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  • flyweightnate
    MCB Member
    • Jul 2020
    • 1903
    • Dallas, TX
    #1

    Wood pump Sterling - first pass

    I had a free afternoon this weekend and some cherry boards, so I mocked up a wooden pump handle. Cherry obviously isn't the right choice for something so thin, but wanted to test the design/ process before making an order on a better hardwood.

    Any recommendations? Not sure I want to get into resin stabilizing yet. African mahogany is near the top of the list, just for availability/ cost for a workable but split resistant option.
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    • Trbo323
      MCB Member
      • Jul 2020
      • 6381
      • Vancouver WA
      #2
      I'm still waiting on one of you to make a complete wood marker

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        • Chuck E Ducky
          Ragnastock Enforcer
          • Jul 2020
          • 6273
          • NY
          #3
          That’s cool, I like it!

          How hard would it be to use the same concept but make it out of G10?

          I would pay handsomely for one made out of this type material.

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            • SignOfZeta
              Space Commie
              • Jul 2020
              • 930
              • Ann Arbor
              #4
              Very nice.

              I agree that mahogany is the only reasonably priced hardwood left but if I was in the market for one of these things I’d be more interested in premium wood than value. Make it out of goncalo alves and charge $200.

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                • SignOfZeta
                  Space Commie
                  • Jul 2020
                  • 930
                  • Ann Arbor
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Chuck E Ducky
                  That’s cool, I like it!

                  How hard would it be to use the same concept but make it out of G10?

                  I would pay handsomely for one made out of this type material.
                  FRP? Seems kinda trash compared to hardwood, IMHO. Made by God is always cooler than Made in China.

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                    • FredMnkyDad10
                      MCB Member
                      • Apr 2021
                      • 2239
                      • https://www.mcarterbrown.com/forum/buy-sell-trade/feedback/129612-fredmnkydad10
                      #6
                      Nice work. Looking forward to finish work and next version.
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                        • flyweightnate
                          MCB Member
                          • Jul 2020
                          • 1903
                          • Dallas, TX
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Chuck E Ducky
                          That’s cool, I like it!

                          How hard would it be to use the same concept but make it out of G10?

                          I would pay handsomely for one made out of this type material.
                          I like G10 but it's murderous to bits. I ran some 1911 panels in a G10/neoprene laminate and realized quickly I was pushing the machine too hard on my other, smaller CNC. The bit dulled from the glass, then stuck on the rubber... but I digress.

                          I might give Richlite or micarta a try first, cellulose instead of glass, then get some coated bits. $45 a bit, though, so I'm gonna want to be 100% I know how to run it right.

                          Is that G10 available in half inch sheets?
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                            • Chuck E Ducky
                              #7.1
                              Chuck E Ducky commented
                              07-22-2025, 08:54 AM
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                              I just thought that Material looked cool. Didn’t realize it was so hard to cut. I actually thought it cut like wood. Probably not the best material then for the application. Likely why you don’t see it used.
                              • flyweightnate
                                #7.2
                                flyweightnate commented
                                07-22-2025, 03:31 PM
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                                Yeah, people come up with some cool patterns in it. I've been looking for a similar cast acrylic look but the people who make neat patterns evidently aren't good at SEO since I can never find them!
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