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slicing cork rings
Posted by:
jason henderson
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Date: August 21, 2007 12:45PM
Most rings come in 1/4" widths I was looking for an easy way to get a good slice to 1/8" or smaller. I ahve done a few with a sharp razor blade but want to find a "safer" way.
JJ Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
John Straus
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Date: August 21, 2007 12:56PM
I am not sure, but you might be able to cut it the same way you would EVA, with thread on a lathe, depending on the density and make of the cork, or putting it on a lathe and using an exacto knife to cut as it spins Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2007 12:57PM by John Straus. Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Mark Griffin
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Date: August 21, 2007 01:06PM
Custom Tackle (linked on left) sells a slicing Jig too. Worth a look. Mark Griffin [] C&M Custom Tackle San Dimas, California Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Ray Cover
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Date: August 21, 2007 01:44PM
I use a band saw. You could probably do the same thing by clamping a board on a jig saw table to use as a fence.
If you have a call to cut rings down fairly often you can get a small bench top band saw or jig saw at harbor freight for a $100 or less I would guess. I paid $60 for my jig saw at clerance sale at Lowes. Then you would have the saw for cutting other things like reel seat blanks etc. Ray Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Ralph D. Jones
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Date: August 21, 2007 04:24PM
With a good thin kerf blade in the bandsaw (Timberwolf is a good brand) I/you can get three 1/8in. rings and a very thin one. I just got a new (to me) Delta bandsaw. I cut up about 25 rings into 1/8in. Sunday night for a couple of projects. It took about 15 minutes. If at first you don't succeed, go fishing, then try, try again. Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Steven Libby
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Date: August 21, 2007 06:52PM
The jig from Custom Tackle Supply, on the left, works great for this with the right spacer - which you'll have to make, but its easy.
Lamar Fishing, also on the left, makes a very nice exotic burl, and its available in 1/8" rings from at least one of the distributors - again, on the left. Nothing left but good stuff. Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Bob Balcombe
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Date: August 21, 2007 08:40PM
I made a jig from a one inch dia, PVC pip. I cut the pip half way threw. Using a utiliy knife I can cut the cork evenly no rough edges. When I cut the pip , the length was 1/2 inch, I made a mark at 1/4 an1/8. Using a fine tooth hacksaw blade I cut the pip half way threw. A utility blade fits the hacksaw cut just fine, no slop.
Good Wraps Bob Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
gary Marquardt
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Date: August 22, 2007 07:19AM
I've seen a jig somewhere, maybe goldenwitch, that uses a shop vac to hold the ring in place and suck up the dust . It attached to your band saw and was supposed to be able to cut a 1/2' ring into 3 pieces. Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Ralph D. Jones
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Date: August 22, 2007 08:14AM
That's right, Golden Witch sells one. I saw that one in the GW catalog and made my own with a Forstner bit and a few 1/4 in holes. If at first you don't succeed, go fishing, then try, try again. Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: August 22, 2007 01:06PM
RM Vol. 8-5 has a detailed article on the wood/vacuum slicing jig. 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!! Re: slicing cork rings
Posted by:
Rob Matarazzo
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Date: August 23, 2007 10:48PM
This method has worked for me and I recommend it if you only have an occassional need to use thin rings. First get a coping saw and slice each ring roughly in half with the saw. Then take a block of wood and sink a hole in it the same diameter as the ring and with a depth equal to the thickness of the rings you want to make. Put a cut ring in the hole with the smooth side down and the rough cut side facing out. Lay a piece of sandpaper on your workbench and then take your block of wood with a ring in it and just rub it on the sandpaper until the cork is flush with the surface of the block. It doesn't take very long to do this. (Use a medium grit sandpaper). This low-tech method works a lot better than you might be inclined to think. Of course you will only get two thin rings out of each cork ring, but that's not so bad really. A coping saw is a great tool to have around if you don't already have them. I have my share of power tools but I always grab the hand tools first for small jobs. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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