I took some pictures of this to show a friend I was mentioning It too, and I figured instead of sending the pics in an email to Him, that I would just post them here, so He could see, and to share with others at the same time.
The story behind this Is I had a cue with some veneer colors in It, and had no veneer to match, and cut rings from. So anyway when I had this on the brain, and was thinking about looking online for a match, It just so happened that It was garbage day again, and I had the wonderfull task of Getting It all together, and putting It out By the road. well, I walked into the laundry room, which had been skipped on many garbage days, to throw all the detergent bottles away. There was all kinds of different colors, and then a light went off, Hmmm
a couple of those bottle are close to the colors in the veneers of that cue. I guess I knew I probably wouldn't use them even If they matched, but for kicks I cut some sections off the sides of the bottles, washed and dried them, and proceeded to cut Myself a few rings out of them, and this is what I got. They are fairly thin, more then the pictures show, and are more vibrant. My camera is only 2 megs, so does not take the best photos, but in person the rings looks alot nicer.
Now I don't plan on using this for any rings, but thought I would share for those on a budget, without many materials, or some starting out, that's just doing It for kicks. It may be a cheap source for pulling rings with different colors. For that matter there may be many other household plastic products that could be used if someone was alright with using them. for Me I won't bother to use, and infact have to warn to test this on scrap before using, because I have not trimmed them on the lathe, and have no idea how easily they will glue, or they will machine and sand. Also not sure how well finish would hold to them. (probably not so well on all counts IMO), but if someone was willing to test them or uses them with a oil finish where the finish holding to them doesn't matter as much, then who knows.
Like I mentioned I didn't glue or trim them, they are just stuck on a dowel in raw form. I did pour a couple of drops of shaft sealer on a paper towel and wiped It across the part one time to try and get a better picture with My old 2 meg Fuji camera, but that's about It, as nothing was prepped, and finished on the rings.
The 2 green colors came from the bottles. One of the green colors is in the ringwork, with another yellow color that came from a bottle too, and that's in the middle of those. The rest of the rings surrounding them, are wood veneer, ivory or phenolic.
Anway Crazy Idea like I mentioned, and not a recomendation, but thought I would share the story behind them, to help keep the spirit of looking for alternative materials & trying new things alive.:wink:
Greg
The story behind this Is I had a cue with some veneer colors in It, and had no veneer to match, and cut rings from. So anyway when I had this on the brain, and was thinking about looking online for a match, It just so happened that It was garbage day again, and I had the wonderfull task of Getting It all together, and putting It out By the road. well, I walked into the laundry room, which had been skipped on many garbage days, to throw all the detergent bottles away. There was all kinds of different colors, and then a light went off, Hmmm
a couple of those bottle are close to the colors in the veneers of that cue. I guess I knew I probably wouldn't use them even If they matched, but for kicks I cut some sections off the sides of the bottles, washed and dried them, and proceeded to cut Myself a few rings out of them, and this is what I got. They are fairly thin, more then the pictures show, and are more vibrant. My camera is only 2 megs, so does not take the best photos, but in person the rings looks alot nicer.Now I don't plan on using this for any rings, but thought I would share for those on a budget, without many materials, or some starting out, that's just doing It for kicks. It may be a cheap source for pulling rings with different colors. For that matter there may be many other household plastic products that could be used if someone was alright with using them. for Me I won't bother to use, and infact have to warn to test this on scrap before using, because I have not trimmed them on the lathe, and have no idea how easily they will glue, or they will machine and sand. Also not sure how well finish would hold to them. (probably not so well on all counts IMO), but if someone was willing to test them or uses them with a oil finish where the finish holding to them doesn't matter as much, then who knows.
Like I mentioned I didn't glue or trim them, they are just stuck on a dowel in raw form. I did pour a couple of drops of shaft sealer on a paper towel and wiped It across the part one time to try and get a better picture with My old 2 meg Fuji camera, but that's about It, as nothing was prepped, and finished on the rings.
The 2 green colors came from the bottles. One of the green colors is in the ringwork, with another yellow color that came from a bottle too, and that's in the middle of those. The rest of the rings surrounding them, are wood veneer, ivory or phenolic.
Anway Crazy Idea like I mentioned, and not a recomendation, but thought I would share the story behind them, to help keep the spirit of looking for alternative materials & trying new things alive.:wink:
Greg
