ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Every winter I get calls about resin blanks "blowing up" on the lathe.
All resin is someone temperature sensitive! Store your blanks in the house, so they are warm. If you are going to drill (not pre-tubed blanks) and glue,
move them indoors to cure the glue. When turning, keep your shop as warm as possible--but the temperature of the blank is more important than the temp in the shop.
I have successfully turned many resins at 55 degrees Fahrenheit, but I am VERY comfortable turning resin--I suggest a temp of 65 or greater will give better results.
Hope this will save you a few "blow-ups" this winter!!
Pen turning is more fun when you actually get a pen!!
Enjoy!!
Ed
All resin is someone temperature sensitive! Store your blanks in the house, so they are warm. If you are going to drill (not pre-tubed blanks) and glue,
move them indoors to cure the glue. When turning, keep your shop as warm as possible--but the temperature of the blank is more important than the temp in the shop.
I have successfully turned many resins at 55 degrees Fahrenheit, but I am VERY comfortable turning resin--I suggest a temp of 65 or greater will give better results.
Hope this will save you a few "blow-ups" this winter!!
Pen turning is more fun when you actually get a pen!!
Enjoy!!
Ed