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General Category => Websites, Videos & other sources of interest => Topic started by: Bryan Milham on May 31, 2015, 07:22:04 PM

Title: Turning Bottle Tops
Post by: Bryan Milham on May 31, 2015, 07:22:04 PM

Yep,

just as the title says, this is an Instructable where the guy melts together several hundred milk and other bottle tops, then turns a bowl from them.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Milk-top-bowl/#step1 (http://www.instructables.com/id/Milk-top-bowl/#step1)

Title: Re: Turning Bottle Tops
Post by: z3ddie on June 01, 2015, 08:15:11 AM

Interesting and the shavings can be remelted - have you seen the Australian guy who puts his interesting offcuts in Acrylic Resin and turns from that - pretty unique - the link is here if you havn't seen it - I have the materials and going to try it but it's getting round to it!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-81Cwk9lPg

Title: Re: Turning Bottle Tops
Post by: Bryan Milham on June 01, 2015, 10:10:13 AM

Yes, I've had several e-mail conversations with Brendan. Although Austrailia does not have an equivalent of our RPT he is one of their top Proffesional Turners. He also has a web site;

http://youturn.tv/

His 60 seconds of BS (Brendan Stamp) can be quite funny as well.

Title: Re: Turning Bottle Tops
Post by: Haggy on June 03, 2015, 10:01:11 PM

Thanks for posting Brian.  I will try this bottle top idea with my kids.  Recycling is something  we are always trying to raise awareness of - as the article says the blanks are not limited to bowls.  We have a pressure pot in school so we should be able to get rid of all the voids.  Exciting idea!
        Haggy