jrich7970
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So, not sure if you guys remember, but I was trying to make a blank with tongue depressors. Well, that didn't work, but I found a nice acrylic blank. I made soooo many mistakes with this thing, I'm surprised it came out.
First off, after I glued the tubes in, I forgot to trim it with a barrel trimmer. I just went straight to turning.
Then, it was really difficult, I thought maybe the acrylic was really brittle or something, seemed to be bouncing all over, not smooth. Then I realized that the quill had come loose.
Then I remembered a while later that I had forgotten to trim it, so I pulled the blank off the mandrel, and one of the tubes just slipped out of the blank. So I glued it back in, made sure it was *REALLY* in there, then trimmed both pieces of the blank.
Then, let's see, I had an issue where I had taken a chunk out of one piece and had too smooth it over, and over, and over.
Then I started to polish it, and realized that I really hadn't gotten then ends really down to the bushings. So I had to do that again.
Then, as I was polishing it, I was using a slower speed, I realized that the mandrel was bent. I stuck with it though, but I can see that that's why I wasn't all the way down to the bushings.
FINALLY I got it done. And it turned out OK. But I want to try two other blanks that I am going to make out of wood.
Anyway...here it is, in the school colors, with a Caduceus clip.
Jeff
First off, after I glued the tubes in, I forgot to trim it with a barrel trimmer. I just went straight to turning.
Then, it was really difficult, I thought maybe the acrylic was really brittle or something, seemed to be bouncing all over, not smooth. Then I realized that the quill had come loose.
Then I remembered a while later that I had forgotten to trim it, so I pulled the blank off the mandrel, and one of the tubes just slipped out of the blank. So I glued it back in, made sure it was *REALLY* in there, then trimmed both pieces of the blank.
Then, let's see, I had an issue where I had taken a chunk out of one piece and had too smooth it over, and over, and over.
Then I started to polish it, and realized that I really hadn't gotten then ends really down to the bushings. So I had to do that again.
Then, as I was polishing it, I was using a slower speed, I realized that the mandrel was bent. I stuck with it though, but I can see that that's why I wasn't all the way down to the bushings.
FINALLY I got it done. And it turned out OK. But I want to try two other blanks that I am going to make out of wood.
Anyway...here it is, in the school colors, with a Caduceus clip.
Jeff