• The forum upgrades have been completed. These were moderate security fixes from our software vendor and it looks like everything is working well. If you see any problems please post in the Forum Technical Support forum or email us at forum_moderator (at) aawforum.org. Thank you
  • April 2026 Turning Challenge: Salad Bowl! (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to David Bartell, People's Choice in the March 2026 Turning Challenge (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to Ted Pelfrey for "Cherry Blossoms on Cherry" being selected as Turning of the Week for April 27, 2026 (click here for details)
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

acrylic tear out

M

Mike Mortola

Joined
Jul 14, 2012
Messages
1
Likes
0
Location
salem ma
I have tried to make slimline pens with acrylic blanks. One came out good the other 2 ended up with tear outs. Is this happening because I am using CA glue
 
I don't know what your experience is but usually when I get tearout on acrylics or plastics it's because the tool isn't sharp enough or I'm forcing the cut by pushing the tool too fast for the speed the lathe is turning. When your cutting plastics correctly it's pretty silent with just shavings coming off. when your forcing the cut it's kind of noise and chips out.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top