Casey Jourdan Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 I've seen other folks cut Corian (the epoxy counter top material) and I've wanted to try but never got around to buying any. Turns out a friend of mine and her husband run a counter top business! He asked if I wanted some scraps so I of course scooped it up. Just cut a quick Steve Good ornament to try it out. I'm in love! lawson56, amazingkevin, Lucky2 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks good Casey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks nice Casey, what size and type blade did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 I like it also Casey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 it looks good Casey. Always good to have friends who can give you scraps for your hobby! Look forward to seeing what else you might do with it. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks good casey. What blade did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark SW Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks great Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) and again it looks good IKE Edited October 26, 2016 by ike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Very nicely done Casey. One thing about corian is that it can be a pain to finish IF all you are doing is sanding it. You can sand it up to about 5,000 or 6,000 grit and get a nearly perfectly smooth finish or you can sand to something like 800 grit and use a lacquer and get something that works as well. Lof the Christmas tree btw. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jourdan Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks nice Casey, what size and type blade did you use? Thanks! The FD Polar #7. I ran the saw at full speed, but was careful not to force the feed (which I terrible about) and it never got hot or melty, which was the 1 warning I've seen about cutting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jourdan Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Very nicely done Casey. One thing about corian is that it can be a pain to finish IF all you are doing is sanding it. You can sand it up to about 5,000 or 6,000 grit and get a nearly perfectly smooth finish or you can sand to something like 800 grit and use a lacquer and get something that works as well. Lof the Christmas tree btw. DW Thanks for the heads up. I do a fair amount with regular epoxy resin and it's a pain too. I usually to sand that stuff to about 1200 then lacquer. Gonna try the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) I've seen other folks cut Corian (the epoxy counter top material) and I've wanted to try but never got around to buying any. Turns out a friend of mine and her husband run a counter top business! He asked if I wanted some scraps so I of course scooped it up. Just cut a quick Steve Good ornament to try it out. I'm in love! It smells so good cutting,and that's the bad part !I like your cutting!!! Edited October 26, 2016 by amazingkevin Casey Jourdan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Very well done Casey. It's surprising what can be cut on a scrollsaw. Moose horn for example is interesting. Casey Jourdan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 I have not sawed Corian but I like making pens from it. Nice stuff and your cutting is nice. Casey Jourdan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Nicely done Casey, how fragile is it? Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Looks great Casey. It's always good to have friends in the right trade. I have never cut Corian but my husband has turned some. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Casey it looks Fantastic,I have never cut Corian,I have cut Plexi glass,I know you have to be fast with it.I may give Corian a try some day.Again Fantastic job. Casey Jourdan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 very nice, it's great to get free material to cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Nice job Casey. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jourdan Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Nicely done Casey, how fragile is it? Len Feels pretty solid. I'd said somewhat stronger than 1/2" hardwood (it's 1/2" material too). I smacked this around a couple times yesterday and put some pressure on the branches and it's still one piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 I learned a lot from this post and I am going to try to find a place to buy some of it and give it a try. I love posts like this one about something unusual that is cut, either a new idea for a pattern or a material that most do not cut Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jourdan Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 I learned a lot from this post and I am going to try to find a place to buy some of it and give it a try. I love posts like this one about something unusual that is cut, either a new idea for a pattern or a material that most do not cut Dick heppnerguy Love hearing this! Hope you find some and enjoy. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is the fumes toxic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Jourdan Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is the fumes toxic? No one mentions anything in any of the videos or other tutorials I looked at. But I work with another type of resin in some pieces and it is. So I'm not going to worry too much when cutting it, but I will be wearing my respirator to sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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