Originally posted by alphageek
Originally posted by ed4copies
It's really hard to find colored sheet stock under 1/8. SOME places have 1/16th. I'll try to remember to see where I bought the last bunch (WHEN I find it, I buy a good supply cause I break a lot of blanks and thin acrylic is a MUST around my shop!)
Ok Ed - You've peaked my curiosity... mind sharing WHY thin acrylic is a must?
Dean,
As you know, Dawn will cast pretty much anything. Dichroic glass does not always "part off" right where you want it, snakeskins may develop a little "cloudiness" near the end. Once in a while, the turner develops "operator error" issues, knicking the end while "turning in a haze". At these times, I turn to my wide selection of "single color" acrylic or "striped" (pickguard type) acrylic and fashion two "oops" rings.
Many here have said they don't do "oops" rings - I consider them a "feature". The price of the pen goes UP when it has different color acrylic on the ends. AND I don't WASTE a blank that Dawn worked to create.
The more choices of acrylic I have available, the more creative I can become.
These "mistakes" usually sell very well.
And letter-size sheets of colored acrylic are usually under $10 -why NOT stock a bunch???