Rockler Gold Slimline Pencil User Manual

Blank Preparation
1. Cuttheblanksabout1/8"longerthantheBrassTubes
 toallowfor“blow-out”orholeelongation.Maintaingrain
 orientationofthetwoblanksforturningbyplacingan“x”
 oneithersideofthecutline.
2. Drilltheblankswitha7mmdrillbitataspeedof900
 to1200RPM.
3. PolishtheBrassTubeswith220gritsandpapertoremove
 oxidationandroughentheTubesforbetteradhesion.This
 canbedonebyhandorbychuckingtheminadrillpress
 orportablehanddrill.
4. PreparetogluewithmediumCA(cyanoacrylate)glueor
 two-partfastdryingepoxy.
5. ApplythegluetotheoutsideofoneBrassTubewithaliberal
 amountaroundtheendthatisinsertedfirst.Donotapply
 gluetotheinsideoftheblank,asthiswillcausetheglueto
 getinsidetheBrassTubeandruinit.
6. InserttheBrassTubewithatwistingmotionintotheblank
 untiltheTubeisequidistantbetweenbothendsofthe
 blank.Wipeoffanyexcessglueontheendsoftheblank.
 Allowthegluetodry.GluethesecondBrassTubeusing
 thesamemethod.
7. Usingabarreltrimmer,disk,orbeltsander,trimtheends
 oftheblanksuntilyoucanjustseethebrightbrassends
 oftheTubes.Thefacesoftheendsmustbeperpendicular
 totheBrassTubesandparallelwitheachother.Itis
 imperativetomatchthelengthofthetrimmedblanksto
 theoriginallengthoftheBrassTubesandthattheinsides
 oftheBrassTubesarecleanandfreeofanyglue.
Turning the Blanks
1. Assembletheblanksonthemandrelwiththebushings
 placedtoeithersideoftheblanks.Keepthegrainorientation
 oftheblanksinlinewhenmounting.Notethatallofthe
 bushingsarethesamesize.
2. Tightenthetailstockandthentightenthemandrelnutthat
 holdstheblanks.Donotover-tightenthetailstockormandrel
 nutasthismaycausethemandreltoflex,causingtheblanks
 togooutofround.
3. Turntheblankstothedesiredshape,makingsurethatthe
 surfacesnexttothebushingsareturnedtothesame
 diameterasthebushings.
4. Afterturning,sandthesurfacesinprogressivestepsof
 220,400,600,and1000grit.Ifahigherfinishisdesired,
 micromeshsandpapermaybeused.
5. Applythefinishofchoiceandpolish.
6. Removetheblanksfromthemandrel,keepingtheblank
 orientationandgrainpatternsinline.
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Brand	Rockler
Model	Gold Slimline Pencil
Category	Accessories
Language	English