ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
At the suggestion of Ed (Parklandturner), I made this video to show the characteristics of turning a plastic blank in a manner that will "chip out" as well as a more successful tool orientation and grip. Hope this will help some!!
Turning plastic poorly - YouTube
Well, another few hours shot making a video, but this one was certainly "out of the ordinary"!! Started by turning a plastic blank from square to round--in just a couple passes.
When biting off that much material, I was bound to get breaking and pits, etc. All the things we should avoid when turning resins. But, you will also see I was able to make it into a usable pen blank.
I hope this will help some of you identify the noise that your blanks make when they are chipping. Knowing when things are going poorly is the first step in correcting the poor results.
Again I hope you will all give your suggestions for ways to improve---
Thanks for watching,
Ed
Turning plastic poorly - YouTube
Well, another few hours shot making a video, but this one was certainly "out of the ordinary"!! Started by turning a plastic blank from square to round--in just a couple passes.
When biting off that much material, I was bound to get breaking and pits, etc. All the things we should avoid when turning resins. But, you will also see I was able to make it into a usable pen blank.
I hope this will help some of you identify the noise that your blanks make when they are chipping. Knowing when things are going poorly is the first step in correcting the poor results.
Again I hope you will all give your suggestions for ways to improve---
Thanks for watching,
Ed
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