Trying Horse hair and Loofa/ Problems!!

[daveeisler]

Help guys, I am still having a problem with casting things like Loofa or steel wool and horse. it seems that anything not flat, pokes thru when I get down to final sanding. I try to keep the material as close to the tube as possible, I don't want my pens to be super fat. How do you do it , I thought it may require to bring the pen to final thickness and re-cast it. I also tried medim CA and sanding, that was a bad idea. thanks Dave

 

[rdunn12]

I just posted a loofa in soyp that I cast in pr.I did'nt have any problems.Casted,turned,sanded and polished.No loofa sticking through and you cannot feel it either.Is the loofa you are casting the really tightly woven part or the looser part?Ronald.

 

[daveeisler]

Ron, yes it is just a little loose , kind of wiry, not the tight kind and I would love to see your post and hear some technique, can you tell me where it is. thanks Dave

 

[Blind_Squirrel]

How are you casting the loofa? Are you using pressure to fill the voids?