MikeyTn
Member
I have tried acrylic blanks several times and every time I say I'll just stick to wood. I just got a half dozen new acrylics in yesterday and I have already ruined two.
When turning down from square to round they seem to want to chunk out at the ends exposing the brass barrel.
I use a HSS gouge and skew that came from Penn State Ind. I have it sharpened sharp enough to cut my finger nail. I glue the blank to the tube with 5 min two-Pt epoxy and I sand the brass before I insert it into the blank. I start out turning at just under half speed.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or are acrylics just that hard to work with?
When turning down from square to round they seem to want to chunk out at the ends exposing the brass barrel.
I use a HSS gouge and skew that came from Penn State Ind. I have it sharpened sharp enough to cut my finger nail. I glue the blank to the tube with 5 min two-Pt epoxy and I sand the brass before I insert it into the blank. I start out turning at just under half speed.
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or are acrylics just that hard to work with?