qquake
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This is a Snowflake blank from Berea. The first one blew up on me, not sure why. I was using a carbide chisel, and wasn't being aggressive for a change. It looks like I had pretty good epoxy coverage in it. But kablooie happens, so I turned it off the tube and started over with the second of two red blanks I had. I used 30 minute epoxy on the second blank, because it's stronger than 5 minute. You can see in the first photos, that the brass tube was relatively centered in the blank. I let it set overnight, and this morning I see this. The tube somehow moved, and is no longer centered. The only thing I can think is that the epoxy expanded or contracted and caused the tube to "creep" towards one end. It was in my house, which was in the mid 60's overnight.
I'll go ahead and turn it, and see what happens. If anything, the three snowflakes won't be centered from front to back. I'm anxious to see how it looks.
I'll go ahead and turn it, and see what happens. If anything, the three snowflakes won't be centered from front to back. I'm anxious to see how it looks.