trsmth
Member
Ive been struggling with the CA finish for the past few months. I started using this finish shortly after I started turning in February. When I first started using it, my pens were turning out fantastic. then they started tuning out progressively worse. I tried everything. New mandrels. dead center, CA brands, BLO/no BLO, micromesh, wet/dry, I mean everything. 2 weeks ago I bought a new lathe due to the speed control going out on the old one. Guess what? I guess maybe the bearings might have been going also? There was a little vibration but not much. Didn't seem like much play but, maybe just enough. I just kept sanding through the finish on one side. Sorry this is so long but this might help some of you that are having some of the same issues. I was using a cheap shop fox lathe that was about $120 or so. Just my .02 worth.
