No fear acrylic turning... *LINK*

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Very cool Ed.....I like em! Where does one buy acrylic rod? And what diameters does it come in?

Jennifer : )

Re: No fear acrylic turning... *LINK*

YoYoSpin

>One of the "tricks" I learned today is to buy cast rod, not extruded. There's something about the extruded rod that causes it to melt, and generally get nasty. With the cast rod, the shaving peel off like butter. There's a link below to a good source. Note that the rod comes in clear and in sveral opaque and clear colors. Also, go for the cheaper "Machine Grade"...no need to pay extra for "Polished", as you'll be turning it down anyway.

best regards,

Ed D.




Cast Acrylic

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>You are awesome Ed...thanks for the link!

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Phil Joines, Krum, Tx

>Nice.

What do you use to polish it?

Where do you get the stopper stands? I haven't seen them anywhere.

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

John Lucas

>Phil

I don't know about Ed but I sand to 600 grit then hit it with 4/0 steel wool and then use White automotive polishing compound you can get from any auto store. If need be I use Johnsons paste wax after that but usually don't need it.

Based on Ed's description I must have extruded rod because you can melt it if your not careful. It turns pretty well with sharp tools but the cutting rate is much slower than wood. If you force the cut at all you get chipping. Slow down and watch for curls. If you get curls then your cutting OK.

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Duane C.Leach

>Hi Jennifer.

The well stocked plastic stores hear in town carry it. Look in the phone book to find one. Several in town.

How did the Art soow go.

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Bill Luinetti

>Thanks for the information, Ed.

I saw your post on the Bottle Stopper web site, and did not get a chance to post the question that Jennifer did.

I hope to see Ms. Klein at the Albany symposium at the end of this month (Totally Turning 2004) where one of her rotations is dedicated to turning acrylic.

Thanks again for the acrylic supplier link.

Bill Luinetti

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi Duane,

There is a place called Meyer Plastics right accross the street from where I work downtown. I'll check with them.....and thanks for asking....As of yesterday afternoon I was doing better than last year and there was still 3 more hours to go....so I'm very pleased. I had to go to work before it was over so I'm not sure what my final take was. I wish I had more pens turned...they did well. The mini's did well too. I sold a variety of things. Mostly mid range priced but a couple of my higher priced things (100.00+)....so I'm feeling great today....despite this sore throat and stuffy head : (

Thank you for asking! Just talked to Ned this morning.....it sounds like the Al Stirt demo was fantastic! Sorry I missed it.

Jen

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

YoYoSpin

>After turning, wet sand to 600 grit, followed by a robust Beall buff...that's it.

The acrylic stands are available at:

http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/ and

http://pocwoodworking.com/

best regards,

Ed D.

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

YoYoSpin

>You can tell the difference between extruded and cast with this test...cut an inch or longer/thicker piece on the bandsaw, and if it shows signs of melting, its extruded.

best regards,

Ed D.

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

RonZ

>There's no question that Bonnie is a highly underated master turner. It was a privelage to meet her when I did and get instruction on how to use her threading jig. Simply put.....SWEET~!

Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Duane C.Leach

>HI Jennifer

Sorry I missed the show. I was planning to go when I first herd you were going to be in it.But then I checked my calender last Thur and found I had commeted to teaching at Woodcraft this weekend. Anyway I am glad you did well.

Thats the store I was thinking about. Just couldn't think of the name.

See ya round.

Duane

Ed D. Re: No fear acrylic turning...

Phil Winn

>Dear Ed,

Thanks for the tips! On Arizona Silhoutte's

website-the "specials page"--Berea All-Chrome bottle with RED and BLACK top-is this wood? Or

stabilized wood? Or acrylic? What is its specific name? Where to purchase it?

Bill B doesn't sell many stopper sized blocks in acrylic and/or in colored wood (stabilized or not) --where can I puchase these blanks for stoppers ? Telephone numbers? web-address?

Thank you very for your help,

Thanks,

Phil

Re: Ed D. Re: No fear acrylic turning...

YoYoSpin

>Phil,

The stopper in the photo below is made from an epoxy resin, the same material as is used for making bowling balls. You can purchase it at:

http://pocwoodworking.com/

A good source for cast acrylic rod in 1 1/2" diameters and larger is:

http://delviesplastics.com/