Chipping up acrylic intentionally

[Kdoc87]

So I've built up a little collection of alumilite blocks of different colors from leftover poured resin from making blanks. I was thinking of trying to find an effective way to crush or chip them up into small pieces to then recast into a new blank that looks like there's little chips or flakes in it. kind of like this one http://assets.rockler.com/media/cat...3525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/3/4/34484-01-1000.jpg
Any suggestions?

 

[triw51]

Use a 1" to 2" diam. iron pipe approx. 4" long with a cap. Put your pieces in and with a steel rod and hammer crush away. The pipe will keep the pieces contained and you can go as small as you want. I did this with some true stone I wanted to crush for filler on a piece I turned.

 

[GaryMGg]

Kinda like this?:

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/more-clear-pvc-cast-pens-happy-saturday-139907/

 

[BSea]

Good luck chipping alumilite. I put some cutoffs in an old all steel blender. It hardly scratched them.

 

[Kdoc87]

I tried an old small food processor before posting haha no luck! The pipe method sounds like a good idea...

 

[SteveG]

Maybe dynamite?! :tongue: