Does anyone know how to turn pine cones? Im not a big pen turner but i do enjoy turning bottle stoppers. How do you prep the cone? resin, epoxy, CA? I'd love to give it a try. Any info you guys or gals have would be greatly appreciated.
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- Thread starter Jason Silva
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Jason, I've never done it but I've seen them done after being encased in resin. Trick would be to keep the bubbles out which could be done in a vacuum chamber.
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You can do it with thin CA. I use epoxy resin and a vacuum chamber. Also, a carbide gouge is necessary.
http://mikeshuler.com/images/portfolio/portfolio-Pages/Image19.html
Mike
You can do it with thin CA. I use epoxy resin and a vacuum chamber. Also, a carbide gouge is necessary.
http://mikeshuler.com/images/portfolio/portfolio-Pages/Image19.html
Mike
Mike,
Those a great! Thats exactly what id like to do. How do you do it? What kind of resin? Could i get i little tutorial?
Thanks!
Those a great! Thats exactly what id like to do. How do you do it? What kind of resin? Could i get i little tutorial?
Thanks!
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i have turned several pine cone pens from long needle/southern yellow pine trees by cutting most of the petals off forming a one inch square blank. i then mount the blank between centers and turn it to either 3/4" or 5/8" diameter. that size merely depends on what type/style of pen that i wish to make. i oftenhave to fill the blank with shavings and harden the shavings with ca glue. then i mount the round blank in the proper size collet chuck for drilling. pin jaws on a scroll chuck could be used as well. after drilling the pen can be completed as you would any other pen. hope this helps, bob
i have turned several pine cone pens from long needle/southern yellow pine trees by cutting most of the petals off forming a one inch square blank. i then mount the blank between centers and turn it to either 3/4" or 5/8" diameter. that size merely depends on what type/style of pen that i wish to make. i oftenhave to fill the blank with shavings and harden the shavings with ca glue. then i mount the round blank in the proper size collet chuck for drilling. pin jaws on a scroll chuck could be used as well. after drilling the pen can be completed as you would any other pen. hope this helps, bob
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Hi Jason,
I use West Systems epoxy, resin #105 with the slow hardener to fill the voids and the fast hardener for the finish. Lot's of CA along the way. There are lot's of ways to go, however, with various hardeners and fillers, but don't bother with polyesters - they don't have the adhesion. Pinecones material varies from very hard to very soft, and there are hard glossy surfaces inside that do not take very well to adhesives.
I use monterey pines and coulter pines - these have the stem growing in on an angle into the cone which produces the starburst in the side of the vase. They are turned to thumbnail thickness for light weight and translucence.
Mike
Hi Jason,
I use West Systems epoxy, resin #105 with the slow hardener to fill the voids and the fast hardener for the finish. Lot's of CA along the way. There are lot's of ways to go, however, with various hardeners and fillers, but don't bother with polyesters - they don't have the adhesion. Pinecones material varies from very hard to very soft, and there are hard glossy surfaces inside that do not take very well to adhesives.
I use monterey pines and coulter pines - these have the stem growing in on an angle into the cone which produces the starburst in the side of the vase. They are turned to thumbnail thickness for light weight and translucence.
Mike
Interesting Mike.
I assume you're using a form inside the vac. chamber to initially contain the cone and resin? If so, do you turn it away or release the cylinder from the mold? Paper cup perhaps?
Thanks.
Owen
I assume you're using a form inside the vac. chamber to initially contain the cone and resin? If so, do you turn it away or release the cylinder from the mold? Paper cup perhaps?
Thanks.
Owen
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Owen,
Any container will do. It should just be close fitting and something that won't dissolve.
Sorry - a little slow responding - rather distracted by everything over in the AAW Info forum.
Mike
Owen,
Any container will do. It should just be close fitting and something that won't dissolve.
Sorry - a little slow responding - rather distracted by everything over in the AAW Info forum.
Mike