Four projects using Corian

Wow Bob these are all so cool.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Thanks Jim, are you up early or late getting to bed.?

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

I used Corian cutoffs for my tablesaw zero-clearance insert. Works great, and you can make cut lines on it that easily erase.

I like the bowl in #3 photo, the others are nice as well. I heard about Corian from you for the first time. What is it?

-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....

well bob you are outdoing yourself. such nice stuff. so what will you try next time?

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

Wow!!!!!!!!! Bob, you have created some beautiful projects using Corian! I can’t wait to get home to turn more, too

Cheers….........Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Well it has no wood grain.

-- Phil Zoeller louisville, KY

Wow.
I have fabricated counters with it and made cutting boards and table saw inserts with the cut offs but what a mess the dust makes. I can’t imagine the dust it created on a lathe. It sticks to everything.

-- Les B, Oregon

Pleased you are “comfy” LOL
These are all nice Bob, hope you’re using a good mask with this stuff, i’m with Sam I too like the red n white one.
you’re just having tooooo much fun :)
pete

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Nice work, Bob!

I have worked with Corian a little bit too. It sure smells funny when you cut it, huh?

I built a utility sink cabinet for a friend and used Corian for the top. Sanding it back to it’s original shine isn’t as hard as you might think. It just takes a bit longer. I sanded it with dry papers down to 220 grit. To get the shine back, I wet sanded it with Abralon pads from 360 – 2000 grit. When it was done, you really couldn’t tell where the factory finish left off and mine started. BTW, the ‘wet’ part was a 3:1 mix of parafin oil and mineral spirits. Wet sand, wipe clean with straight mineral spirits, change grits, rinse and repeat as needed. That’s the same method I use for hand-rubbing lacquer.

-- There is nothing in the world more dangerous, than a woodworker who knows how to read a micrometer...

Thanks for the comments, it’s been great using a different material but it is back to wood again. Well maybe.
Your right Les the dust is bad but I do most of the sanding outside (summer here) always wear a good mask as Pete says and I have the dust collector on. Pete it will only be comfy until they find it and take over. Thanks for that info on sanding Troutguy, I have found that the more sanding you do with corian the less lathe work is required. Will keep experimenting.

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

Beautiful Bob, You are a true craftsman!!

Thanks for sharing

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,