Corian turnings

[Mike Tilley]

Was fortunate enough to get some material from a local countertop company. Had a slow week at work so spent some time in the shop working on these.
Made one and the Wife liked it so she decided i needed to make five more so she could give them to the girls that she works with for Christmas.
Wasn't to bad turning once i got use to it you definitely need to let the tools do the work,and not get to aggressive.
Sanded to 12000 grit micro mesh no finish applied.
C&C welcome 275873

[Bill Hensley]

Good idea and they look good. I've turned a little of it but would like to scrounge up some more scraps.

What type of glue did you use to laminate?

[Harry Robinette]

Nice turning and excellent idea as little Christmas gifts.

[Lori Kleinberg]

Very nice pieces. Thanks for sharing.

[Eric Gourieux]

Mike.
What are the approximate dimensions? I've turned scraps from our local cabinet shop, and all of the pieces were 1/2" thick. It appears that a few of your pieces are turned from thicker pieces (or very well laminated).

[Harvey M. Taylor]

Mike, would you care to write a small tutorial on how you did these. I
am a fanatic on corian, but I only thread them for Beads of courage, Thanks a bunch, Max.

[Gus Dundon]

Nice turning! Those are amazing! Good job.

[Mike Tilley]

Eric
The app.size is 3" wide x 4" tall on most the little bowls are a little smaller.
Used 1/2" material glued together with medium ca glue.

[Bill White]

Have ya figured out a way to control the static "cling" for all the shavings? I've not turned Corian, but have sawn it several times. Though I never would get it dust cleaned up.
Great work on he bowls.
Bill

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work! I like seeing non-traditional materials turned every now and then. These look pretty cool!

[Don Nicholas]

What glue did you use to laminate the various pieces ?
Thank you very much, the items look great.

[Dan Hintz]

What glue did you use to laminate the various pieces ?


Used 1/2" material glued together with medium ca glue.

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[Don Nicholas]

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Thank You Dan, I am 72 YO and do not always catch everything. But I am having fun.
thanks again.

[Dan Hintz]

No problem, Don. I love turning Corian (and similar materials), but I prefer to mix it in with other materials... it's cheap in small quantities (free, if you like countertop-sized cutouts), so you can play to your heart's content and not worry about it cutting into the retirement check.