Fred in NC
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Attention Tom!
Can we turn pens out of the corn left when the cobs are turned into pens?
Can we turn pens out of the corn left when the cobs are turned into pens?
Originally posted by Eaglesc
<br />Along the same lines,
The first time I turned bloodwood and saw the pile of red shavings on the lathe table I looked all ove my hands to see where I had cut myself.
My wife was away at the time and I was worried who who drive me to the hospital.
Well as you nay guess I wasn't mortally wounded but was fascinated by the color of the shavings.
I went into the house and got a gallon plastic food saver bag and swept up all the shavings for later use.(What I don't know)
When I mentioned my incedent to a friend he brought over 2 one gallon cotainers of 2 part epoxy clear coat.( the stuff they use for table tops.)
To make a long story short,If you pour an epoxy,sawdust mixture into a half quart milk carton it will rise like a square volcano and be hollow in the middle.
I did pour some into a smaller form and turned a blank.
It was riddled with air holes.
I have since tried other substances but wind up with air holes.
I imagine the material you are trying to embed should be solid as the air will be trapped as the resin cures.
I still have 2 unopened containers of the mix and will probably continue to experiment.
As a side note,someone posted a picture of a pen tuned with some type of grain embedded in some type of resin a couple of months back but I don't know where I saw it.