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Well I made a start with the ebonite Zulutiming so kindly sent me. It's the first time I've worked with it and quite frankly I don't know what to make of it - it stinks of sulphur and burning rubber (since it is in fact sulphur-treated rubber that shouldn't have been a surprise) and spews out ribbons which choke the lathe in no time. It's also very heat-sensitive, which I learned by destroying the first component I made while trying to drill it (too fast). But on the upside it works really easily and seems to have quite a bit of strength.

First a shot of the ribbons:

[ATTACH]12166[/ATTACH]

And a couple of the bulb filler skeleton:

[ATTACH]12167[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]12168[/ATTACH]

I'm used to making these with brass, so there's a bit of learning still to do as I skin it with timber. More as it happens.

<blockquote data-quote="Jimjam66" data-source="post: 120599" data-attributes="member: 58">Well I made a start with the ebonite Zulutiming so kindly sent me.&nbsp; It&#039;s the first time I&#039;ve worked with it and quite frankly I don&#039;t know what to make of it - it stinks of sulphur and burning rubber (since it is in fact sulphur-treated rubber that shouldn&#039;t have been a surprise) and spews out ribbons which choke the lathe in no time. It&#039;s also very heat-sensitive, which I learned by destroying the first component I made while trying to drill it (too fast).&nbsp; But on the upside it works really easily and seems to have quite a bit of strength.First a shot of the ribbons:[ATTACH]12166[/ATTACH]And a couple of the bulb filler skeleton:[ATTACH]12167[/ATTACH][ATTACH]12168[/ATTACH]I&#039;m used to making these with brass, so there&#039;s a bit of learning still to do as I skin it with timber.&nbsp; More as it happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimjam66, post: 120599, member: 58"] Well I made a start with the ebonite Zulutiming so kindly sent me. It's the first time I've worked with it and quite frankly I don't know what to make of it - it stinks of sulphur and burning rubber (since it is in fact sulphur-treated rubber that shouldn't have been a surprise) and spews out ribbons which choke the lathe in no time. It's also very heat-sensitive, which I learned by destroying the first component I made while trying to drill it (too fast). But on the upside it works really easily and seems to have quite a bit of strength. First a shot of the ribbons: [ATTACH]12166._xfImport[/ATTACH] And a couple of the bulb filler skeleton: [ATTACH]12167._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]12168._xfImport[/ATTACH] I'm used to making these with brass, so there's a bit of learning still to do as I skin it with timber. More as it happens. [/QUOTE]

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