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Dawn reminded me about this---we hope the topic "resinates" with you!!


Acrylic, Polyresin and (I am guessing) Alumilite will not turn well when they are COLD!!!

They become brittle and easily shattered!!

So, if you are storing your blanks in an unheated space (garage) and you get the "urge" to turn something---plan ahead!!!
Store some blanks in the house!! Keep your glues and finishes in the house!!

While my experience is mostly with plastics, I would also "guess" that cold wood will not take a finish, as well as warm wood. So, you may want to store blanks of ALL types indoors.
 
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Well Robert, I am as pragmatic as they get (I think)!!

So, just convince your sweetheart that you should be allowed a plastic shoebox full of blanks from which to choose, when you feel the urge to make a pen (for her??).

Then, you will, of course, need an additional plastic shoebox full of glues and finishes.

A FEW kits, maybe some spare tubes----of course bushings---just generally REQUIRED items---no "frills and extras"!!
 
Smitty37 said:
Robert Sherlock said:
Good advise. Now I just have to convince the wife to store then all in the office :-0
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When I want to store something, I just tell my wife that I'd put it in one of the spare BR closets but there's no room because of her stuff.
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Smitty, just how far away from home are you when you yell that out the car window, knowing full well she is still home? Inquiring minds and us old married men want to know.
Charles
 
Charlie,

Shame on you---no creativity!!!!


You start by asking, "Gee Dear, if you happened to get a couple extra pairs of shoes, in really nice shoe boxes, where do you suppose there would be ROOM to STORE them???"

Once you get a location, you just need to buy the plastic shoe boxes and put supplies in them, and store them wherever SHE suggested.

You DID just what SHE TOLD you to do-----how can THAT be WRONG?????
 
Smitty37 said:
Robert Sherlock said:
Good advise. Now I just have to convince the wife to store then all in the office :-0
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When I want to store something, I just tell my wife that I'd put it in one of the spare BR closets but there's no room because of her stuff.
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With my usual forethought , I filled up 0.001% of the basement before her stuff expanded to that point .
 
Ed:frown: now how could anything I do not be wrong? Married since 67. Just can't remember how to subtract those large numbers.:rolleyes::biggrin:
Charles
 
Well I always have my CA in the refirigerator, so no problem leaving it in the shop over the winter. But my buffing and finishing compounds I bring in the house when i'm not in the shop. As for blanks, I just warm them in my toaster oven for about 5 minutes, then turn away.
 
EBorraga said:
Well I always have my CA in the refirigerator, so no problem leaving it in the shop over the winter. But my buffing and finishing compounds I bring in the house when i'm not in the shop. As for blanks, I just warm them in my toaster oven for about 5 minutes, then turn away.
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Do you USE it cooled? I store unopened bottles in the fridge, but I let them warm up----is that unnecessary???

Thanks!!
 
ed4copies said:
Dawn reminded me about this---we hope the topic "resinates" with you!!


Acrylic, Polyresin and (I am guessing) Alumilite will not turn well when they are COLD!!!

They become brittle and easily shattered!!

So, if you are storing your blanks in an unheated space (garage) and you get the "urge" to turn something---plan ahead!!!
Store some blanks in the house!! Keep your glues and finishes in the house!!

While my experience is mostly with plastics, I would also "guess" that cold wood will not take a finish, as well as warm wood. So, you may want to store blanks of ALL types indoors.
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Great advice, Ed. Especially for us 'Great White North' folks :eek:

Ken
 
ed4copies said:
EBorraga said:
Well I always have my CA in the refirigerator, so no problem leaving it in the shop over the winter. But my buffing and finishing compounds I bring in the house when i'm not in the shop. As for blanks, I just warm them in my toaster oven for about 5 minutes, then turn away.
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Do you USE it cooled? I store unopened bottles in the fridge, but I let them warm up----is that unnecessary???

Thanks!!
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I'm no CA expert Ed, but I just finished 5 BOW Zen's. The temperature in the shop was 47f. I didnt warm the CA up, just grabbed it off the shelf and put 15 coats of thin on each one. No problems whatsoever. I'm sure everybody's process is different.
 
I'm thinking a spare fridge, the mini lathe and a good bunch of pen making supplies in the spare bedroom would be perfect during the winter. You just got to have a bigger spare bedroom or basement (or both) for the mrs. first.
 
Marry right and live a happy man

ctubbs said:
Smitty37 said:
Robert Sherlock said:
Good advise. Now I just have to convince the wife to store then all in the office :-0
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When I want to store something, I just tell my wife that I'd put it in one of the spare BR closets but there's no room because of her stuff.
Click to expand...

Smitty, just how far away from home are you when you yell that out the car window, knowing full well she is still home? Inquiring minds and us old married men want to know.
Charles
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Well first of all it's the truth (which helps). Secondly, after 49 years and change of marriage we both have developed a kind of live and let live attitude about such things -- beats he heck out of fighting about them.
 
Hmmmm

76winger said:
I'm thinking a spare fridge, the mini lathe and a good bunch of pen making supplies in the spare bedroom would be perfect during the winter. You just got to have a bigger spare bedroom or basement (or both) for the mrs. first.
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Bigger spare bedroom doesn't help....big walkout basement does.
 
Smitty37 said:
76winger said:
I'm thinking a spare fridge, the mini lathe and a good bunch of pen making supplies in the spare bedroom would be perfect during the winter. You just got to have a bigger spare bedroom or basement (or both) for the mrs. first.
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Bigger spare bedroom doesn't help....big walkout basement does.
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Just remember to let her have more than what you take, then she'll feel good about getting the better deal! :biggrin:
 
Well this explains a lot! I turn in a spare bedroom but the door is always closed and 99% of the time that I am working the vent system is on. It's not at all unussual for the shop to be in the low 40's or colder this time of year, last couple of weeks everytime I turn PR blank it does not go very well!

I'll have to pull some stock out of the shed one of these nights and test to see if this holds true for wood. So far I have not noticed a differance but its been a warm winter.
 
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