Pens sticking on the mandrel

[Wally Rossini]

HI,
Can anyone help with a solution to stop the bushes from sticking on the mandrel when polishing pens with cyno.
wally

 

[Bill Boehme]

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.

 

[Ian Thorn]

When using ca use the plastic spacers for the polishing after you finish your turning & sanding this helps they are shaped like cones

Ian