Hi Everybody,
This is probably kind of an odd question, but I was thinking about making a couple of woodworking projects out of recycled plastic "lumber", similar to this:
https://www.markstaar.com/...cled-Plastic-Lumber/
or this:
http://tangentusa.com/polytuf/
For those who have worked with it:
1. How hard is it to work with? If you were to compare it to a species of wood, is it more like a hardwood or softwood?
2. Is it hard on saw blades, router bits, etc.? Any tricks to cutting? Does it dull cutting tools or clog them up?
3. Where do you get yours from?
4. How durable is it? What kind of things have you made out of it?
5. How well does the color hold up?
6. What methods of fastening have you done with it? Screws? Nails? Glue? Dowels? Biscuits?
7. When cutting, does it produce a fine dust, or more like coarse shavings?
If you have any pictures of anything you've made with it, it would be fun to share your work here!
Thank you for any thoughts!
Travis Rassat
Vector Cycle Works
Noblesville, IN
BikeFit Instructor | FMS | F.I.S.T. | IBFI
Toughman Triathlon Series Ambassador
This is probably kind of an odd question, but I was thinking about making a couple of woodworking projects out of recycled plastic "lumber", similar to this:
https://www.markstaar.com/...cled-Plastic-Lumber/
or this:
http://tangentusa.com/polytuf/
For those who have worked with it:
1. How hard is it to work with? If you were to compare it to a species of wood, is it more like a hardwood or softwood?
2. Is it hard on saw blades, router bits, etc.? Any tricks to cutting? Does it dull cutting tools or clog them up?
3. Where do you get yours from?
4. How durable is it? What kind of things have you made out of it?
5. How well does the color hold up?
6. What methods of fastening have you done with it? Screws? Nails? Glue? Dowels? Biscuits?
7. When cutting, does it produce a fine dust, or more like coarse shavings?
If you have any pictures of anything you've made with it, it would be fun to share your work here!
Thank you for any thoughts!
Travis Rassat
Vector Cycle Works
Noblesville, IN
BikeFit Instructor | FMS | F.I.S.T. | IBFI
Toughman Triathlon Series Ambassador