Repair Attempt

[Pjohnson]

I was turning a custom ribbon blank and I got a chip out down to the brass about 1/4" from the end. This tube will be the nib tube of a junior gent. The chip is not big - about the size of the tip of a worn pencil.

My attempted fix is tinted 5 min epoxy slowly blended into the hole like I was applying putty. After about 1 hour I have a small dimple.

My plan - let it sit overnight to set; put it back on the lathe and sand the remainder of the blank (i am within .5 of the finished dimension); If I still have a dimple - drop in some CA and repeat the sanding.

Any thoughts on my chances of blending in my oooops?

Pic of repair - sorry for the poor quality

 

[t001xa22]

Paul, if it helps, I have had to make several repairs to acrylics like that. I basically used the same method you did, and most of the time, it worked well. After I was able to build up a slight dimple, I did a very light shave cut with my skew held at an angle to the horizontal rotation. This seemed to give me a nicer planing action than a flat cut. When the shave felt just about flush with the surface, I proceeded with my final wet sanding. Of course, my final result was dependent on my skill with the color matching. Hope this may help.

 

[ed4copies]

If it does not work, to your satisfaction, turn off the bad spot, down to the brass, then turn off an equal amount on the other end. Insert a contrasting color "oops ring" on both ends.

 

[Pjohnson]

update:

The nib tube repaired pretty nicely. Just my luck the same thing just happend to the cap end. I used epoxy to glue the tubes. Clearly I did not spread it evenly. Now I am doing the same repair on the cap end.

If this does not work to my satisfaction - I am going with an oooops ring.