Chris Inch
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- Ottawa, ON, Canada
I'm quite frustrated right now. I was commissioned by a friend to make an ebony fountain pen with sterling silver hardware. Everything was going fine, and the finish looked outstanding. I had done 12 coats of CA and sanded with micromesh to 12,000.
When I assembled the kit, and pressed in one of the pieces, the CA finish "bubbled" up and separated from the wood.
See attached full size and close up photo.
Now that the pen is assembled, I don't think there's anything I can do to fix this pen, but I don't feel right selling him the pen either. Has anyone else had this happen? Is there anything I can do to prevent it from happening in the future?
Here's some info:
Wood is ebony
Sanded first to 400 grit
Applied 12 coats of CA glue with CA accelerator after each coat
Let dry completely for 2 hours
Wet-sanded with micromesh to 12,000 grit
When I'm done, I separate the blank from bushings with a utility knife, and trim and extra CA that it sticking out beyond the end of the blank.
Press fit the kit.
When I assembled the kit, and pressed in one of the pieces, the CA finish "bubbled" up and separated from the wood.
See attached full size and close up photo.
Now that the pen is assembled, I don't think there's anything I can do to fix this pen, but I don't feel right selling him the pen either. Has anyone else had this happen? Is there anything I can do to prevent it from happening in the future?
Here's some info:
Wood is ebony
Sanded first to 400 grit
Applied 12 coats of CA glue with CA accelerator after each coat
Let dry completely for 2 hours
Wet-sanded with micromesh to 12,000 grit
When I'm done, I separate the blank from bushings with a utility knife, and trim and extra CA that it sticking out beyond the end of the blank.
Press fit the kit.