Thread: The Butchered Blade

Alright! That looks great! You really are good with that CA. I've found it challenging to get right. And also peening the pins just right, that's a hard one for me, you've got it down.


Edit: Is that spray on CA in the picture? I've been wondering about that stuff.. work okay?

Originally Posted by MikeT

Alright! That looks great! You really are good with that CA. I've found it challenging to get right. And also peening the pins just right, that's a hard one for me, you've got it down.


Edit: Is that spray on CA in the picture? I've been wondering about that stuff.. work okay?

No. It's a accelerator.
Apply the CA, then a quick spray,and its cured.
Note: give it a few,just to make sure. (Gets a little warm)
Dont want to rush the next coat, till it cools so it doesn't prematurely sets off the next.
No wiping or sanding just put
another coat on.
I like two coats of thin, then four to five coats medium.
Make sure their not too thick.
BAD THINGS HAPPEN, if their too thick.

Wow, accelerator? Never knew. Where do I get it? That sure would speed things up!
I did 2 - 3 coats thin depending the wood, and 6 - 7 coats medium. But accelerator would have helped. The off gassing of covered up coats caused some issues. Also sanding it between coats was a hard lesson on what not to do.

Mine came as a kit.
You get , 1 oz bottle of thin, a bigger bottle of medium, the accelerator, a bottle of satin polish and bottle of gloss polish.

Lee Valley up here supplies all the CA variations and accelerators. Not sure States side. Any wood craft store should have it, and some of the box stores may.
I never use it on small items such as scales or pens though. They seem to dry quite quickly as they are.
I am not dealing with high humidities up here like in Texas of late so YMMV of course.
Cheers.

Originally Posted by outback

Here she is guys!! [emoji41]
All pinned and ready for the hones.

Schweet, outback! Great job!

Mike, that came out beautiful, a lot better than I expected! It's awesome!!!!!!

Originally Posted by MikeT

Wow, accelerator? Never knew. Where do I get it? That sure would speed things up!
I did 2 - 3 coats thin depending the wood, and 6 - 7 coats medium. But accelerator would have helped. The off gassing of covered up coats caused some issues. Also sanding it between coats was a hard lesson on what not to do.

Mike, this is the kit.
It was $30., and I've done three sets of scales, and still have hardly put a dent in the contents.
The nice part about this CA over hobby shop CA , is it has a longer application time.


PS. Those two coats of thin...
They level off a little, creating a bit of a level surface, to build even layers of CA.
That helps me from sanding through.

Mike

Hey!!....
Whats going on.?...
I dont hear any tools clanging or machines whirlin.
Am i the only one workin.?....
Tomorrow's labor day,!!!
NOT "TODAY" !!

Got the " Genco " started.
Unpinned, frown removed, buffed, to see how much if any sanding had to be done, and picked YELLOW HART for the scales.[emoji6]

[QUOTE=outback;1539188]Hey!!....
Whats going on.?...
I dont hear any tools clanging or machines whirlin.
Am i the only one workin.?....
Tomorrow's labor day,!!!
NOT "TODAY" !!

Got the " Genco " started.
Unpinned, frown removed, buffed, to see how much if any sanding had to be done, and picked YELLOW HART for the scales.[emoji6]

Mike, that will be great when you are done with it. It may have some wear but it I have honed worse!!!!
You have done some great things so far. I'm glad someone told ya about that kit. It's a lot better than just clear coating stuff!