Practical Engineering

Resin Sphere Turning Experiment Failure (2015x6)

Data emisji: Lut 11, 2015

The turning subreddit started up their monthly challenges again. February's challenge is to turn a sphere. I've had some ideas swirling around in my head about resin and dowels, and I decided to give it a shot. The mold came together beautifully, and my estimate for the volume of resin was dead on! But the final sphere was far from attractive. Some lessons learned: