I hate when this happens

[qquake2k]

I was doing so well turning Rhino blanks... Got the lower body of this one turned and polished. Then as I was turning the upper body, this happened. I was so close, too. I hoped it would wet sand out, but it was too deep. I decided to try to fix it with thick CA. Don't know if it will work, but I'll find out tomorrow.

 

[brody2123]

Think we've all been there Jim. I'd rather a blank just explode shortly after starting to turn than chip out so close to finishing. Shame as it's a great looking blank. Hope the ca works

 

[Penpal]

CA should do the trick good luck.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

That makes you say "Good Golly Gosh" or some thing similar.

 

[21William]

What turning tool were you using at the time, I'm guessing a skew but something else maybe?

 

[qquake2k]

That makes you say "Good Golly Gosh" or some thing similar.

Actually, I said "gosh darn it".

 

[qquake2k]

What turning tool were you using at the time, I'm guessing a skew but something else maybe?

No, it was a 3/4" forged spindle gouge.

 

[Les ELm]

Nice save.
The dipping method using Med CA works great for me.

Les

 

[silver]

Good save, and can happen.

I did quite a bit of work on PR and acrylic blanks a number of years ago. (As in 300 in 5 weeks.)

Since then I don't have that problem now as I soon found out it was down to the tool not being sharp enough.

 

[Penpal]

I have found the Carbide tool to be a winner in the last couple of days at the first sign toward the finished size of minor chipping I go paper worked for me.

Peter.

 

[chas_41_uk]

That was a sham Jim. I hope the CA works

 

[qquake2k]

I trimmed it, then carefully turned the hardened CA off of it.

 

[qquake2k]

Then polished it with my usual regimen. Wet sand with 320 and 400 grit, wet MicroMesh, them PlastX plastic polish. And I'll be damned. It worked!

 

[Bill Mooney]

That turned into a good save Jim. CA works for me when this happens.

 

[Pierre]

I can see what happened and at the moment I am oscillating between a negative rake scraper and my http://www.workshopheaven.com/tools/Ashley_Iles_Martin_Pidgen_All_Rounder.html . Essentially I have reshaped the latter to have long sides and so it rolls and slices quite nicely because as with cabinet making all depends on the angle of attack of the slicing edge; thus it behaves like a spindle gouge but at the important point rolls into 'like a skew'. Moreover, when I am turning bowls it can become a bowl gouge (it has a 45 degree bevel which I can double at will).

PG

 

[jim0505]

Hi,
The pen looks great, good match of colours and brilliantly saved. What pen model is that, has a nice shape to it's and a balanced look, the top section merges smoothly into the barrel.
Regards

 

[turnaround360]

It looks like there was airbubbles in the blank .

 

[qquake2k]

Hi,
The pen looks great, good match of colours and brilliantly saved. What pen model is that, has a nice shape to it's and a balanced look, the top section merges smoothly into the barrel.
Regards

It's called the Graduate, from PSI.

https://www.pennstateind.com/store/PKGRADGM.html

 

[qquake2k]

It looks like there was airbubbles in the blank .

I don't see any air bubbles in it.

 

[Penpal]

I can see what happened and at the moment I am oscillating between a negative rake scraper and my http://www.workshopheaven.com/tools/Ashley_Iles_Martin_Pidgen_All_Rounder.html . Essentially I have reshaped the latter to have long sides and so it rolls and slices quite nicely because as with cabinet making all depends on the angle of attack of the slicing edge; thus it behaves like a spindle gouge but at the important point rolls into 'like a skew'. Moreover, when I am turning bowls it can become a bowl gouge (it has a 45 degree bevel which I can double at will).

PG

Lofty price for the Pidgen tool mate it is hard to see the grind from the small pic could you give us a close up of the business end mate sounds very interesting to me.

Thanks Peter.