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19th June 2016, 10:57 AM #1New Member
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in search of 7" hand cast blanks in Australia
Hi, I am new to turning and have an easy store selling acrylic hair sticks. I am having a lot of difficulty finding longer "pen" blanks of approx 7 inches here in Australia. All the commercial ones are only about 5 or 5 ½. I have bought a few meter blanks from timberbits but the colour choice is limited. Importing from the US is too costly to be viable.
I would love to support creative casters here in Australia who can make unique blanks that can be turned into hair sticks.
Here is an example of a finished stick, using commercial blanks, in action.
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19th June 2016, 01:34 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Welcome to the forum.
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19th June 2016, 10:32 PM #3
Plenty of casters on these forums and I'm sure someone will be able to help you out. I'd be a bit worried about a plain PR only blank that long for a hair tie and would prefer a blended PR (ie normal + some flexible PR) or cast epoxy blank.
For a start however, where are you, as it would be better to recommend someone near you.Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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26th June 2016, 11:24 AM #4Senior Member
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Purdy
I have cast similar things in Epoxy and Polyester Resin (PR) with round moulds or square.
Did you want the casting only or machined and finished as well.
I will send you a message
Randal
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