, does anyone have any tips and tricks to help me along? Really, any advice at all would be greatly appreciated.
First, I cannot drill a sleek clean hole to save my life. I think part of the problem is my pen press has a little give and that is where the trouble starts. I'm going to try PSI's blank chuck. I figure I have more control and speed manipulation on the lathe, so I'm going to give that a try.
So, I think I'll have that solved.
The next thing I can't figure out is how to paint the tube and the blanks. I have had minimal luck reverse painting with a pipe cleaner. I really don't know a good way to paint the tubes without streaking.
So, does anyone have any tips and tricks to help me along? Really, any advice at all would be greatly appreciated.
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