I purchased some blanks on ebay for pens and the seller allows you to choose whether or not the blanks are stabilized with an acrylic resin.
Anyone have any bad experiences with turning blanks that have been stabilized in this manner ? The blanks are mainly burls like Thuya and Amboyna.
Should I turn these at a lower speed as if I were turning a pen made entirely from plastic ?
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I purchased some blanks on ebay for pens and the seller allows you to choose whether or not the blanks are stabilized with an acrylic resin.
Anyone have any bad experiences with turning blanks that have been stabilized in this manner ? The blanks are mainly burls like Thuya and Amboyna.
Should I turn these at a lower speed as if I were turning a pen made entirely from plastic ?
Yes it is.
That's mighty thoughtful of him!
No bad experiences. The stabilizing prevents movement and cracking and having to fill in with CA.
Personally, I don't turn a plastic pen at any slower speed than wood (around 2600 rpm) and the stabilized blanks turn like something in between the two. No problems at all at that speed. Like anything else, though, sharp tools and a light touch on the sandpaper will prevent burning and checking.
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