WC is where I get mine when in a rush. Like the clear slow. Living in FL the 12 min work time is reduce a bit due to warmer temp. I'm also let it in the pressure pot overnight. Turn them after 3 days. Good results so far.
I love the Alumilite slow for pen making. I usually leave it in the pressure pot over night because why not? Also I give the blanks a few days to fully cure before turning. Again, why not? Great instructional video. Thanks.
mvecellio1 love your way of approaching it! We’d love to see what you make. Send it our way on any of our social channels. We love seeing what people come up with.
What kind of rag do you use there when you are polishing it up on the lathe toward the end of the video? And if there are any more steps what are the final steps just to like polishing the blank to finish product
Hey there Zack, we're not sure which rag is used at the end of the video since our maker isn't here at the moment, but we have a more recent video on Beginning Turning Projects where we go over the polishing process - basically we start at a low grit and slowly work our way up through them, switching to wet sanding part of the way through! Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-thJcl-ME32Y.html
I never thought of just pouring resin into the bottom of the pot to get a flat base. Good idea! I just started using slow clear and its great to work with.
It's not for the faint of heart! We wanted to do something different. You need to let the pen fully cure before you turn it and make sure you use a very sharp cutting tip. If you put too much shell in the blank it can break.
Nice but I would really like to know how you got that blue blank with shells to magically change to an orange one without shells. LOL I am guessing the guy at Woodcraft wouldn't let you use his carbides on those shells.
Richard Sell haha! We did a little turning with it but it was not fully cured and we were burning through his carbides. So we just did a simple one to assemble it. Your intuition was right!
Good question!! You always want to wear a mask when you're doing any sort of turning or sanding! You definitely don't want to be breathing any particulates in!!
jr elf yes! For best cure and durability it is best to wait. If you’re impatient and want to get going you can turn pretty fast though. It just depends on what you’re after.
