Thread: Air Bubbles in Acrylic Pen Blanks

If you bought the acrylics I would send them back. To my opinion there should not be any air bubbles in bought acrylics.
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Thanks for that cookie.

If you keep them a small amount of thin ca should be fine for repairs ,just let it dry normally as any spray may make them turn white and spoil the effect worse than the original problem . Good luck with them ,it is the bane of all casteres to get air bubbles in work pieces depending on where they are ,or if they can be filled, is up to the individual
John

It happens sometimes, you get a blank like that, as John (gawdelpus) said, a thin coat of CA should do the trick. Good luck with it. All part of pen making frustration.

Thanks gawdelpus & munruben, That did the trick. Looks fantastic. Love this forum and reading hints from experienced people. Happy turning.

are they acrylic or poly resin?

I would probably contact your supplier to find out if there is a problem with the batch or somthing similar. It is always good to at least let your supplier know there is a problem so they can check it out. I must admit though with all the blanks I have sold or turned I have only ever had a couple that had air bubbles in them which is not a bad effort. Except of course the ones I have made myself unfortunatley there have been too many of them

Cheers Ian