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I just started making more Christmas gifts. This time it will be ice cream scoops. This is the first one. Turning acrylic seems to be a little difficult for me. Due to the size of the blank I trimmed off the corners on the band saw. I tried a gouge but reverted to a round carbide tool and finished with a 2 degree square carbide tool. It came out OK but took some time and patience. Kinda nice change from pens. I like turning wood a little better but I like the bright colored blanks. The scoops and blanks were from Bear Tooth Woods. I was surprised at the sturdy weight of the scoop. Nice kit.
 

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Where do you put the ink in?:tongue:

Oh...I get it. This is one of those ink-less things!

Looks like fun, and looks nice. There is just something not write about it!!
 
Mmmmmm. I like the handle design. I've always done wood handles on my scoops, pizza cutters, etc and have always done a variation on a single design. Gonna have to steal that one. Thanks for sharing!
 
wyone said:
so how big was the blank? and what did you use to turn it without a through hole? Does it fit on a bottle stopper mandrel?

OK enough of my twenty questions. lol
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I'm not in the shop right now, but I think the blank was 2" square. I took off quite a bit of material. The scoop shaft is threaded, 3/8 X 16. I did not thread the blank. I just drilled a 3/8" hole and epoxied the handle to the scoop. Very sturdy. I made a 3/8 pin vise to hold the blank. I drilled it deeper than the instructions called for so that the pin vise entered the blank about 2 to 2 1/2". Makes for a very sturdy set up.
 
So how do you keep the material on the pin vise when it's turning ? ... Do you use the tailstock ? ... I don't really know what a pin vise is, I guess.
 
magpens said:
So how do you keep the material on the pin vise when it's turning ? ... Do you use the tailstock ? ... I don't really know what a pin vise is, I guess.
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A pin vise or pin chuck is a steel, brass or aluminum rod which is filed down and fitted with an 1/8" pin or rod. when the two, together are slipped into the blank the blank is twisted forward and the pin binds the rod to the blank. Pretty simple but difficult to describe. Perhaps the pictures will help some.
 

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That does look like a super scooper! Thanks for the post about the pin chuck. I was wondering how you had it mounted to the lathe in your first pic.
 
Yes, thanks for the scoop on the pin vise (pin chuck). . Seems some others were unsure about it also. Makes perfect sense now !!!

I really like your handle design, Les !!

I looked up the scooper kit on the website where you bought it ... it is sure not cheap !!!
 
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