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Normally I never bother. But I brought some blanks off a guy at my local club who has only just started making them. The first shattered as soon as the very sharp carbide tip touched it. I have a sanding disc that fits on my lathe so I took the corners off the blank as an experiment and turned them ok. I also do the same with Acrylic Inlace blanks that are very brittle.

As Woody rightly said if you got sharp tools and take your time you shouldn't have a problem

Vic

[QUOTE="Vic Perrin, post: 167228, member: 422"] Normally I never bother. But I brought some blanks off a guy at my local club who has only just started making them. The first shattered as soon as the very sharp carbide tip touched it. I have a sanding disc that fits on my lathe so I took the corners off the blank as an experiment and turned them ok. I also do the same with Acrylic Inlace blanks that are very brittle. As Woody rightly said if you got sharp tools and take your time you shouldn't have a problem :thumbs:Vic:thumbs: [/QUOTE]

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