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Hi Smitsone

I started with a H&F WL18 in about 2004 and I can add a couple of comments to this discussion.

With the lathe I also bought a Vicmark 100 scroll chuck, without really knowing what...

Hi Fumbler

some pics:

The blanks, with chuck tenons cut in the waste on the RH ends of both pieces
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The body finished, gripped in expansion mode in the base recess, and with a...

Hello Fumbler

I have done quite a few salt and pepper grinders, using shark jaws on a Vicmark 100 chuck. My trick is to use sizes for recesses and tenons on the grinder body and knob that closely...

Hello again pen turners

For what it's worth, another update on the CA glue investigation.

In the picture below are the second set of Huon Pine barrels, and two pens made from different pieces...

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Update on the saga of the Huon Pine / CA pens:

Both sets of barrels turned and finished and one set assembled. No cracks, so apparently no reaction between the Huon and the CA, but also...

Thanks for your nice comments Christos and Alex - I will investigate other hinges.

I'm pleased to report that my customer has gone away happy with the second box today, and has put me on notice...

Greetings from a new chum to this forum.

I've made a few boxes as gifts for friends and family since my wife bought me a Gifkins Dovetail jig about 10 years ago, but late last year a colleague...

Progress report - pic shows two sets of slimline barrels in Huon Pine, sanded to 400 and coated with 20 coats of reasonably fresh thin CA. They are still on the mandrels awaiting polishing with...

Thank you gents for your comments.

I definitely think the cracks in the nib end, which I saw as soon as I put it together, were most likely due to my not cleaning out the inside of the tubes...

Hi pen makers

I've been away from the Forums for a while but thought you guys might be the best people to ask about this.

I've made a few pens over the last few years, mostly using Slimline...