I recently started doing something different with segmented blanks and it seems to be helping a lot. I haven't lost a single blank since doing it. What I do is, after drilling, I saturate the inside of the blank with thin CA, using a q-tip. Sometimes redrilling is necessary, but that's quick and easy. Segmented blanks, as we all know, can be fragile and a little extra insurance isn't a bad idea.
Prepping A Segmented Blank Before Turning
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jttheclockman
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I use epoxy to glue the tubes in always so for me no need for CA. Like suspenders and a belt. Guess it can't hurt anything.
Woodchipper
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Good idea. I have loads of odds & ends that could be a segmented blank. Thanks, KenB259
So do I, but feel the CA seeps in and helps the actual blank hold together. Just a little added insurance.
jttheclockman
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Just something you do and I find no need for and I have done alot of segmented blanks too. If the segmenting was like a laser cut I would buy it but the segments were glued in so where is the CA going except into any unglued portion.
howsitwork
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It can't hurt that's for sure and if it seals any micro fractures caused by the drilling then got to be worth the extra minute to do it.
I too use epoxy for tubes but have been known to back up any " questionable areas with CA hopefully when I notice and BEFORE any issue arises, sadly not always before though
I too use epoxy for tubes but have been known to back up any " questionable areas with CA hopefully when I notice and BEFORE any issue arises, sadly not always before though