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  1. 30th August 2014, 04:40 PM #1
    Tangoman
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    G'Day Folks,

    Heres another from the workshop.

    A Tycoon Kit from Carbatec (bought ages ago when they where on special) and one of Bruces blanks called Collosal. I've not posted many pics cos I stuffed up the pen at the last moment by dropping the cap and half the finial broke off and disappeared on the garage floor !!

    I dismantled the caps centreband arrangement and replaced it with a tiny bit of the blank as well as doing a custom finial.
    If I hadnt stuffed up at the end it would be a stunner - isnt that always the way !!

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    Cam
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    Nice Save!
    Looks great form here.

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    hey cam,
    looks like a good save
    What method do you use to do the closed end on the lids.
    cheers Ben,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beedeejay View Post
    hey cam,
    looks like a good save
    What method do you use to do the closed end on the lids.
    cheers Ben,
    Ben,

    This is the way I do my custom finials - I mount a spare piece of wood into my chuck jaws and true up the face of it with a gouge. Then I CA glue a spare piece of resin to (roughly) the centre and turn it to round. Then I turn a small tenon (4-6mm long) that will be a good (NOT Tight ) fit through the clip ring and the cap tube. Then I part it off from the piece thats glued to the wood in the chuck jaws. I then insert the tenon into my collet chuck and turn the finial to whatever shape I want, sand and polish as normal. Then put the clip ring on and glue it all into the cap tube. It doesnt take long at all its just a case of mastering the process. If you dont have a collet chuck then very carefully cut a recess into the wood in the chuck and jam the finial in to finish turning it.

    I hope this helps - PM me if you need more help - we dont live very far apart ! Also check out the Library section on the IAP site ( www.penturners.org )

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