Fun with Acrylic

[Powder Keg]

I have a few pieces of shaft. About 1.75" dia. or so. I am going to try and make some interesting to look at doodads. I started out just messing around. Our Crock pot needed a new handle for the lid. So I thought I'd make me one. I was reading where you can "Fire polish" acrylic. I turned down my knob then sanded it with 220 grit paper then some 000 steel wool. Then I got out the torch It started out really good. It doesn't take much. I had it spinning in the lathe and the outside kind of flared up The surface had kind of bubbled up a little. I kind of liked the way it looked so I carefully set it on fire again so it would be more even. Here is the results.





The Miss' was pretty happy with it so I scored some points there\o/ I still need to get a bolt and mount it.

I'm trying to make a couple special cutters for my next doodad so stay tuned.

~Wes~

[Divided he ad]

Aww Wes...... I'm nearly bursting here! The innuendo involved   


That's a very interesting looking piece you have there. I haven't toasted acrylic since I was a kid.... and that was more about the flames than anything else!

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the doodad cutter dept   





Ralph.





Oh I can't help it.... I'm just so damn childish!

I turned down my knob then sanded it with 220 grit paper then some 000 steel wool.

  Bloody hell!      

[raynerd]

Wes, they would make some nice bottle stoppers/wine stopper tops!

Chris

[Scuba1]

I bet that hurt

[DaveH]

Wes,

I say this with tears in my eyes - very nice        

 
DaveH

[snub]

I bet that hurt

Was it the turning down, the sanding, or setting it on fire?

[Powder Keg]

 

I'm going to try and update this tomorrow. I've had a darn man cold the last few days. Hopefully I can get out to the shop. The squirrels have some fun things they want to try out.

~Wes~

[Scuba1]

I'm going to try and update this tomorrow. I've had a darn man cold the last few days. Hopefully I can get out to the shop. The squirrels have some fun things they want to try out.

~Wes~

Man, after what you did to your knob, you may as well give the nuts to the squirrels and be done with it. Hope the new year is easier on you.

Michael

[Powder Keg]

I played around a little with one of the chunks I have. Sometimes reality isn't my friend..... The tool I made didn't work quite right. I think it got too hot. There are some little cracks that radiate from the bore. Pictures didn't turn out very good. The fix I came up with doesn't look quite right ether. I'll try and get a picture.

~Wes~