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I do not know the answer to leaving the Melamine for 28 days Lee think that will be Phils or Walters domain as you say. I did have a go at using Melamine yesterday on half a slimline pen the other half had a celtic knot which exploded on me while turning so turned the other half between centres and tried Phils method. Apart from the fact that I did not have the kind of paper Phil uses so used the rougher side of greasproof paper and was pleased with the result apart from the Melonine went on a bit lumpy due to I suspect the properties of the paper but the blank was almost as glossy as ca and at the very least can see that it is a usable alternative or choice of finish to ca. The fumes of the CA do not bother me so much as they are vented away from me by my dust collection system so will use it from time to time.

I think it is good to try other finishes and methods until you find the one that suits you. Hope to find some single ply tissue tomorrow and carry on with Phils method until I have perfected it then will post my creation on here.

<blockquote data-quote="bigbob" data-source="post: 280488" data-attributes="member: 699">I do not know the answer to leaving the Melamine for 28 days Lee think that will be Phils or Walters domain as you say. I did have a go at using Melamine yesterday on half a slimline pen the other half had a celtic knot which exploded on me while turning so turned the other half between centres and tried Phils method. Apart from the fact that I did not have the kind of paper Phil uses so used the rougher side of greasproof paper and was pleased with the result apart from the Melonine went on a bit lumpy due to I suspect the properties of the paper but the blank was almost as glossy as ca and at the very least can see that it is a usable alternative or choice of finish to ca. The fumes of the CA do not bother me so much as they are vented away from me by my dust collection system so will use it from time to time.I think it is good to try other finishes and methods until you find the one that suits you. Hope to find some single ply tissue tomorrow and carry on with Phils method until I have perfected it then will post my creation on here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bigbob, post: 280488, member: 699"] I do not know the answer to leaving the Melamine for 28 days Lee think that will be Phils or Walters domain as you say. I did have a go at using Melamine yesterday on half a slimline pen the other half had a celtic knot which exploded on me while turning so turned the other half between centres and tried Phils method. Apart from the fact that I did not have the kind of paper Phil uses so used the rougher side of greasproof paper and was pleased with the result apart from the Melonine went on a bit lumpy due to I suspect the properties of the paper but the blank was almost as glossy as ca and at the very least can see that it is a usable alternative or choice of finish to ca. The fumes of the CA do not bother me so much as they are vented away from me by my dust collection system so will use it from time to time. I think it is good to try other finishes and methods until you find the one that suits you. Hope to find some single ply tissue tomorrow and carry on with Phils method until I have perfected it then will post my creation on here. [/QUOTE]

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