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stan kern
09-21-2014, 5:23 PM
http://youtu.be/bRmJQIqHnIw
I used 1/2 thick black corian and a v60 v bit and a 1/4 carbide 3in long end mill
Most of my machining was 100in/min
Corian is very nice to work with ,but where I am located its very hard to get pieces
I think it makes the best in signs

Bruce Page
09-21-2014, 6:56 PM
Very nice & clean design Stan. I can't find Corian around here either. I've had a WTB ad on Craigslist for six months looking for sink drops etc., without any luck.

Keith Outten
09-21-2014, 8:37 PM
I wish you guys were closer to my shop, I gave away about 14,000 pounds of sink cutouts last year. I had so much of the stuff stored behind my shop that I had to stop visiting my friends top shop bringing the stuff home. These days I am making my own project scraps but I still have about 500 pounds of sink cutouts and I still use them for cutting boards and shop jigs, etc.

Nice design Stan and I agree that Corian is the best material for signs.

ed vitanovec
09-21-2014, 9:59 PM
Very nice sign work! How did you paint the letters?

Bruce Page
09-21-2014, 11:51 PM
i wish you guys were closer to my shop, i gave away about 14,000 pounds of sink cutouts last year. I had so much of the stuff stored behind my shop that i had to stop visiting my friends top shop bringing the stuff home. These days i am making my own project scraps but i still have about 500 pounds of sink cutouts and i still use them for cutting boards and shop jigs, etc.

Nice design stan and i agree that corian is the best material for signs.

road trip!

stan kern
09-22-2014, 12:37 AM
you just brush it on ,2 coats then sand the whole corian piece,takes time but leaves the letters perfect

Russ D Wood
09-22-2014, 2:20 PM
My local 'sink' shops used to give me their 'scrap' but lately they have been ordering their counters precut! Shucks! Russ

stan kern
09-22-2014, 4:41 PM
I managed today to purchase some sink cutouts

Tom Klass
09-22-2014, 6:33 PM
I'll be more then happy to help you cut your pile down when I come down next weekend Keith!!

Keith Outten
09-22-2014, 8:02 PM
OK Tom, you can have some sink cutouts.
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stan kern
09-23-2014, 12:10 AM
that would be quite a trip for me ,and getting across the border thy might wonder how to charge
(just joking)

Paul Phillips
09-23-2014, 2:20 PM
You should be able to ask around at your local cabinet/countertop shops, I've never had a problem finding one with piles of cut-outs available cheap or free, if you can't find anything local there's always www.solidsurface.com which sells scraps of various brands.