CubedRoot
Well Known Member
Hey all,
I have a small tungsten bucking bar and even though its super easy to handle in tight spaces, I still end up with nicks and light scratches to my surrounding skins in tight spaces from the edges of the bar.
I have seen some folks wrapping their bars in tape (not the bucking surface though) to alleviate this. I did it on my bar and it seemed to help a good bit, but the tape leaves a sticky goo when I need to reposition it to use the angled surface of the bar. Acetone removes it, but just adds a step.
I had an idea I wanted to kick around. What if I were to wrap some plastic wrap (seran wrap) around my bucking bar a few times and then dip it into plasti-dip a few times to build up a padded "handle" / cover that would expose the face only? The plastic wrap would keep the plasti-dip from sticking to the bar during curing, and would allow me to slip the plasti-dip off after its cured, and reposition it as needed.
Has anyone done something like this? Any experiences good or bad? If not, I may give it a go..
I have a small tungsten bucking bar and even though its super easy to handle in tight spaces, I still end up with nicks and light scratches to my surrounding skins in tight spaces from the edges of the bar.
I have seen some folks wrapping their bars in tape (not the bucking surface though) to alleviate this. I did it on my bar and it seemed to help a good bit, but the tape leaves a sticky goo when I need to reposition it to use the angled surface of the bar. Acetone removes it, but just adds a step.
I had an idea I wanted to kick around. What if I were to wrap some plastic wrap (seran wrap) around my bucking bar a few times and then dip it into plasti-dip a few times to build up a padded "handle" / cover that would expose the face only? The plastic wrap would keep the plasti-dip from sticking to the bar during curing, and would allow me to slip the plasti-dip off after its cured, and reposition it as needed.
Has anyone done something like this? Any experiences good or bad? If not, I may give it a go..