I won’t lie, it was a challenge for me, however I was happy with the results in the end.
My first attempt at turning an Acrylic Handle
- Thread starter Bad Badger
- Start date
I like it, nice work. Where did you source the blank?
- Thread starter
- #3
Looks pretty good, well done.
Looks good. I'm wanting to get a lathe once I get working so I can make brushes. I really fell in love with the idea after seeing graydogs beautiful brushes.
Just a question - is the dust harmful to health? If so what measures should you take?
All dust is harmful to your lungs.
The minimum would be a dust mask
I use a dust extractor system that sucks the dust out .
Nice! What size knot?;I won’t lie, it was a challenge for me, however I was happy with the results in the end.
Looks great, good proportions and you did really good polishing it up.
+100%
Absolutely beautiful. Well done. I've been saying it forever, but I gotta get a lathe.
- Thread starter
- #12
26mm
Acrylic is definitely a challenge the first few times, especially when starting with a square blank. Acrylic acetate and Inlace Acrylester are the worst, Alumilite isn’t too bad though. IME high speed and scraping (traditional tools or carbide) with very light passes is the way to go. You did good, I hope we see more from you.
Nice first attempt!
Did you put a finish on it or just polish it up?
Did you put a finish on it or just polish it up?
- Thread starter
- #15
No finish. I just used the Mirco Mesh sanding pads.
Nice.
Great work!!
Nice work, I like it! It looks like you got a nice polish on it as well. I hope to see more of your work in the future!
