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CA glue build up

Grump

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You all have your own ways and what suits one won't work for another.
I refuse to be led by the the so called experts, with their sales pitch demos and pay out fortunes for the same thing in a different bottle.
Any cutting compound works with varying degrees of cut, look and feel the grit size before applying.
Tony has the right idea in my opinion, if you don't put it on you don't need to cut it back, simples init?
get the thing smooth to start with then it needs minimal shining.
 
Les ELm

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For finishing with CA without bushings, I apply paste wax to the dead center and live center, apply with blue shop towel at 2000 RPM, buff with extra fine steel wool between coats and polish with Hut Ultra Gloss. I never use sand paper or Micro mesh.

Les
 
silver

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This thread has become the usual animal of how you apply CA, but there is a different way as there is pen turners in the world that can tell you there way.

What I will say, if you get it right and you are happy with the results then you have your own way of doing CA. Simples, init. .

But can I say the only way to put CA on is my way and everyone should put it on my way.. or its the highway for you lot. Are you listening to what I am saying. do it my way.. now. .

Get my idea. Eh.. init..

Like your first pen by the way..:thumbs:
 
Grump

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silver said:
This thread has become the usual animal of how you apply CA, but there is a different way as there is pen turners in the world that can tell you there way.

What I will say, if you get it right and you are happy with the results then you have your own way of doing CA. Simples, init. .

But can I say the only way to put CA on is my way and everyone should put it on my way.. or its the highway for you lot. Are you listening to what I am saying. do it my way.. now. .

Get my idea. Eh.. init..

Like your first pen by the way..:thumbs:
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You tell em Eamonn init?
 
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thanks everyone for your input , i have spent all day messing around trying out different methods , i have now attained what i was trying to do , and as you all say everyone has their own method and i think i've found mine .....which is

sand blank from 400 to 4000 grit , apply three coats of ca , rub down with 12000 micromesh , then a final spray coat of laquer , the finish is like a mirror
 
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i run lathe as fast as i can but not to get a faceful of CA
i start with blo as it seems to lubricate and "pop" the grain

Steve
 
Walter

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TK woodman said:
stop watching Americans on you tube - you are just making work for yourself
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Agree

TK woodman said:
If you apply CA with the lathe running you WILL create ridges and i dont care what people say on here most of them will be cutting back with sand paper to get a smooth finish and is the reason they put multiple lays on.
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Agree

Grump said:
You all have your own ways and what suits one won't work for another.
I refuse to be led by the the so called experts, with their sales pitch demos and pay out fortunes for the same thing in a different bottle.
Any cutting compound works with varying degrees of cut, look and feel the grit size before applying.
Tony has the right idea in my opinion, if you don't put it on you don't need to cut it back, simples init?
get the thing smooth to start with then it needs minimal shining.
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Agree strongly

silver said:
This thread has become the usual animal of how you apply CA, but there is a different way as there is pen turners in the world that can tell you there way.

What I will say, if you get it right and you are happy with the results then you have your own way of doing CA. Simples, init. .

But can I say the only way to put CA on is my way and everyone should put it on my way.. or its the highway for you lot. Are you listening to what I am saying. do it my way.. now. .

Get my idea. Eh.. init..

Like your first pen by the way..:thumbs:
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Agree very strongly.
 
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musomaniac said:
thanks everyone for your input , i have spent all day messing around trying out different methods , i have now attained what i was trying to do , and as you all say everyone has their own method and i think i've found mine .....which is

sand blank from 400 to 4000 grit , apply three coats of ca , rub down with 12000 micromesh , then a final spray coat of laquer , the finish is like a mirror
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John,

Just wanted to make sure that you appreciate that the grit calibration scale for sandpaper/wet and dry, is a different scale to the micromesh. If you sand to 4000 then go back to whatever grit on the micromesh, you might be undoing the good that you have already created. Here is a conversion chart. Note that the American system is different to the European grading system for paper as well!

Micro-Mesh® Grit Size Conversion Chart
 
Penpal

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Two gurus on finishing are in my estimation superb finishers stop at 400 grit they are Timberbits and Les in Canada they save a fortune in time and the manufacturers dream a cupboard full of special grades and stuff. The guy in Australia that made so many thousands and thousands sold through a very upmarket place where finish standards were supreme had simple methods with few products.

Peter.:fingers:
 
wm460

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Neil said:
John,

Just wanted to make sure that you appreciate that the grit calibration scale for sandpaper/wet and dry, is a different scale to the micromesh. If you sand to 4000 then go back to whatever grit on the micromesh, you might be undoing the good that you have already created. Here is a conversion chart. Note that the American system is different to the European grading system for paper as well!

Micro-Mesh® Grit Size Conversion Chart
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Interesting Chart Neil.:thumbs:
 
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walter i've just been watching the youtube link you have on your website , showing some guy applying ca/blo , how does the towel not stick to the blank as he rubs it back and forward ??
 
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