Plastic blank with no smell

[Dale Allen]

I was given 5 blanks and turned one of them round to see what the pattern would look like. There is no smell to the plastic at all. I though he said they were alumilite but as I recall alumilite has an odor when turned. Or am I mistaken on that?
Anyway, I wanted to get the opinions of you folks about how the blank looks.
It has some interesting swirl patterns and a lot of different colors.

 

[magpens]

Definitely an attractive blank with some interesting color blends.

 

[mecompco]

I don't recall that Alumilite has much of an odor--nowhere nearly as bad as most other plastic blanks.

 

[Woodchipper]

Can't answer your question but that is an awesome blank!

 

[MikeinSC]

Alumilite does not have a strong odor or virtually no odor. Acrylic acetate has an odor when turned, PR has an odor when being made. Ebonite also has an odor when turned.

 

[TattooedTurner]

All the resin blanks I've turned have a smell, some much worse than others. Alumilite isn't bad at all, polyresin has the strongest odor but not nearly as bad as when casting with it.

 

[Imaginethat]

Dale, Alumilite turns real easy and is a pleasure to turn, so that may be a way to tell if it is alumilite. But as I recall alumilite does not have a strong odor.

 

[Dale Allen]

Thanks all.
I found out it is alumilite.
What puzzled me is that it has absolutely no odor at all.

 

[Woodchipper]

I do have a "sort of" answer. When I turn plastics with any odor, I hook up the Shop Vac to draw off the odor. Do the same when applying CA.

 

[Dale Allen]

Here is another blank, same blank from 2 sides.
This one is trying to tell me to order one of those steampunk kits.:biggrin:
(Had to lay it on a rubber band to keep it from rolling around)

 

[Rolandranch]

Here is another blank, same blank from 2 sides.
This one is trying to tell me to order one of those steampunk kits.:biggrin:
(Had to lay it on a rubber band to keep it from rolling around)

Those are really nice! Would definitely make a nice steampunk.