Comments on: Mortar & Pestle

By: admin

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:29 +0000

Yes countertop material.

By: MIGUEL

MIGUEL — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:47:01 +0000

That material use?

Solid surface countertop

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:03:03 +0000

Thank you and I will let you know when I actually get it done. Also, the lathe chuck I own is a 3 jaw chuck. Is it possible to lathe a square piece with a 3 jaw chuck?

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:13:33 +0000

CJ,
As I understand it these materials you are asking about are polymer blends. For that reason I would expect that they would turn similarly, but I have not tried it.
The addition of granite dust in the blend may be more abrasive to tools and would therefore recommend using the type tools I have shown.
If you try it let us know how it works.
Donnie

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:03:36 +0000

This looks like a very interesting project. do you have to use corian or could you use something like cultured marble or granatex?

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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:42:19 +0000

[...] he recently completed a beautiful mortar & pestle project and posted the entire journey with advice on the process. Thanks for the update Don and good luck [...]

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A Creativity Jumpstart from Smartfix and Friends! < SmartFlix.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:03:13 +0000

[...] recently completed a beautiful mortar & pestle project and posted the entire journey with advice on the process. Thanks for the update Don and good luck [...]

By: Frank Townend

Frank Townend — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:53:01 +0000

Sorry for the delay. I haven’t tried solid surfaces yet but your work has inspired me to do so. I fully endorse your woodturner’s poem. So true about working with the tool, lathe and wood. If you fight any one of them it won’t happen. Balance in our actions makes beautiful things.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:56:31 +0000

Thanks Frank,
Do you also make your Mortar & Pestle from solid surface?
Nice Poem, this could be modified for turning :

It can be said the mortar and pestle
are very much like a turner & wood.

Morphologically yes,
but more to the fact

like a turner and wood;
they only work,
when they work together.

Ok…. so I’ll stick to turning…..

By: Frank Townend

Frank Townend — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:30:12 +0000

Very nicely done and several great tips for working with this material. Your son is right about the mortar and pestle. I give them as wedding gifts and include a poem I wrote:

It can be said the mortar and pestle
are very much like husband and wife.

Morphologically yes,
but more to the fact

like husband and wife;
they only work,
when they work together.