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18th February 2012, 09:49 AM #1Senior Member
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I have attempted to turn a violin kit but a small piece of inlay came away and never to be found. I followed the instructions by flooding the assembled kit with CA and allowing to dry before turning. I noticed that the wood is very soft and appears to have a lot of voids when turned down to size. The photos that have been posted on the forum look very nice but I am a little disappointed with my effort. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Appreciate any tips and tricks that may assist me with my next venture.
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18th February 2012, 10:26 AM #2
Make a few cuts, then flood it again with thin CA, the capillary action should draw the glue into the joint, but sometimes it fails to get it all.
The wood is birch, dyed and yes, it can be soft.
Most inlay kits I have done recommend sanding to shape because of the potential of tear out and the voids you mentioned.
Once I have all the parts of the inlays in place, I sneak the tube out, and over coat it with thick CA, insert with a twist to coat the inside of the blank, then flood the blank with thin CA.
Messy, but it fills any gaps on the inside of the blank.
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18th February 2012, 12:32 PM #3
Hey Daryl,
I have done quite a few of these kits now and you need to have super sharp tools, Skew for final cuts, and very careful.
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18th February 2012, 01:23 PM #4043TURNING
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Hi Daryl,
If you send me your address I can help you out with that missing bit
Mark
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18th February 2012, 05:14 PM #5
I put them together holding them with the rubber bands on the tube. I then remove the tube and drop them into a small bottle (plastic medicine bottles work well) with thin CA for a minute or two. The bottle is filled with thin CA to just over half the length of the tube. Pull the kit out (lay down on baking paper), leave for 0.5hr (NO accelerator), then drop in the blank the other way round to do the other half.
This way the joints are all filled and the wood effectively stabilised from the soaking. I use a disc sander to remove any protrusions, then turn with light cuts and sharp chisels, and have never had a problem.
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18th February 2012, 08:12 PM #6Old Fart (my step daughters named me)
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I have a kit to do. Thanks for the tips. My intension was to only sand, no tools. Hope all works out.
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18th February 2012, 08:38 PM #7Senior Member
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Many thanks to the forum members who have responded to my request for advice. It is very much appreciated. My confidence in turning these kits has just moved up a gear.Regards
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18th February 2012, 11:57 PM #8043TURNING
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Cookie.. Remember sanding generates a lot of heat and superglue doesn't like heat it tends to come unstuck
If you have soaked the blank in CA glue as previously suggested then wet sand it, using a spray bottle with a good table spoon of dishwashing liquid inside.. The water cools the blank and the soap solution stops the paper from clogging
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21st February 2012, 12:39 AM #9Old Fart (my step daughters named me)
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salty72.
Thanks for the tip. Maybe using wet and dry paper might work. Do not like the idea of putting tools near that sort of thing. Rekon it would be prone to blowing apart.
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