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eva before turning
Posted by: michael a senzig (---.tampfl.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 03, 2014 10:01PM

Does anyone have any pics of eva or cork block designs before turning them the would be willing to share? Other than what has already been posted

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.mskg.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: September 04, 2014 09:01AM

Michael, I'm not sure what you are after. I've done a little EVA, and before turning it was just a block of EVA the length of the object I was trying to make. I've glued contrasting colors together, but even then, it was just a two colored block of EVA. Please clarify what you're looking for. I'm missing something.

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: John E Powell (168.169.226.---)
Date: September 04, 2014 09:30AM

Check out Billy Vivona's abstract eva grip glue ups. Billy has shared various photos and videos online. A web or YouTube search should provide a lot of photos and inspire some creative ideas. You can also check out the NERBS (North East RodBuilders group)

You can also look over woodturnning forums, the principles are the same for using contrasting wood glue ups as they are for eva grips.

Another creative source are the custom pool cue builders. Their work tends to be more of a surface inlay, but again the concepts can be creatively applied to rod grip design and construction. Billy's inlaid designs that are cut and assembled flat then wrapped around a base is an example of modifying and applying these kinds of techniques.

Just about anything you might turn on a lathe or or inlay into a cylindrical surface can serve as inspiration when creating eva grips.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/04/2014 09:43AM by John E Powell.

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 04, 2014 10:51AM

Check out Billy's name on the photo page He should have many picts

Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/04/2014 10:52AM by bill boettcher.

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: Bill Marchisella (---.nycmny.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 04, 2014 01:08PM

You don't have to use block eva to make custom grips I use colored round eva and get good results.You can see some of my work in photo gallery

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: September 04, 2014 01:57PM

Sometimes block EVA is better, other times round is. Depends on what you're doing. Lately I've been spiraling some EVA through a scroll saw. I couldn't do that very well with block EVA, so round is best for that particular purpose. Other times you need the squared surfaces to make accurate straight line cuts, etc.

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: michael a senzig (---.tampfl.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 04, 2014 03:18PM

I would ask Billy.

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: michael a senzig (---.tampfl.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 04, 2014 03:19PM

I will round a block and give it a try.

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Re: eva before turning
Posted by: michael a senzig (---.tampfl.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 04, 2014 03:20PM

Good Idea!

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