Randy Meijer
11-29-2004, 12:24 PM
I'm a new pen turner and need someone to jack up my confidence, a little. I just got my order of Corian and want to use it to make a pen or two. Well, the stuff I got measures just a hair under 1/2"(12.3 mm) and I am a little nervous about drilling it. To date I've made 4 pens and a little penlight and they have all turned out well; but all were made from pen blanks that I purchased and the smallest was 5/8". My holes in them weren't perfect; but since I had some extra wood it wasn’t a big deal. Drilling a blank under 1/2" doesn't leave much room for error. Can this be done without too much of a problem or am I going to have some difficulties?? <O:p</O:p
I'm going to cut some small wood blanks out of scrap, this evening, and see how it goes; but would like any comments from more experienced "penners" about what I am looking at. Does Corian drill easier than wood, i.e. does it drill a straighter hole without wandering???
Thanks for any insight!!
I'm going to cut some small wood blanks out of scrap, this evening, and see how it goes; but would like any comments from more experienced "penners" about what I am looking at. Does Corian drill easier than wood, i.e. does it drill a straighter hole without wandering???
Thanks for any insight!!