Jamie
Member
While roughing down acrylic blanks I get chips or overheating if I take off too much stock and if I cut fine ribbons I'm standing over the lathe for an hour. I rough the blanks to just oversize using a 3/4" roughing gouge, ground with a slight curve, like a spindle gouge (it's sharp!) at a speed of about 700 to 1000 rpm's. Is there a better and faster way to cut through all that plastic?