I know you're not supposed to use a coarse scuffer, so what's the best way to do it without a lathe?
Best way to shape, scuff and burnish a technodud tip?
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80-120 grit sand paper (depending on how rough a surface you want.)
You control the dime-to-nickle radius by folding the paper in 3 fingers as you sand.
You control the dime-to-nickle radius by folding the paper in 3 fingers as you sand.
You can stiffen the tip with super glue gel. Really. Couple drops on top. I rub it in with a piece of cardboard but a folded paper towel works. Get the sides too. After a few seconds you can have at the shaping.
Without the glue you can go lightly with 150 and the trough thing for a day or so.
Without the glue you can go lightly with 150 and the trough thing for a day or so.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
I used a tweeten sander (the one that is like 10-12" long) and the course sandpaper that comes with it. It works very well. The key on technoduds and moreso ki-tech is to take your time with a light touch and not create a ton of heat or it kind of gums up in a way. You're almost trying to lift material from the tip rather than grind it into the paper. If you use less course paper, like what is on the last4ever tip tool, it gums up the tool. It doesn't ruin the tool, but it's a pain in the ass and takes forever. I think these tips prefer a courser grit for shaping. Once I get them shaped I've been using a brad scuffing tool which is insanely course and just roughing it up by feel for the first chalking. They are pretty strong tips and honestly course grit wont hurt them but don't go nuts trying to start a campfire with the tool you use. Light-ish touch and take your time.
This doesn't apply as much to other hardness, but on a hard technodud or kitech, "seating the chalk" does wonders in chalk retention.