Coloured plywood ?

[Hutzul]

I am trying to buy some spectraply coloured plywood, like this: https://www.cwp-usa.com/collections/spectraply-blanks , but in the UK.
There's a post on here from 2015 saying The Toolpost was stocking it, but it isn't on their website now.
I would be grateful for any links or info on where to source it please.

I have googled it but nowt pops up for UK

Cheers guys

 

[Robbo3]

There are lots of things on The Toolpost's shelves that don't make it onto the web site. Try phoning or emailing.

 

[NazNomad]

Pen blanks - http://www.theturnersworkshop.co.uk/sho ... lanks.html

Can't find anything bigger yet.

 

[Hutzul]

Cheers Robbo3 and NazNomad.

I've been thinking about making my own but I reckon it will get pretty time consuming and expensive, I just need a big dollop of inspiration !

 

[beech1948]

Google search:::: Coloured plywood reveals the following

http://www.advancedtechnicalpanels.co.uk/contact-us

http://www.superva.co.uk/products/colours

http://www.dhhtimber.co.uk/riga/riga_color.htm

http://www.avonplywood.co.uk/

 

[HappyAtticus]

Doode.
This may be a little left field but I have been looking myself and short of paying a small fortune in postage from the states there seems to be no options. I have just bought a pack of 200 jumbo coloured lollysticks 150x20x2mm from ebay for about a tenner. I'm going to glue them up and turn... Something?
I will post results when I'm done, below is a link just in case you fancy having a go.
I'm assuming you are a woodturner.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Ju...LITY-Sticks-15CM-Long-KIDS-Play-/263863450411

 

[Adam Pinson]

Doode.
This may be a little left field but I have been looking myself and short of paying a small fortune in postage from the states there seems to be no options. I have just bought a pack of 200 jumbo coloured lollysticks 150x20x2mm from ebay for about a tenner. I'm going to glue them up and turn... Something?
I will post results when I'm done, below is a link just in case you fancy having a go.
I'm assuming you are a woodturner.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Ju...LITY-Sticks-15CM-Long-KIDS-Play-/263863450411

But are they tinted all the way through or just coated?

 

[Droogs]

You are aware that the Dye is only a few microns deep and once you start turning you will take it all off in the first cut

 

[HappyAtticus]

But are they tinted all the way through or just coated?

Well, there is a youtube video of a guy who turned a spinning top out of similar or the same and the colours were still there, if not I suppose I just bought 200 stirring sticks... sigh.
I will find out by Friday latest and will let you guys know. I've only been at the turning lark a few months, its a money pit isn't it, but nothing ventured and all that.
Cheers
Atticus.

 

[HappyAtticus]

Oh well stirring sticks it is, dammit!
I have a question. My chuck is occasionally coming of my insert. Is there a pin that I can use to hold the insert and chuck together? There is a hole on the chuck (supernova) that looks to be for that purpose but I can't find anything on Google, more than likely because I do not know the correct term for it.
Thanks.

 

[Adam Pinson]

Oh well stirring sticks it is, dammit!
I have a question. My chuck is occasionally coming of my insert. Is there a pin that I can use to hold the insert and chuck together? There is a hole on the chuck (supernova) that looks to be for that purpose but I can't find anything on Google, more than likely because I do not know the correct term for it.
Thanks.

Mine kept coming loose, all i did was remove the insert and clean any dirt from out of the threads, it was not tightning fully before, fixed it.... The hole on the side is for a grub screw used for reverse turning.

 

[Hutzul]

Oh well stirring sticks it is, dammit!
I have a question. My chuck is occasionally coming of my insert. Is there a pin that I can use to hold the insert and chuck together? There is a hole on the chuck (supernova) that looks to be for that purpose but I can't find anything on Google, more than likely because I do not know the correct term for it.
Thanks.

Did you turn the sticks then?