Just thinking

[PChristy]

Is there away you can grind up nut shells and glue them together to maybe make a pen turning blank - any thoughts - would it be worth the trouble

 

[Gotcha6]

Don't see why not. They make caskets outa walnut shells that way in Europe.
Have you thought about crushing them & using a casting resin mix?

 

[steviegwood]

I would not see why a person couldn't do that. I met a guy that gets coal dust and forms it into a cylinder form and said he then puts it in some sort of catylist to harden it and then turns pens out of them. Steve

 

[Robert Arrowood]

Check out IAP there's alot of casting coing on over there.

 

[Sealeveler]

I used to use pecan shells with resin mixed in for filler in boats.Pens would work.Tony

 

[rcflyer23]

Robert beat me to it, check IAP. Yes you can do it.

 

[jhreed]

they use walnut shell flour in some phenolic resin glues as an extender for glue for plywood.

 

[PChristy]

I was just wondering because we have alot of nuts eaten this time of the year- I was wondering what kind of glue you would use

 

[jimwill48]

No glue at all. You use an acrylic resin and hardener. You can get hobbyy sized (pint) cans at Michaels. As other said IAP has a casting forum. You can cast just about anything into pen and stopper blanks.

James

I was just wondering because we have alot of nuts eaten this time of the year- I was wondering what kind of glue you would use

 

[PChristy]

Thanks Jim

 

[ScottM]

I can see the headlines...... "Phillip's Acorn Pens Drive the Crowd Nuts!!!"

 

[PChristy]

I can see the headlines...... "Phillip's Acorn Pens Drive the Crowd Nuts!!!"

:rotflm::rotflm:

 

[CrealBilly]

I can see the headlines...... "Phillip's Acorn Pens Drive the Crowd Nuts!!!"

:gar-La; Good one Scott :thumbs_up

Seeing what my pecans did this year this may be all they are good for.