Hurrah, turning what I want to turn today!

[Neil]

Package arrived the day before yesterday and with a sense of boyish enthusiasm I ventured into the shed.



Never turned the kitchen sink before but I quite enjoyed it and was pleased with the results.

Turned it to shape, used a bit of 180 to take off any small nicks and straight to a bit of 320 wet and dry and then through the mesh grits.

Question for Corian freaks (thats you Jim!!)

Drilling, think I got the answers on this, drilling on a pillar drill either a jobber or lip and spur? Used both but found a jobber better at drilling but found the lip and spur more accurate but slower and got a sticky gunge molten build up, drilling probably too quickly but was clearing the drill frequently. Think this was caused by drill heat, drill may have been a bit blunt?.

Sanding. Is there a direct correlation between the mesh grits and wet and dry? Does anyone know what abrasive effect burnishing cream is supposed to have, can it be measured in grits - question I'm getting at is it worthwhile burnishing with cream if you have meshed to the highest grit or are you going "backwards as such"? I'm happy with my results, just wanted to save unnecessary time and cash.

 

[Jim]

300rpm is good with a jobber Neil, if the drill gets to warm you will get that gunge that goes hard very quickly, Colt bits are superb for this material as they go through it like butter...

As for finishing i just use the Micro-Mesh sanding pads and polish with Meguiars Scratch X, or Hut plastic polish ...

Those pens do look good indeed ...

 

[Grump]

Are you at home tomorrow?
I'll come over with presure vac stuff I'll bring some bog floor for ya too.
Bloody Plastic init?
Nice job mate.

 

[paulm]

I use a jobber bit, turn it, sand with 340, 400 and then wet and dry 1200 and then burnish... Job done.

A nice set of pens you done there Neil, a nice shape too.

 

[Neil]

Are you at home tomorrow?
I'll come over with presure vac stuff I'll bring some bog floor for ya too.
Bloody Plastic init?
Nice job mate.

Brian,

I'll be in from around 3.30, great to see you, give us a shout before you set out. I'll put the kettle on.

 

[bellringer]

Brian,

I'll be in from around 3.30, great to see you, give us a shout before you set out. I'll put the kettle on.

How long dose your kettle take

 

[rowdyyates115]

Looks like we may have some plastic converts......
Nice turning Neil, like the top grey and the reddish brown one.

 

[Grump]

I only live a short way in he van init?
Kettle will just be boiled if I phone s I leave my house.

 

[edlea]

They look good Neil...bet you are itching to see how they fare alongside the wooden variety ?

 

[yorkshireman]

A nice varied selection Neil

keith

 

[Penpal]

Good collection of pens there the observation is when selling winter time is harder than summer as they can feel real cold in the hand compared with timber but when sold in a mixed timber the other experience the buyers can go all corian or all timber so having a mixed bag pays over this way.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[bluntchisel]

Nice work, Neil - well done, mate!!!

Bob.

 

[Grump]

Bugger, I don't gonna get to you today mate.
Family turned up and dinner got delayed.
Are you at home sometime during the week?

 

[Woody]

Very satisfying aint it Neil and some good pens to boot good on yer mate