Originally Posted by ger21  No, Corian is all plastic. |
Corian is a mineral / binder mix. It is not all plastic.
Corian is fairly flat but a poor substitute for a proper granite roll-around. If it's for the top of a toolbox it might work pretty well. It's fairly impact resistant and the good thing about it is you can resand and repolish many times and even cracks can be repaired and resanded. It's practically inert to common shop chemicals. It's not good enough for an inspection plate or CMM base. It's only 1/2 thick.
As for the question at hand about stock from junk I only do that with wood for my burl projects. I just don't find it worth the time and effort to machine a smaller spoon from a bigger spoon.