maple and black plastic

[TK woodman]

I made this today while waiting for something else to dry. Unplanned but i'm quite pleased with it!

 

[bassethound]

Like that,looks great with the black plastic!

 

[Grump]

Looks good but I wonder how long it will stay together?

 

[paulm]

It looks good to me

 

[Terry]

It looks good to me too !!!!

 

[Woody]

Has anyone told you it looks good

 

[chas_41_uk]

Well I'm not sure if anyone has said this or not, but it looks good

 

[Jim]

Looks good TK, great finish to it my friend ..

Looks good but I wonder how long it will stay together?

Brian, i used to make people at work pens with their football clubs colours made from plastic, similar to this one, they have lasted over 4 years and still going, so hopefully this pen will do the same ..

 

[Buckeye]

Looks good TK, great finish to it my friend ..





Brian, i used to make people at work pens with their football clubs colours made from plastic, similar to this one, they have lasted over 4 years and still going, so hopefully this pen will do the same ..

I don't see any reason why not, it looks a good pen and well made

Peter

 

[Grump]

Looks good TK, great finish to it my friend ..





Brian, i used to make people at work pens with their football clubs colours made from plastic, similar to this one, they have lasted over 4 years and still going, so hopefully this pen will do the same ..

I hope so too but wood and plastic are not a good combination for lasting adhesion likewise dissimilar plastics. Do it with polypropylene and it will soon come adrift.

 

[TK woodman]

I hope so too but wood and plastic are not a good combination for lasting adhesion likewise dissimilar plastics. Do it with polypropylene and it will soon come adrift.

I understand your concerns about plastic and wood, Brian. The plastic is ABS glued with Powerbond 806. I have used this combination for a long time and have never had a joint failure. However on the back of your comments I have emailed Powerbond for their take on whether the joint will fail over time Hopefully I will get a technical reply and will post it to the forum.

 

[Grump]

You are more likely to get a bond with abs and corian seems to stick well to wood too.
Hdpe, polyprop and such plastics will only stick to themselves and then only with heat, ie welding.
Wish hadn't made the comment now but there are a lot of people on the forum experimenting with plastics.
There are many types of plastic and they are not all suitable for mixing.
Some thermo setting plastics will just dissolve under ca or other chemicals we use and can combust.
There is also a lot of duff info to be gleaned, it is easy to read the wrong advise, I'll stop there cos I am going off track.
Suffice to say I have seen a few come apart after a few turns of the transmission.
I am sure there is nothing wrong with mixing materials and making different things, after all it is a hobby and they are not engine parts under strain or anything critical init?

 

[wm460]

Excellento.