Woodchipper
Member
I'm still learning this pen stuff but I just finished an acrylic blank for a pen. I had trouble with having some high and low places in it. I used a sanding block with 150 grit to try to level the surface. Worked OK but still had one place that had a small dip in it. I used a roughing gouge to round the blank and then moved to a spindle gouge. Made sure they were both sharp and touched up the edges with a DMT diamond file. Never had this with turnings in the past but I 'm sure I'm overlooking something. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated from the forum members.
FWIW, I put my hand on the gouge with my thumb over the top and use my fingers as a guide to keep the gouge cutting at the same distance all along the tool rest. Make any sense? Just thought- might be moving the end of the handle up and down?
FWIW, I put my hand on the gouge with my thumb over the top and use my fingers as a guide to keep the gouge cutting at the same distance all along the tool rest. Make any sense? Just thought- might be moving the end of the handle up and down?