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1st September 2018, 11:17 PM
Thread: New Lathe for beginner
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Hi Smitsone I started with a H&F WL18 in about...
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... -
27th August 2018, 07:41 PM
Thread: Chuck washers / Job washers
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Hi Fumbler some pics: The blanks, with...
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... -
27th August 2018, 12:04 AM
Thread: Chuck washers / Job washers
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Hello Fumbler I have done quite a few salt and...
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... -
27th March 2018, 11:06 PM
Thread: Huon Pine and CA glue
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Hello again pen turners For what it's worth,...
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... -
15th March 2018, 10:35 AM
Thread: Huon Pine and CA glue
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431798 Update on the saga of the Huon Pine /...
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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... -
14th March 2018, 12:38 PM
Thread: Two dovetail jewellery boxes
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Thanks for your nice comments Christos and Alex -...
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... -
13th March 2018, 10:45 PM
Thread: Two dovetail jewellery boxes
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Two dovetail jewellery boxes
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... -
13th March 2018, 04:29 PM
Thread: Huon Pine and CA glue
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Progress report - pic shows two sets of slimline...
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...
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11th March 2018, 08:48 PM
Thread: Huon Pine and CA glue
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Thank you gents for your comments. I...
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... -
10th March 2018, 05:26 PM
Thread: Huon Pine and CA glue
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Huon Pine and CA glue
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...