BigguyZ
Member
Hello-
I'm new to this forum and pen turning alike. Last night I was trying to turn two different acrylic blanks, but got the same result. One was a pink acrylic from Rockler, and that one seemed really quite brittle. I don't know if it was me or the blank, but it was impossible to get a smooth but on that. The second was one from Woodcraft, and cut like the other blanks I've turned. But for both of them, I'm having difficulty not getting a large amount of chatter while turning the acrylics. It seems like every other blank I turn ends up in shards. I've tried doing different cuts with different chisels, and nothing is working consistently. I'm also not sure what speed (RPM) I should be turning at.
Do any of you have any guidelines? I looked in the articles section, and couldn't find anything specific.
Thanks!
I'm new to this forum and pen turning alike. Last night I was trying to turn two different acrylic blanks, but got the same result. One was a pink acrylic from Rockler, and that one seemed really quite brittle. I don't know if it was me or the blank, but it was impossible to get a smooth but on that. The second was one from Woodcraft, and cut like the other blanks I've turned. But for both of them, I'm having difficulty not getting a large amount of chatter while turning the acrylics. It seems like every other blank I turn ends up in shards. I've tried doing different cuts with different chisels, and nothing is working consistently. I'm also not sure what speed (RPM) I should be turning at.
Do any of you have any guidelines? I looked in the articles section, and couldn't find anything specific.
Thanks!