BeeAMaker
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I am working on a in tube cast for the Tiny Giant Pen from Turners Warehouse. I used Liquid Diamond, which has a very long cure time. I was in too much of a hurry and took my pen blank out of the Pressure pot to soon. (should have left it in for at least 24 hours, I took it out in 12)
It was perfect when I took it out, no bubbles at all. After it sat for about an hour I looked a the blank and saw this:
Air trapped in the tube decided to make it;s way out now there was no pressure holding it in.
I think I can save the blank if I shave a bit off the end. Which leads me to my question, does anyone know about how much I can shave before it's too short and the pen sticks though to far? I don't want to assemble the pen only to find out the tube can't be cut down any.
I may just chalk this up as proof of concept and cast a new one
It was perfect when I took it out, no bubbles at all. After it sat for about an hour I looked a the blank and saw this:
Air trapped in the tube decided to make it;s way out now there was no pressure holding it in.
I think I can save the blank if I shave a bit off the end. Which leads me to my question, does anyone know about how much I can shave before it's too short and the pen sticks though to far? I don't want to assemble the pen only to find out the tube can't be cut down any.
I may just chalk this up as proof of concept and cast a new one