Black vs Clear epoxy
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My first question is why?
1. If you have faced and cut everything to perfection there shouldn't be a need.
2. If you are afraid there are going to be glue lines black pigment may help but if you didn't do number 1 it'll probably still show up as a fatter glue line.
Sheldon, that part I didn't know. Good tip, thanks!! The forum is titled "Ask the Cuemaker", thus the question. I appreciate the feedback.Also:
Dave, agreed. For me, I have found that narrow rings, especially metal ones, when stacked, will occasionally show a slight glue line from time to time, depending on color, etc., despite how well-prepped the surfaces are. In my limited experience, if I get the surfaces so smooth so that they mate almost perfectly and eliminate the glue line, there is no room for epoxy between them and they can move after glue-up. I'm the first to acknowledge that I'm a rookie and my process isn't perfect. I'm learning from all of you. Thanks!
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Did you sandwich the copper rings between two phenolic rings ?
Yes, cocobolo, black phenolic, copper, copper, stiched phenolic, copper, copper, black phenolic, ebony. I doubled up on the copper because i couldn't find rings thicker than .031 and wanted thicker. I bought a copper plate to cut/turn some thick rings but decided to move that portion of my journey to another time. Getting flat rings from a square plate is a bit of a PITA. I cut some squares, found a center and got my ODs and IDs, but then needed to deal with flatness and parallel, and ran out of patience, so I just used some copper rings I had in by inventory for this experiment. I've been warned that metal rings can be troublesome with finish and lifting. This cue isn't for a customer, I'm just using it to learn.
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