LOVE when I hit that sweet spot where there's nothing but a trail of thin cuts! Okay, don't like it when they wrap themselves around the mandrel, but it's SO satisfying to see that continuous curl! Resin blank bits stick to everything! Takes longer to clean up, but the finish is worth it. From experience, I can tell you that if the stock is bending, it's because it's not fully cured. Every resin has a "de-mold" cure and a full cure, which can be days to weeks apart depending on the resin. The longer the blank, the longer it usually takes to fully cure. If your blank is bending, I can almost guarantee it's not fully cured. That's the only reason a blank would bend. However, that doesn't mean it's not cured enough to turn. Honestly? I like my blanks to be 95% cured because they are easier to drill and turn without blow-out, and yet they won't deform. I have had great success turning mostly fully cured blanks. Good enough to remain rigid, yet soft enough to drill and turn like butter. NO blow-out. Finish the pen or whatever, and the rest will not deform. It will continue to cure for, in some cases, for up to a month. But in the meantime, it's still sellable and still functional without bending. Epoxy resin blanks are way more forgiving than Acrylic ones. I can't tell you how many acrylic blanks I've eaten the cost of because they're way more fragile than epoxy resin. A lot less forgiving. Honestly? Acrylic isn't any stronger than epoxy once it's fully cured. Thus, don't buy into the acrylic blanks. Pour your own epoxy. It's cheaper per blank and it's more forgiving. I've tried a few different blanks in different acrylics, and you have to be SO careful. Matter of fact, I've not turned a successful acrylic blank, but I've turned many successful epoxy resin pens. Epoxy is much more forgiving. I'll not buy another Acrylic blank. NOT worth it. Blows out way too frequently to be profitable. Just pour your own.
Handle turned out great. I find it more fascinating making my own blanks with random colors than buying the pre-made blanks...I haven't purchased blanks for a long time I just make what I need or want.
The colors are insane!!! My mind is racing with ideas now. Was this Alumilite Clear Slow, or something else? It seems like everyone likes to wait until it's much, much warmer to pour so I was a little shocked to see you start at 85...any reasoning behind that? Looks like I'm off to TW to buy the mandrel system!
Now make a video you scooping ice cream with your scoop. Your scoop has two screws one to glue in blank and one in scoop. I purchased your scoops tap the blank used gorilla glue which is permanently in blank no play at all, unscrew scoop to wash works great so really no need for insert. So how much Alumilite did it take to make your blank ? In oz.? Awesome looking blank!!!
Yes the head does have a two direction thread and it is a great idea to fix one end in if you want to be able to take it apart or both ends if you dont need to take it apart. It was 300 grams of total resin. thanks
"Never know what you're gonna get" Ain't that the truth! lol. Nice blanks sir I will have to try your technique sometime. A note on why the blank may have gotten off center, did you use liquid diamonds epoxy or the other one, aluminlite or something like that. Epoxy needs at least 72 hours for a full cure. same thing happened to me I turned an epoxy handle the next day within 24 hours and it was not fully cured and was sort of bendy, if that makes sense.
this was alumilite and I failed to mention I waited 5 days between the cast and the turn. It was fully cured I just cut it crooked, Thanks for watching.
Chad, good job thanks from Florida
LOVE when I hit that sweet spot where there's nothing but a trail of thin cuts! Okay, don't like it when they wrap themselves around the mandrel, but it's SO satisfying to see that continuous curl! Resin blank bits stick to everything! Takes longer to clean up, but the finish is worth it.
From experience, I can tell you that if the stock is bending, it's because it's not fully cured. Every resin has a "de-mold" cure and a full cure, which can be days to weeks apart depending on the resin. The longer the blank, the longer it usually takes to fully cure.
If your blank is bending, I can almost guarantee it's not fully cured. That's the only reason a blank would bend.
However, that doesn't mean it's not cured enough to turn. Honestly? I like my blanks to be 95% cured because they are easier to drill and turn without blow-out, and yet they won't deform. I have had great success turning mostly fully cured blanks. Good enough to remain rigid, yet soft enough to drill and turn like butter. NO blow-out.
Finish the pen or whatever, and the rest will not deform. It will continue to cure for, in some cases, for up to a month. But in the meantime, it's still sellable and still functional without bending.
Epoxy resin blanks are way more forgiving than Acrylic ones.
I can't tell you how many acrylic blanks I've eaten the cost of because they're way more fragile than epoxy resin. A lot less forgiving.
Honestly? Acrylic isn't any stronger than epoxy once it's fully cured. Thus, don't buy into the acrylic blanks. Pour your own epoxy. It's cheaper per blank and it's more forgiving. I've tried a few different blanks in different acrylics, and you have to be SO careful. Matter of fact, I've not turned a successful acrylic blank, but I've turned many successful epoxy resin pens.
Epoxy is much more forgiving.
I'll not buy another Acrylic blank. NOT worth it. Blows out way too frequently to be profitable. Just pour your own.
Yes Epoxy and Urethane resin are both a lot more forgiving than the polyester "acrylic" blanks for sure. Glad you found a way that works well for you!
Great video. I learned a lot.
thanks so much!
So colourful! Really pretty stuff
absolutely loving the universal mandrel so far!
glad to hear that I do as well
thanks chad
I would love a walking stick like that. I think it has the perfect amount of colors
thank you
Very cool!!! Great video!!!
Great video!
Handle turned out great. I find it more fascinating making my own blanks with random colors than buying the pre-made blanks...I haven't purchased blanks for a long time I just make what I need or want.
very cool!!! almost looks like it's hand blown glass!!
thank you, it really does look like that,
That turned out pretty sweet!!
That's one wicked ice cream scoop!! Love that blank, it turned out so cool. It polished up so well, like glass =D
Thank you Zac, it was amazingly clear
Love the effect. Went right out and tried it. All the white sunk to the bottom.🤔
Do you have a universal mandrel for the ShopSmith?
The colors are insane!!! My mind is racing with ideas now. Was this Alumilite Clear Slow, or something else? It seems like everyone likes to wait until it's much, much warmer to pour so I was a little shocked to see you start at 85...any reasoning behind that? Looks like I'm off to TW to buy the mandrel system!
Now make a video you scooping ice cream with your scoop.
Your scoop has two screws one to glue in blank and one in scoop. I purchased your scoops tap the blank used gorilla glue which is permanently in blank no play at all, unscrew scoop to wash works great so really no need for insert.
So how much Alumilite did it take to make your blank ? In oz.?
Awesome looking blank!!!
Yes the head does have a two direction thread and it is a great idea to fix one end in if you want to be able to take it apart or both ends if you dont need to take it apart. It was 300 grams of total resin. thanks
"Never know what you're gonna get" Ain't that the truth! lol. Nice blanks sir I will have to try your technique sometime. A note on why the blank may have gotten off center, did you use liquid diamonds epoxy or the other one, aluminlite or something like that. Epoxy needs at least 72 hours for a full cure. same thing happened to me I turned an epoxy handle the next day within 24 hours and it was not fully cured and was sort of bendy, if that makes sense.
this was alumilite and I failed to mention I waited 5 days between the cast and the turn. It was fully cured I just cut it crooked, Thanks for watching.
I'm not sure resin is strong enough for a scoop.
100% strong enough. I"m going to be "testing" it as a case study LOL
@@ChadSchimmel Good, dig into it hard. I really would like to know if all resin can take it. I make them with resin and wood.
Cheers, Lee
For my taste please kill that music....... great video.