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Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: John Meyer (---.ftmeade.army.mil)
Date: February 08, 2005 10:20AM

Is it better to cut and glue your EVA in block form then turn it on the lathe or round it off first then cut it and glue together (different colors)? Hope this makes sence....

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Re: Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: Noel Spann (12.39.180.---)
Date: February 08, 2005 11:04AM

John,
I round the corners of mine off with an electric knife, then turn on Lamar mandrels in my hobby lathe.
Hope this helps,
Noel

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Re: Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: Andy Dear (---.dsl.snantx.swbell.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 12:11PM

Round the corners with an electric knife? Dang Noel......you are a Redneck.



Andy Dear
Lamar Manf....

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Re: Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: Noel Spann (12.39.180.---)
Date: February 08, 2005 12:30PM

hahaha As if you needed more convincing!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/08/2005 12:43PM by Noel Spann.

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Re: Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: John Meyer (---.balt.east.verizon.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 04:36PM

Good idea, thanks. Guess what camed in the mail today? The mandrels! Thanks Andy...

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Re: Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: Billy Vivona (---.ny325.east.verizon.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 06:18PM

It all depends what you are trying to do, which you didn't state. If you are cutting flat trim rings, it doesn't matter how you do it, as long as you don't shape the grip too close - once you cut and re-glue, it almost never aligns perfectly and you will always have to re-sand a bit. If you are cutting angles, it's a whole lot accurate-er to do so when it's in block form.

You don't need to prefectly round the corners of the block - just slice the corners off & into an Octogonal shape with a serrated knife (cheap bread knifes are perfect).

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Re: Turning EVA blocks
Posted by: John Meyer (---.balt.east.verizon.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 08:05PM

Makes sense, I am doing angles so I'll cut and glue first. Thanks to all...

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