3 acrylic box's

[George Watkins]

hello folks here are 3 new box's that i've turned today- i've struggled a little bit photographing these but i hope you get the idea of the shape and markings etc

these are all polyester resin- two are a blue and white swirl and the black one has some gold pearlex in it which looks great in the sun light.

they are all around 2" wide and between 1 3/4" and 2 1/4" tall

 

[ed4copies]

Excellent job of turning!!!

How thick are the walls and how comfortable are you with their durability???

 

[PaulDoug]

WOW pretty cool. The first is my favorite of the three. All are top notch. Are they turned form one big piece or do you cast like a piece for the lid and a piece for the bottom?

 

[George Watkins]

Thank you

the walls are very thick-compared to some wooden box's i make- there about 1/4" to 3/8"- there very durable unless you drop them of tile or concrete floors that is- then they will chip!!

 

[George Watkins]

Thank you

they are made from a solid rod- i buy them of a chap who cast's them here in the u.k- they are 6" long by 2" wide
here's his site if you want to have a look at the other colours he does etc
http://ukpenkits.com/catalog/blanks-acrylic-4550mm-c-62.html

 

[kludge77]

Very sweet looking! 2" is much smaller than I originally thought from the pictures.

What were your major challenges in this?

 

[Jim15]

Those are awesome.

 

[ed4copies]

Very sweet looking! 2" is much smaller than I originally thought from the pictures.

What were your major challenges in this?

Turning PENS from PR is a piece of cake, compared with hollowing and turning a vessel like this. Chip out and vibration are MAJOR issues.

This is MASTERFUL turning!!!!

 

[marter1229]

What everyone else said!
Also fits in with the New woodturning mag.

Terry

 

[kludge77]

I agree it's very cool, which is why I asked about his challenges. I wasn't knocking the OP's skill. Just noting that at first glance they looked larger.

 

[ed4copies]

I agree it's very cool, which is why I asked about his challenges. I wasn't knocking the OP's skill. Just noting that at first glance they looked larger.

I didn't take it as knocking him---Just wanted to emphasize the difficulty---most turners complain about plastics and how hard they are to "keep from shattering". Doing hollow forms is a whole different level of turning and tool control.

 

[George Watkins]

Thank you for all of your kind comments

I have been making box's from acrylic material for a few years now- i had some of my pictures published in the AAW journal earlier this year- which you may have seen

I enjoy making them and the biggest challenge for me is slowing down with the size of the cut's- so with wood i can rough out quickly then refine, with acrylic i have to be gentle from start to finish.

 

[nava1uni]

These boxes are really lovely. I really like them a lot.

 

[Rfturner]

the blue ones vagely remind me of the blue and white china dishes that you come across every once in a while

 

[kludge77]

Thank you for all of your kind comments
I enjoy making them and the biggest challenge for me is slowing down with the size of the cut's- so with wood i can rough out quickly then refine, with acrylic i have to be gentle from start to finish.

Do you hog out the box inside with a forstner bit? On the couple if wood boxes I've made this was a huge time saver.

Would that even work with resin?

 

[MatthewZS]

all three are great, but the first.... that black-ish one is beautiful!

 

[ed4copies]

Thank you for all of your kind comments
I enjoy making them and the biggest challenge for me is slowing down with the size of the cut's- so with wood i can rough out quickly then refine, with acrylic i have to be gentle from start to finish.

Do you hog out the box inside with a forstner bit? On the couple if wood boxes I've made this was a huge time saver.

Would that even work with resin?

Yes, you can use a forstner bit to remove the inside. Personally, I would probably shape the outside first, make an "indent" on the bottom to hold with your scroll chuck, then drill the interior and refine interior shape.

 

[George Watkins]

Thank you

Kludge77- no i dont- its far easier to remove the material with a gouge then refine with neg rake scrapers- by the time i've got the jacobs chuck and drill bit in the tailstock i could have done it- even more so with wood.

 

[ed4copies]

Thank you

Kludge77- no i dont- its far easier to remove the material with a gouge then refine with neg rake scrapers- by the time i've got the jacobs chuck and drill bit in the tailstock i could have done it- even more so with wood.

Them Brits is purists!!!

You use a gouge??? I'd be chicken and use a round nose scraper, but either way---CONGRATULATIONS!!

 

[Woodlvr]

George,
I have 2 4" round X 12" tall pretzel tubes tubes full of acrylic cut offs and would love to attempt these. Could you post a shot of the gouges and tools that you use? My granddaughters would love these for their doll houses.

 

[George Watkins]

George,
I have 2 4" round X 12" tall pretzel tubes tubes full of acrylic cut offs and would love to attempt these. Could you post a shot of the gouges and tools that you use? My granddaughters would love these for their doll houses.

I dont quite follow you mike- do you mean you are going to make a larger blank from all the offcuts you have? these box's are made from a 2" diameter rod of acrylic

as for tools- its just a standard 3/8" spindle gouge and a scraper with a facet ground on the top edge to turn it into a negative rake scraper.

 

[devowoodworking]

Outstanding work as usual George!!

 

[Woodlvr]

DUH-ME sorry. I forgot that you use a 2" diameter rod. The pieces that I have will work for thimbles I guess. Thank you for your help.

 

[mervyn]

Hi George, as I said before mate very nice work, just to give the guys an idea these are just some of the large blanks (50mm x 6") that I cast for George, actually George it seems that people do like the darker one the best (black and gold) as a tester mate why don't I make you a black mint one too FREE OF COURSE. See how it turns out.

Well done mate! nice work.

Mervyn

 

[George Watkins]

Thanks John


hello Merv- i forgot that you were registerd on here!!