ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
This question arose on Chuck's peppermill post: Can we make plastic peppermill blanks?
I said that we COULD, but why WOULD we, since you would end up with a plastic peppermill with a cost in excess of its value. (My opinion)
The topic has progressed and I realize I am highjacking Chuck's thread - hence the title of this one.
However, the topic is worth discussion.
Do you WANT polyresin peppermill blanks? They would cost $20ish to do a 8" high, ten quarter piece.
Discussion encouraged - we CAN do it, I just don't think it makes economic sense.
To answer the last open question on that thread, Alan mentioned he only needed to drop a PR fowl call once - it broke. While PR is NOT extremely durable, the amount of catalyst will greatly effect it's brittleness. A pepper mill could be turned to be durable, within reason. Of course, it would respond VERY well to rinsing off grease and other "kitchen" dirt.
Whaddayathink????
I said that we COULD, but why WOULD we, since you would end up with a plastic peppermill with a cost in excess of its value. (My opinion)
The topic has progressed and I realize I am highjacking Chuck's thread - hence the title of this one.
However, the topic is worth discussion.
Do you WANT polyresin peppermill blanks? They would cost $20ish to do a 8" high, ten quarter piece.
Discussion encouraged - we CAN do it, I just don't think it makes economic sense.
To answer the last open question on that thread, Alan mentioned he only needed to drop a PR fowl call once - it broke. While PR is NOT extremely durable, the amount of catalyst will greatly effect it's brittleness. A pepper mill could be turned to be durable, within reason. Of course, it would respond VERY well to rinsing off grease and other "kitchen" dirt.
Whaddayathink????