flynn
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Hi
Yesterday I committed to doing a drop test on a turned resin pepper mill. I used a rough turned poly-resin pepper mill blank for the test and first dropped it from a counter top level on a wood panel floor. The pepper mill stood up to the drop without any damage, but the floor now has a ding in it from the rim edge of the mill.
I then moved into the workshop to drop it on to the concrete floor. I knocked it from a counter top level. Photos one and two show the chip that broke off.
Photos three and four show repairing the chip with super glue. I then put it back on the lathe and resurfaced the base of the mill where the chip had come from. Photos five and six with the texta marks frame the area where the chip was. The texta mark is about 1/4 inch above the area where the chip was glued backed in. I was amazed how difficult it was to see the repair.
The moral of the story is that 'not dropping a resin pepper mill is the best option' softening the endges helps to reduce damage to the floor or the risk of chipping. If it does happen to chip, repairing is possible.
Examples of the finished mills and information about the blanks can be found in the 'individual classified' section of this forum.
Cheers
Bruce
Yesterday I committed to doing a drop test on a turned resin pepper mill. I used a rough turned poly-resin pepper mill blank for the test and first dropped it from a counter top level on a wood panel floor. The pepper mill stood up to the drop without any damage, but the floor now has a ding in it from the rim edge of the mill.
I then moved into the workshop to drop it on to the concrete floor. I knocked it from a counter top level. Photos one and two show the chip that broke off.
Photos three and four show repairing the chip with super glue. I then put it back on the lathe and resurfaced the base of the mill where the chip had come from. Photos five and six with the texta marks frame the area where the chip was. The texta mark is about 1/4 inch above the area where the chip was glued backed in. I was amazed how difficult it was to see the repair.
The moral of the story is that 'not dropping a resin pepper mill is the best option' softening the endges helps to reduce damage to the floor or the risk of chipping. If it does happen to chip, repairing is possible.
Examples of the finished mills and information about the blanks can be found in the 'individual classified' section of this forum.
Cheers
Bruce