Thread: Closed End addiction

Very nice.

Nice job Scott. I've yet to try a closed end pen. I kinda think they look un-finished for some reason. Prolly just me though haha.

Hey Scott nicely done mate love the colour in that blank and the shape looks good well done Ian

Again another nice job. The downfall of closed end pens is that they are nonpostable if you are into that. I do have to try out a few ideas myself. Thanks for showing.

Beautifully turned Scott. May I suggest a better shine might be achieved with the full range of MM to 12000 andthen a bit of very high quality car polish.

Greg

Originally Posted by plantagenon

Beautifully turned Scott. May I suggest a better shine might be achieved with the full range of MM to 12000 andthen a bit of very high quality car polish.

Greg

The shine is there...it's just not in the light-tent.


If we ever get to see the sun(been cloudy or raining for the last week), I'll drag one outside and snap a sunshine photo for ya'll!

With the cost of the MicroMesh, and the amount of time it holds up compared to the sandpaper sheets I just have laying around. Don't get me wrong, if I ever need to do some more black-only acrylic, I'll need the MM pads...but I'm too cheap at this point to throw good cha-ching down the rabbithole.




Scott B

[QUOTE=SDB777;1431940]The shine is there...it's just not in the light-tent.


If we ever get to see the sun(been cloudy or raining for the last week), I'll drag one outside and snap a sunshine photo for ya'll!

With the cost of the MicroMesh, and the amount of time it holds up compared to the sandpaper sheets I just have laying around. Don't get me wrong, if I ever need to do some more black-only acrylic, I'll need the MM pads...but I'm too cheap at this point to throw good cha-ching down the rabbithole.


Hi Scott. I have done about 110 pens with just one set of Micro Mash pads, BUT I always wet sand all pens. Maybe that is why I get a great run out of them. I've just recently opened a new packet.

Pariss,

Definitely a wet sander with those pads...but I learned the hard way, that you shouldn't forget the pads are in the bucket of water. Left them in there for two, almost three days and the sanding part of the pad was coming off the backing.




Thanks for the kind words!




Scott B

If you use a squirt bottle ( your wife usually throws them out a used stain remover bottle ) you will find it is not as messy . Like when you dunk them in water and drip water all over your lathe .