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06-29-2008, 02:21 PM
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Name: David City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Dec 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.45 over 102 days | Acrylic Turning Stock
So where can you pick up acrylic turning stock that is larger than a pen blank. I would like to find rods or blocks up to 3" in diameter so that I can turn discs and whirls for top spindles. |  
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06-29-2008, 02:38 PM
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Name: Ken Stewart City: Archer's Lodge State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jun 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 1.72 over 102 days | Re: Acrylic Turning Stock
I will have to do some looking for the large acrylic stock, but I have laminated corian sheets together to make larger items. If you want, I'll laminate some and send to you.
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06-29-2008, 04:40 PM
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Name: David City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Dec 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.45 over 102 days | Re: Acrylic Turning Stock
That wont be necessary. I think that gets me going in the right direction though. I wanted bar stock so I could cut it into discs. But withy coran being relatively thin to begin with, it should make my life easier. Any idea where I can pick up scraps of the stuff? | |
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06-29-2008, 05:34 PM
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Name: Robert Arrowood City: Mount Holly State: NC County: Gaston Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.66 over 102 days | Re: Acrylic Turning Stock
David I can get ahold of some 1/4 to 1/2 pvc sheets.Not really sure of the thickness I haven't put a tape to it.It's gray in color just like the pvc pipe.Can more than likely get all you want.Some guy brought a mess of it by where I work for us to use for crafts  . He claims you can build bird houses out of it  . By the time you get it built you would need a 1/4in. steel cable to hang it with. Shoot me a pm if you yhink it will work.I can get more info for you. I just live over out of Mt.Holly.If you want it we can get together. | |
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06-29-2008, 09:25 PM
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Name: Ken Stewart City: Archer's Lodge State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jun 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 1.72 over 102 days | Re: Acrylic Turning Stock
Check any place that makes kitchen counters. The corian that I get is 1/2 in. thick and is typically in gray stone, white stone, brown stone colors. Keep your tools sharp and it cuts fairly easy. I like using the highest speed that I can run my lathe when I work with corian.
Ken | |
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