Inlace Acrylester Money Blank - First Time Turning
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- Recently I have been asked about the inlace acrylester blanks and how they turn. To this point I had never turned one so I decided it was time to give it a try. I purchased a blank from Woodturningz and this video chronicles how it went.
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Bob
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i love the gold colour shining through. goes well with the money look of the pen.
+Tommie Strydom Thank you Tommie,
I made the other half of the blank with paint and the video will be out today. I'm asking people to vote once they see both blanks and the winning blank becomes a pen.
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Bob
I like the gold showing through after all gold is money, I would tell people it has pieces of gold coins in it
+Barry Fields Thank you Barry,
I like the analogy.
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Bob
Great job! Gold is money 💰💵 looks great
Thank you Melissa,
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Bob
Bob, I really enjoy your videos because you always take the time to give us good hints and good instruction. Thanks for what you do and for sharing it with us.,
+Steve Brown Thank you Steve.
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Bob
I like the look of the tube through the blank, I would take that one in a heartbeat.
Thank you Bret.
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Bob
Awesome, you can hear the difference In drilling from other blanks. I love the gold showing through, goes with the green great
+Shaun Kennedy Thank you Shaun,
This material is different from anything else I've turned.
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Bob
Great job. Air bubbles are a fact of life. Keep up the good work. Turning 4 Faith, Love, and Hope pens today.
Looking forward to next video.
Spence
+Spencer Brown Thank you Spencer,
Good luck on the FH&L pens. My next video will be out tomorrow.
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Bob
Thanks Bob, that is exactly what I have found with that type blank, harder that other resin blanks, turns ok with care. Thansk for sharing.
+Lynn Lacey Thank you Lynn.
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Bob
Cool pen Bob . I like how you can still see some of the numbers on the bits of money . Take care .
+Glen mckelvey I love that too and wish you could see more, that's what makes it cool IMO.
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Bob
Another awesome pen Bob. Thumbs up.
+OG Timbercraft Thank you.
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Bob
Perfect timing. My Wife 'Acquired' several Inlace Acrylester blanks and I'm getting ready to turn one or two this weekend. I'll make sure to color the tubes before gluing and take my time! Thanks for the great tutorials and looking forward to more!
+George Harris I have a companion video coming out tomorrow about painting the tubes. I used the other half of the blank and demonstrated with it.
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Bob
I really like it, I think the gold looks lovely x
+tracy heaton Thank you Tracy.
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Bob
I hate acrylester!! There, I said it! However, after seeing how flawlessly you turned that money blank, I think I'll give it another shot. Well done, Bob! Well done.
+John Walsh Thank you Jack.
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Bob
I kinda like the gold showing. Gold and money go together and I have gold mixed in my ring with the money.
Thank you Joe.
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Bob
Great job Bob!!
+ChicagoPens Thank you.
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Bob
I have turned a bunch of these. Definitely use the sander to true up the ends and knock the corners off. Saves a lot of headaches.
+Donald Taylor It sure did, I was glad I was told about that beforehand or I would have done it the hard way.
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Bob
Nice pen Bob. Recently, I made some rings from shredded cash, gold flake and glow powder. They were a big hit. I cant wait to turn my first money pen.
Love the glow powder idea, that should add a nice touch to a pen too.
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Bob
I have been holding out on turning this stuff. Being a new turner, I have stuck with wood and alumilite. I ordered a hybrid blank that has mica in the alumilite and turned it recently. It was my biggest challenge by far. It dulled all my standard tools and chipped out around the junctions. Long story short, it turned out great, but man I'll have to second guess turning the other half. Great video, thanks for sharing.
+Ron Parrott Thank you,
Non wood blanks can be really challenging. You never know what to expect.
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Bob
Nice blank Bob
+Robert Evans Thank you Robert.
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Bob
This is where I have to admit that when Bob first drilled into the blank and stopped, I tried to blow the shavings away from the drill press.
LOL, thats a realistic video.
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Bob
Great ... Looks like time for a road trip to the ice cream shop
+Dave White LOL, already made three trips and it's only been open three weeks.
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Bob
I kinda like the gold center. It still looks great. 👍🏼
+Ashley Reese Thank you Ashley.
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Bob
EEEEEeeeeeeeeekkkk!!! Time for some new bearings on the ol' bandsaw Bob!!!
+Michael Holhut Time for a new bandsaw. No money though. That is a cheapie I've had for years.
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Bob
Keep up the good work.
+helen jack Thank you Helen.
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Bob
Great job on it!
As a heads up, you can fill the little voids/bubbles, chips, etc. with a little medium CA, they are pretty much invisible after being polished down. Also, in my experience, using a roughing gouge is a bad idea. It chips and cracks more often than not. Use a skew for best results (this is also what Woodturningz recommends). Finally, while the money blank is a neat idea, to see the biggest reason to use inlace, use a blank with some color swirling and pearlescence. It produces some amazing depth of color.
+SilktheAbsent1 Thank you.
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Bob
I kinda like the gold center. It still looks great.
+kb9beh Thank you.
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Bob
Bob, and others....I have a question. I'll bet it's been answered elsewhere. But, here I go....
I'm a bit conflicted here. We know to scuff up the brass tubes before using CA (or epoxy) to insert into the blank.
Yet, if I were to PAINT the tube, would that negate the roughness of the tube? Wouldn't the paint fill in the scratches on the tube, thereby removing the benefit of scuffing?
So, how do you retain the scuffed up nature of the tubes, even when a tube has been painted? (I guess I need to go hunting for other UA-cam videos that show the tubes being painted.)
Keep up your stellar work, kind sir! You are educating thousands of us with each of your highly-anticipated videos!
Larry
Thank you Larry,
I scuff the tube then paint them. The paint is not perfectly smooth so it sticks well.
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Bob
I bought a couple of those and the first one blew out on me. I've been hesitant to turn the other. I believe I will try rounding it off on the sander first. Thanks for your videos.
+David Sanders Thank you David,
Also the sharper your tool the better.
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Bob
I'm surprised that you had never turned acrylester. it was actually the first material I ever turned. its messy but takes such a high polish that it makes the mess worth it. these money blanks sell pretty well too
+Jeremy Fuchs Thank you Jeremy,
I can't believe I haven't turned the before either. It was enjoyable and I have several
more to turn now.
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Bob
I had a piece of this crap chip off and hit my car window causing a chip that lead to a large crack and me replacing the window. Bought a chip deflector after and have now moved my shop to my basement. I try and stay away from this stuff as much as possible. Glad it turned well for you.
+Adam Bruce Wow Adam,
That is insane. Sounds like this could do some serious bodily damage if it hit you without a face shield. Kind of scary.
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Bob
I just noticed something on one of your older videos. This is not the first inlace acrylester blank you have turned on the "Turning a Dragon Pen" Video at 1:48 the tag on the blank says Inlace Acrylester Jester. I can imagine it would be hard to remember what you have turned and what you have not with as many pens and you turn in a month, let alone a year. For those that need this clarification, before you get angry and call me a troll. I hold Bob in the highest respect, I see him as a master and possible pen turning mentor. I just found this discovery funny, I'm not picking on the pen master.
LOL, I’m human, I show that all the time in my videos. Mistakes happen. Thank you for calling me on it.
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Bib
That is part of what I love about your videos, nothing is ever perfect. Everybody, or at least me, want to see the mistakes too. I just found it funny! Thank you for what you do. My daughter is now also subscribed to your channel and is interested in learning how to turn. She is 8 and you are an inspiration to us both. Thank you for allowing us to always be welcome in your shop!
Thank you Bret,
I appreciate that. I think it’s great your daughter wants to learn to turn. That’s definitely something the two of you can do together.
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Bob
What a bummer Rob. The outside really turned out quite nice.
+Jack Maravola Thank you Jack.
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Bob
Hey Bob, great job. Can't ya buy colored tubes, I have White and Chrome along with brass.
+Denny Skerb Yes you can, there a nice alternative to painting.
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Bob
I think you ought to lean into it and paint the inside of the blank with a nice metallic gold paint. I mean: Money, gold; they go together.
+KD Smith tomorrow morning the painted blank video will be out. I went with green. LOL.
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Bob
That ought to be good looking, too. I look forward to it!
+KD Smith Thank you.
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Bob
Now that I have seen the actual video I think I tend to agree with you, the brass tube being visible does detract from the look of the pen. Having said that I do still think it looks good and would be worth pressing into a kit, the green and gold do at least work together/make sense together in the overall theme of the blank
+Locks and Keys Thank you,
I made the other half of the blank with paint and the video will be out today. I'm asking people to vote for their favorite after seeing it done both ways. The winning blank will become a pen.
Regards,
Bob
RJBWoodTurner I will keep an eye out for the video. Cheers, Jeff
+Locks and Keys Thank you Jeff.
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Bob
I drilled one of these Acrylester blanks recently and it shattered lengthwise in the clamp. What kind of buffing rouge do you use?
I use blue rouge from www.arizonashulouettes.com I may have spelled gat wrong.
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Bob
I couldn't help but notice when you were drilling the blank that the drill bit appeared to get quite hot. Fearing that it would be possible to melt portions of the blank that will lead to "bubbles or voids" in the blank, I will spray water on the drill when I retract it to clear the chips. I haven't had any problems doing this or am I being overly cautious? It does take more time and somewhat messy but I feel better doing it this way.
+Dwight L Hello Dwight,
I always tell people you can never be to cautious. These pens take a lot of time and effort to make, if you have a process that is working for you then it is a good process and you should continue using it. I have had other turners tell me they use water too.
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Bob
Have you turned a TrueStone blank? They are expensive and beautiful, but soft. I always lubricate the blanks with water when drilling these in short pulses like you do.
+Doug Robins I haven't but I'd love to. Hopefully soon.
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Bob
My wife likes the maroon with gold highlights, and I presented a pen to a guy made of the black with gold highlights. Take very light cuts to avoid creating pits - plan on taking 10 full minutes to go from square to round. Also wet sand with only micromesh, and do this very lightly.
+Doug Robins Thank you for the info Doug. Maybe I can pick up a few blanks on my next order.
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Bob
Once you turn it round with the roughing gouge, it's safe to use a 2" radius carbide tool, but never come at it with a round carbide. It will chip out 100% of the time.
+Michael DeLawter Thank you Michael,
Valuable info to have in the back of my mind.
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Bob
Hay RJB I was wondering if you could make a cherry tree pin for me and I am Severus snape .53 and Am a relly big fan of the wood work turning outher things you do creative
Thank you, I no longer take commissions.
Why do you rock the blank when you cut it?
+Michael Meldrum My saw blade is getting dull and it helps me cut through the blank.
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Bob
A fair representation of the "making hobby" in general, watching the MONEY disappear lol. I say that in jest... with a hint of truth.... heheheh I Do like the brass underneath. might just be me
Trade?
+Rich McNatt Thank you Rich,
You're really not that far off base with your comment, my money disappears really fast with this hobby.
Regards,
Bob
+Rich McNatt What did you have in mind?
Google hang out me.......
+Rich McNatt just got your message about a hang out. Can we do it during the day tomorrow? I was editing video and it got late.
Bob
You really should add a warning for headphone users before you use the bandsaw and drill press on this blank. I think my ears are bleeding. Otherwise, great video as usual. I always learn a lot from your videos.
+Aaron Johnson Sorry about that Aaron,
I usually try to turn the volume down on those sections of the video. I may have missed it in this vid.
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Bob
I recently tried acrylester and it turns far too easily for my liking, ended up getting chip after chip.
+Froot It is tricky, I got lucky on the chipping.
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Bob
If you happen to live near a Federal Reserve Bank, many of them will give sample bags of shredded money for free, that you can make your own blanks from. A word of caution, old currency like this is dirty and nasty, and I would definitely wear breathing protection during the entire process!!
+Barb Mulle I don't live close to a FRB but next time I travel, I'll see if one is close that I can go visit.
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Bob
Close to you is Cincinnati, chicago and Memphis I think
+Barb Mulle Thank you for researching that for me. My son goes to Chicago all the time, I'll ask him to see if he can get some for me.
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Bob
Seeing that tube SUCKS !
Woodturninz should refund your money. Less material equals more blanks equals more profit. SUCKS
Thank you.