another turning

[Clayton717]

here is a coffee scoop I just finished up. the handle is made from resin and coffee beans. I poured(made) the handle blank myself. after I turned the handle I put a couple coats of CA glue on it to seal the beans. My shop smelled like coffee while turning.

[Travis]

Boy, that turned out nice. I might have to make one for my dad. Good job. Especially pouring your own blank.

[WolfmoonCT]

Nice job on the blank is right.. I still have not really figured out a good way for me to do a CA finish on anything... Hoping to figure it out someday.

[Clayton717]

thanks guys. I didn't like doing a CA finish when I first started using it, I could never get used to it. but now once I got used to it I very seldom use anything else.

[amazingkevin]

what a vivide imagination you have,you leave no stones unturned in your quest for excellance!

[DEVON BOY]

A great item you have made there Clayton any tips on how you made the coffee bean resin blank not herd of this before.

 

 

Chris.

Edited September 1, 2013 by DEVON BOY

[Phantom Scroller]

Almost good enough to eat Clayton but better as a scoop nice finish, I started to make my own blanks once and found it took to much time and messy resin colouring powders, do you clean your kit or replace it ever time, plastic cup trays sticks etc.?

 

Roly

[Dan]

Nice one Clayton. Gotta love the smell of fresh, ground coffee in the shop.

 

Roly, use paper cups. They are cheap and you don't have to clean them. Any left over resin just stays in the cup. After the next pour, the leftover resin goes in the first cup. Repeat until the cup has enough to turn a bottle stopper, ornament, or small bowl. 

[Phantom Scroller]

Nice one Clayton. Gotta love the smell of fresh, ground coffee in the shop.

 

Roly, use paper cups. They are cheap and you don't have to clean them. Any left over resin just stays in the cup. After the next pour, the leftover resin goes in the first cup. Repeat until the cup has enough to turn a bottle stopper, ornament, or small bowl. 

Thanks Dan for the idea I'll use that one next time, what do you use to get the air out?

 

Roly

[bobscroll]

Good job there Clayton, Original, Thanks for showing,

Bob    

[Clayton717]

A great item you have made there Clayton any tips on how you made the coffee bean resin blank not herd of this before.

 

 

Chris.

Chris I just mix the resin as normal with the color I want,  add the mekp(hardener) then stir in the beans. Then pour into the mold. Let it cure then turn.  sometimes a bean comes loose but a little CA glue fixes that, and if it leaves a hole some ground coffee and CA in the hole fixes that.

[Clayton717]

Almost good enough to eat Clayton but better as a scoop nice finish, I started to make my own blanks once and found it took to much time and messy resin colouring powders, do you clean your kit or replace it ever time, plastic cup trays sticks etc.?

 

Roly

Roly,

Like Dan said I use paper cups. I also use wooden craft sticks,I buy them by the hundred for like a buck so I pitch them after I'm done mixing. I really enjoy making my own blanks, coming up with new color combinations and finding different things to embed into the resin.

With any resin left over from a pour I just keep adding the colors to a bottle stopper or pen mold until it is full, or pour thin "slab" and break them into pieces then put all the different colored pieces into a solid color. kinda looks like stained glass.

Don't have to much problems with air. when pouring one like the coffee bean scoop I will put the mold on my scroll saw or sander while it's running, to vibrate the resin in and it seems to help release some air bubbles.

[keefie]

beautiful work clayton, I have seen that before with a commercially made coffee bean blank, but your one looks 100% better then a bought blank. :thumbs: :thumbs:

 

It's probably a silly question, but What's "Craft Foam" ?

 

Keefie

Edited September 2, 2013 by keefie

[Phantom Scroller]

Roly,

Like Dan said I use paper cups. I also use wooden craft sticks,I buy them by the hundred for like a buck so I pitch them after I'm done mixing. I really enjoy making my own blanks, coming up with new color combinations and finding different things to embed into the resin.

With any resin left over from a pour I just keep adding the colors to a bottle stopper or pen mold until it is full, or pour thin "slab" and break them into pieces then put all the different colored pieces into a solid color. kinda looks like stained glass.

Don't have to much problems with air. when pouring one like the coffee bean scoop I will put the mold on my scroll saw or sander while it's running, to vibrate the resin in and it seems to help release some air bubbles.

 

Thanks Clayton I will have to give it another try. I like the idea of the slab.

 

Roly

[DEVON BOY]

Chris I just mix the resin as normal with the color I want,  add the mekp(hardener) then stir in the beans. Then pour into the mold. Let it cure then turn.  sometimes a bean comes loose but a little CA glue fixes that, and if it leaves a hole some ground coffee and CA in the hole fixes that.

Thank's for the that Clayton will have a go one day always looking for different materials.

 

Chris. 

[amazingkevin]

This coffee scoop is a hot item on the village! That 's whay you get when king Midas works on something here!Clayton I see different sizes in pens and scoops now .do you use a micrometer while its still on the tathe turning?so you know it will fit into the metal pieces you chose?

[OutoftheWoodwork]

Nice Job Clayton!!!  (And I LOVE the smell of coffee, so I woulda been in Heaven while you were turning lol)

[Ron Johnson]

Well done Clayton

There sure is a lot of talent on this site. Thought of doing pen turning a few years ago but put it to the side being I have more than enough on my plate as to the amount of interests I have now. Maybe when I retire I'll have time to add another passion or when I can see the light at the end of that HONEY DO LIST. Anyways very nice work Clayton.

[Clayton717]

beautiful work clayton, I have seen that before with a commercially made coffee bean blank, but your one looks 100% better then a bought blank. :thumbs: :thumbs:

 

It's probably a silly question, but What's "Craft Foam" ?

 

Keefie

Sorry Keefie I missed this. craft foam is just sheets of thin foam I buy from hobby/craft stores. It's used for making stamps, scrapbooking, and many other things. now including applying a CA finish.

[keefie]

Sorry Keefie I missed this. craft foam is just sheets of thin foam I buy from hobby/craft stores. It's used for making stamps, scrapbooking, and many other things. now including applying a CA finish.

I'll have to look out for some over this side of the big pond, to try on my pens.

[heppnerguy]

all of this is way over my head. I don't have a clue as to what you are doing here or how it is done.  What would I type in on youtube to find a video to watch so I might understand all of this.. I enjoyed the coffee scoop it is very impressive..

 

Dick

 heppnerguy

[Clayton717]

all of this is way over my head. I don't have a clue as to what you are doing here or how it is done.  What would I type in on youtube to find a video to watch so I might understand all of this.. I enjoyed the coffee scoop it is very impressive..

 

Dick

 heppnerguy

here is a link to a video on basic pen blank making. I just added coffee beans and poured a bigger blank.

 

[daddy_tindell]

That looks great. I have a coffee bean blank sitting in my garage that my wife has been wanting a pen out of....still a bit intimidated by it...I'm flying through my slimline kits..may be time to upgrade to bigger kit and give it a shot.

[Luperez548]

Beautiful work Clayton, I would enjoying doing this.......or smelling coffee?