tinker
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I have a lot of different colored shaving from the acrylic pens I have turned. Is there a way to make blanks out of them or are they scrap?
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The birds in my area seem to love to make nests out of them. [
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]woodscavenger
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Ooohhh, I can hear the tree huggers screaming foul on that one Lou![]
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wdcav1952
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I don't know, Shane. It sounds like recycling to me. [8D]
Richard, some people collect the shavings, add aromatic oils and sell bags of it as potpourri. Otherwise, it is scrap as it likely has too many voids to make a decent blank unless it is heavilly compressed. IMHO, too much trouble when there is so much unguarded wood in Griz's garage. [][}
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Richard, some people collect the shavings, add aromatic oils and sell bags of it as potpourri. Otherwise, it is scrap as it likely has too many voids to make a decent blank unless it is heavilly compressed. IMHO, too much trouble when there is so much unguarded wood in Griz's garage. [
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alamocdc
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Tinker, you could try mixing some in some clear or even lightly tinted resin. Should be an interesting effect.
wayneis
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I've been saving some acrylic shavings with that same idea. One of these days I'll give it a try because I think that it would be kind of interesting.
Wayne
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btboone
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Yup, the acrylic should work, whereas polyester should not.
alamocdc
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Okay, I'll bite. Why wouldn't polyester work?
btboone
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The polyester is a thermoset because the reaction is caused by the catalyst. Like an egg, once it's cured, it can't be remelted like a themoplastic can. I haven't tried it, but it should burn rather than melt. The acrylic should be able to melt to be reformed.
alamocdc
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Oh, I understand, but I wasn't talking about melting it. Just mixing the shavings in their solid state into some clear PR. Whether they be acrylic or PR you might get an interesting effect.
btboone
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That should definitely work. I'd be interested to see that!
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Mudder
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Originally posted by woodscavenger
<br />Ooohhh, I can hear the tree huggers screaming foul on that one Lou![
Hey!....Hey!......HEY!
I'm insulted!
I used to be a tree hugger...........(back when I drank a lot) [B)]
I don't think kneeling down with your arms wrapped around the trunk is the kind of Tree Hugger they mean.. [}
][}]Fangar
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You guys should definately save your shavings. I have a friend that told me that his friend, knows a guy at Microsoft. Bill Gates will pay you 86 dollars for every bag of Shavings that you send him. He has made 258 dollars already!
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MDWine
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Dag-gone... THATS funny!! [
]Ryan
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Originally posted by Mudder
<br />Originally posted by woodscavenger
<br />Ooohhh, I can hear the tree huggers screaming foul on that one Lou![
Hey!....Hey!......HEY!
I'm insulted!
I used to be a tree hugger...........(back when I drank a lot) [B)]
Good one Mudder. I got a good laugh out of this one. A tree hugger turned..."I wonder how that would turn?"[
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Loved that one, <b>Fangar</b>![][]
Ummm. What kinda bag did he use?[
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][]Ummm. What kinda bag did he use?[
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alamocdc
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ROTFL!!!! James, I almost joked when I read your last post! [][][]
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Cheers,
James
]Cheers,
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