Question about using CA to fill in gaps

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navycop

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I was turning a resin piece today. I got a little agressive with the gouge. I know I can put some CA on it and sprinkle some of the shavings on it. My question is: Should I try to get the shavings as close to the original as possible or leave it in a pile and sand it later?
 
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Mike when I have a hole I make the pile of fine sandings so it is a little higher then the edges of the hole I find when I add the CA the pile shrinks as it cures. Then sand or continue turning. William
PS How is your daughter doing?
 
Mike, there are a lot of people here much more knowledgeable than me, but I will take a stab at this, given that it has happened to me more than once.

If I am understanding your question correctly, it seems you are concerned with filling the gap to the same diameter as the blank. I wouldn't worry about that, it is not going to be perfect and you're going to have to turn and/or sand once the gap is filled.

A few times I was able to save the piece that chipped out and just glue it back in place and continue. If I don't have the original piece, I put some shavings in the gap, but I don't try to fill the gap on the first pass. Then I drizzle in a little thin CA, hit with the accelerator and repeat. So in other words, I fill the gap a little at a time. I do this to try to minimize any voids that might form from filling the gap all at once. When the gap is filled, there will generally be a small mound of CA and shavings that needs to be cleaned up. I don't have a problem with that because it gives a little material to work with.

Once the gap is filled I clean it up with a skew or scraper. You can use sandpaper, but if you are close to the final dimension you risk taking off too much material in the undamaged areas as you squeeze the sand paper around the blank, and this will be particularly noticeable if the chip came out at one of the ends.

Kind of a long-winded answer. Let me know if I my answer is out in left field.

If this didn't answer your question, maybe post a picture so we can actually see what you are up against.

Chris
 
Mike when I have a hole I make the pile of fine sandings so it is a little higher then the edges of the hole I find when I add the CA the pile shrinks as it cures. Then sand or continue turning. William
PS How is your daughter doing?

That's what I thought. Leave a small mound and sand it down later.
My daughter is fine... She went for a job interview yesterday-will know results Thurs...Thanks.
CKormann-your answer is right on also. It's not really a gap per said. It is more like I took off too much resin. The blank underneath was uncovered (if that makes sense).
 
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:confused::confused: Mike; I may be doing something wrong here, but every time I try to fill plastic, it seems that it is not a perfect color match. When I turn any plastic or Truestone it seems that the heat created in the process turns the shavings a little whiter, and changes the texture a little. I wonder if anybody out there has tried to desolve the shavings in something before apply it to the blank ?? Other then that I use the same process disscribed above. Jim S
 
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Not sure about the gap without a photo but depending on what and where, color etc, you could fill with a contrasting material for a design element. You could use almost anything. Brass key machine shavings, bird shot, kitchen spices, what ever you find that doesn't have moisture in it. I guess that leaves out cheese!
 
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