Dave_M
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So far just cutting & drilling the tru-stone has been surprisingly messy. At least using the Black Matrix tru-stone. Can't wait to turn it. The table saw cuts it up very nice. Drilling is also easy but the bit does get hot quick so I went at it slow and used a little cutting oil to help the bit.
At one point a screw came lose on my Rockler Pen Drilling vise and the blank shifted. The drill started chattering so I stopped to see what was going on before it destroyed the blank. I tried running the bit down the hole with drill off to check the alignment and the bit caught an edge inside the tru-stone and jammed. Smart as I am, I grabbed that oily drill bit and attempted to pull it out. Hand slipped on the oily drill bit and sliced my thumb wide open.
So now I have oily black tru-stone shavings everywhere and I'm adding a lot of blood to the mix. What a mess. No one told me tru-stone was so messy and I haven't even started turning it yet. Seven stitches later my thumb and the tru-stone mess is all cleaned up. Can't wait so see what happens when I put it on the lathe and turn it. I'm just glad the blank is still good. I would have been really upset if I destroyed my first tru-stone blank.
My wife said I need to find safer hobbies, but it's not the hobbies. It's my propensity to take any activity and turn it into an extreme sport.
Are the harder tru-stones like blue lapis and black matrix more messy than others or is this part of playing with tru-stone? Just curious because this stuff gets everywhere and it doesn't clean up very easily. I've scrubbed my hands a few times and yet they still look like I've been overhauling a diesel engine or something equally nasty.
Thanks,
Dave
At one point a screw came lose on my Rockler Pen Drilling vise and the blank shifted. The drill started chattering so I stopped to see what was going on before it destroyed the blank. I tried running the bit down the hole with drill off to check the alignment and the bit caught an edge inside the tru-stone and jammed. Smart as I am, I grabbed that oily drill bit and attempted to pull it out. Hand slipped on the oily drill bit and sliced my thumb wide open.
So now I have oily black tru-stone shavings everywhere and I'm adding a lot of blood to the mix. What a mess. No one told me tru-stone was so messy and I haven't even started turning it yet. Seven stitches later my thumb and the tru-stone mess is all cleaned up. Can't wait so see what happens when I put it on the lathe and turn it. I'm just glad the blank is still good. I would have been really upset if I destroyed my first tru-stone blank.
My wife said I need to find safer hobbies, but it's not the hobbies. It's my propensity to take any activity and turn it into an extreme sport.
Are the harder tru-stones like blue lapis and black matrix more messy than others or is this part of playing with tru-stone? Just curious because this stuff gets everywhere and it doesn't clean up very easily. I've scrubbed my hands a few times and yet they still look like I've been overhauling a diesel engine or something equally nasty.
Thanks,
Dave