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Pens sticking on the mandrel

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Wally Rossini

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HI,
Can anyone help with a solution to stop the bushes from sticking on the mandrel when polishing pens with cyno.
wally
 
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First, use less CA and try to apply it only to the wood. If it is getting all the way to the mandrel, I think that it is being applied too liberally. More and thinner coats is what I would suggest. Additionally, you could try putting a grease or wax on the mandrel before putting the pen parts on it. Briwax might work. I use a product called Johnson's Paste Wax.
 
When using ca use the plastic spacers for the polishing after you finish your turning & sanding this helps they are shaped like cones

Ian
 
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