vacca rabite
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Has anyone tried using corian (the dense material, looks like granite, used for kitchen and bathroom counters) as pen blank material.
For kicks the other day I cut off a small piece, chucked it into the lathe, turned it round (carbide tools) and then polished it out. I was VERY impressed with what I got, and the material was free. Building sites and contractors always have scraps of the stuff.
I also tried corian to corian laminations with medium CA, and the stuff bonded together faster then skin, and turned really easily.
This may be an old trick, but I just stumble on it over the weekend due to being bored and looking at my lathe and my scrap bin over the weekend.
I am going to make a few pens. Thought I'd share, since this seems to be an abundant, cheap and way durable alternative to acrylic blanks.
Zach
For kicks the other day I cut off a small piece, chucked it into the lathe, turned it round (carbide tools) and then polished it out. I was VERY impressed with what I got, and the material was free. Building sites and contractors always have scraps of the stuff.
I also tried corian to corian laminations with medium CA, and the stuff bonded together faster then skin, and turned really easily.
This may be an old trick, but I just stumble on it over the weekend due to being bored and looking at my lathe and my scrap bin over the weekend.
I am going to make a few pens. Thought I'd share, since this seems to be an abundant, cheap and way durable alternative to acrylic blanks.
Zach