redfishsc
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I have some nice offcuts of Starboard ST. Anyone make a pen from this?
1" thick black solid pvc any use to us?
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KenV
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Have used PVC water pipe and a ton of sewer pipe fitting for jigs. Turns easy but tend to be boring.
Waterpipe was light blue and used what I had for a friend as baby boy pens. Never felt the desire to get any more,
Do use the black and white for compression chucks and vacuum chucks.
Waterpipe was light blue and used what I had for a friend as baby boy pens. Never felt the desire to get any more,
Do use the black and white for compression chucks and vacuum chucks.
biednick
Member
Maybe inserts in kitless wood pens?
BSea
Member
That's a good use, and also for decorative rings or segments.
Sylvanite
Member
It's my understanding that StarBoard ST is HDPE, not PVC. I've worked with StarBoard a little. It machined well, but was more difficult to sand than other plastics. I also wouldn't expect the usual glues or finishes to adhere.
Regards,
Eric
Regards,
Eric
redfishsc
Member
Eric, you are probably right.
The company I work for (a custom cabinet shop) used a 4X8 sheet of this stuff to make an outdoor dining table (customer had already chosen the material, it wasn't our idea).
We have a pretty decent amount of offcut from it. I machined some of it today making a false bottom for a reef aquarium (22X22 slab used to distribute the weight of a very heavy rockwork section). It did NOT have the PVC smell so I assume this isn't actual PVC, and may indeed be a form of polyethelene.
Machines like butter. Has a gloss on it, even after a table saw blade. No remelt.