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Mike Andreasen Registered: May 2007 Location: Unfortunately not back home in Colorado Posts: 35	Is it really supposed to look like this after the foam is turned on a lathe?
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Tom Kirkman

Registered: March 2005
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,568

Mon June 23, 2008 10:00am

Sort of. Continue sanding with a finer grit and see what develops. You may be okay. Generally you'll want to shape with 60 or 80, then move to 100 and then 150 for the final finishing. Not much need to go further than that since you'll be covering it with a skin.

Harold Krause

Registered: February 2008
Location: texas
Posts: 11

Tue June 24, 2008 7:17pm

OK...I'm confused. I have yet to pour my own, but why is it black?

Mike Andreasen

Registered: May 2007
Location: Unfortunately not back home in Colorado
Posts: 35

Tue June 24, 2008 7:53pm

Harold - I used a black pigment when I poured the foam. I read that someone had small white patches showing through the weave in their fiber skin after their initial attempt at pouring foam, so I thought I'd use their experience and others input to try and head off the problem by tinting my core.