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Acrylic ?
Posted by: Mark Syck (---.mgm.bellsouth.net)
Date: September 07, 2006 04:25PM

Can y'all tell me where to get the acrylic material to make reel seats?

Mark Syck

SYCKO Custom Rods
There Are No Limits To The Imagination

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: September 07, 2006 04:46PM

I use the 7/8" blanks from Craft Supplies USA [www.woodturnerscatalog.com] biggest that I have ever found. If anyone knows where do find bigger, I'd sure like to know where. Here's my first 3 [www.rodbuilding.org]

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: Paul Kneller (---.nsw.bigpond.net.au)
Date: September 07, 2006 05:01PM

Give these guys a try www.texasknife.com they have acryilic etc. in cylinders up to 1 1/2" diameter. Paul

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: Steven Libby (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: September 07, 2006 05:34PM

wow..what an awesome site.resource.....they also seem to have stabilized wood blanks in workable sizes ...and all sorts of new toys...thanks paul!

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: Lance Dupre (---.sw.res.rr.com)
Date: September 07, 2006 05:49PM

Try www.woodchipshome.com. They have acrylic or acrylic like material that's 1" diameter and already rounded. Click on pen supplies and then on pen blanks. They have an alternative ivory and alternative jade that looks great.

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: September 07, 2006 08:35PM

Thanks, Lance!!!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: steve parks (---.mob.bellsouth.net)
Date: September 08, 2006 12:57PM

I've gotten mine from Arizona Silhouette. They're only 3/4 inche square. I've turned size 16 and 17 seats with them.

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: September 08, 2006 01:35PM

John Timberlake has been making some gorgeous ones with smaller dia blanks by casting them in casting resin and then turning them to size. [www.rodbuilding.org]
[www.rodbuilding.org]
The directions were in an article by Joe Emig in an issue of Rodmaker Accrding to John, on the finished seat, you can't tell that it is encased in resin. I will be trying it as soon as my mold and resin get here

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/08/2006 01:36PM by Mike Barkley.

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Re: Acrylic ?
Posted by: John Scarborough (---.88.167.126.Dial1.StLouis1.Level3.net)
Date: September 10, 2006 08:48PM

A little late in my reply. But I think Chad told me they had some stock larger than 3/4 inch.



Chad Moses

Atlas Billiards

www.cuestik.com

1.800.283.7845 ex.1414


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