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Any tips on cutting Corian into sizes used for inlaying? How to cut? How to sand? I have some 4" X 4" X 1/4" samples. Does anyone know a source that sells Corian in sizes for inlaying. Any tips greatly appreciated.

You can slice it on a table saw with a carbide blade, then double-stick tape the slices on a board and run through your thickness sander. Cut with a coping saw.

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Don,
They seem too small to be able to safely run through a table saw?

Tom

If you don't want to run them through the saw, just sand them to thickness.

That would be an awful lot of sanding. They are actually around 1/2" thick.

Can you resaw them?

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

I am hoping to resaw them. Just trying to figure out how? They are 4" X 4" samples so not much to hold onto.

They sell them in knife blank thicknesses and lengths, and I just thickness them down to .06", and use it as any other material. It does break a little easier than shell, but it's a tad flexible as well. I love the stuff, and it's engravable.

Craig Lavin

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That sounds great Craig. I will try them tomorrow.Tom Dowey38701.8142013889

I resaw them with a bandsaw. Then I double stick tape them onto aboard and sand them close on my belt sander. i don't like to double stick them and run them through the sander as they usually fly appart.
I like to get them about .060
    I use alot of corian. Great inlay palate
john hall

[QUOTE=Tom Dowey] I am hoping to resaw them. Just trying to figure out how? They are 4" X 4" samples so not much to hold onto.[/QUOTE]

If it is flat, superglue it to a jointed board and then you are off to the races. Just make the last little bit attached to the board sacrifice.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Hi Tom,
I've used quite a bit of Corian for nuts, saddles, and flat overlays on
bridges. As mentioned in several of the posts, resawing on the band saw
works well. I have surfaced/final thicknessed the pieces using both a
Safe-T-Planer and a 1/2" end mill in the drill press, depending on the
size of the piece. I just take light cuts. You can temporarily glue small
pieces to a larger board to have something to hold onto. I've kind of
standardized on .050" thickness for all my inlay work, just because it
seems to work best for me. If the pieces you are trying to cut are for the
inlay designs you showed me at the last NEL meeting, you definitely have
to post pics when done. We didn't get a chance to talk much, but if you
want to get together to talk about inlaying, you can PM me and we can set
up a date.
Craig

I've never cut much Corian on the bandsaw figuring it would dull the blade quickly. In the case of a 4x4 piece, I would tend to run each side through the table saw with a zero clearance insert, with the blad only out a small amount, using good push blocks for safety. The badsaw is better, especially if you have a carbide bandsaw blade.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

Craig,
I certainly would like to get together to discuss inlay. I will email you.

Don,
I think I will go for the bandsaw technique. I will also try the tablesaw per your suggestion. I have a bunch of samples to experiment with.

If you go to coriansamples.com you get order for $88 a complete 2 x 2 stample kit of all 106 corian colors. It's not as cheap as rummaging through the dumpsters at an installer's shop but you do get all the colors.

[QUOTE=Tom Dowey] That would be an awful lot of sanding. They are actually around 1/2" thick. [/QUOTE]

Get a luthiers Friend or make one great for thichnessing 2" or narrower pieces

I forgot about the Luthiers Friend. I will have to get one. Thanks Michael.

Mike,
Yes, I have done that already except I opted for the 4" X 4" samples.