23-10-2011, 05:45 PM
Thanks for reading my post guys, and taking the trouble to comment!
I did give some thought as to what adhesive to use, and had I been confident that both faces would mate up accurately I probably wouldn't have used Araldite. However, as the knobs (what was left of them!) were wafer thin, I couldn't shave any more off the inside, so I opted for clear Araldite, which is gap filling, so when viewed through the front of the knobs it isn't apparent that they consist of two parts mated together. I've done three and hope to do the fourth tomorrow if I get a spare hour.
As to using grub screws, the only time the knobs will need to be removed will be if the chassis needs attention, and it's just as easy to remove the chassis with the dial and knobs attached as it is to take the knobs off before removing the chassis.
Acrylic takes a nice shine when buffed up with burnishing cream while on the lathe. We had a very talented and creative professional woodturner to demonstrate at our Woodturing Club a few months ago, called Sarah Thirlwell, who has made quite a name for herself. She works in 'mixed media', sandwiching a wide range of materials together to create attractive objects. In addition to acrylic sheet, some of the materials she uses include slabs made from recycled melted down yoghuts pots with twinkly fragments of foil embedded in the material, recycled fridge doors, leather, perspex, plywood and even layers of card glued together such as recycled Christmas cards. (She doesn't melt the yoghurt pots and fridge doors down herself - you can buy the stuff, but it's eye-wateringly expensive).
When glued together to make a block to turn on the lathe, the material looks quite attractive. Her work is exibited in several top galleries and commands quite high prices. She doesn't hollow out her creations, but does include a 'bud vase' (rather like a test tube) in which a single stemmed flower can be placed. Her website is here:
http://www.sarahthirlwell.com/
Some woodturners are turning offcuts of Corian - the stuff that expensive worktops are made from. No doubt it turns up on e-bay from time to time, like most things!
I did give some thought as to what adhesive to use, and had I been confident that both faces would mate up accurately I probably wouldn't have used Araldite. However, as the knobs (what was left of them!) were wafer thin, I couldn't shave any more off the inside, so I opted for clear Araldite, which is gap filling, so when viewed through the front of the knobs it isn't apparent that they consist of two parts mated together. I've done three and hope to do the fourth tomorrow if I get a spare hour.
As to using grub screws, the only time the knobs will need to be removed will be if the chassis needs attention, and it's just as easy to remove the chassis with the dial and knobs attached as it is to take the knobs off before removing the chassis.
Acrylic takes a nice shine when buffed up with burnishing cream while on the lathe. We had a very talented and creative professional woodturner to demonstrate at our Woodturing Club a few months ago, called Sarah Thirlwell, who has made quite a name for herself. She works in 'mixed media', sandwiching a wide range of materials together to create attractive objects. In addition to acrylic sheet, some of the materials she uses include slabs made from recycled melted down yoghuts pots with twinkly fragments of foil embedded in the material, recycled fridge doors, leather, perspex, plywood and even layers of card glued together such as recycled Christmas cards. (She doesn't melt the yoghurt pots and fridge doors down herself - you can buy the stuff, but it's eye-wateringly expensive).
When glued together to make a block to turn on the lathe, the material looks quite attractive. Her work is exibited in several top galleries and commands quite high prices. She doesn't hollow out her creations, but does include a 'bud vase' (rather like a test tube) in which a single stemmed flower can be placed. Her website is here:
http://www.sarahthirlwell.com/
Some woodturners are turning offcuts of Corian - the stuff that expensive worktops are made from. No doubt it turns up on e-bay from time to time, like most things!
Regards, David.
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