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17th January 2011, 10:14 PM
Thread: Sierra Conundrum
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Good effort for a first. Might pay to paint your...
Good effort for a first. Might pay to paint your tube or the inside of blank so as to hide brass tube. Or both even. Another can of worms for you to contend with.
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20th May 2010, 03:39 PM
Thread: $375 Sierra !!
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Haven't seen the pen but my brother in law saw a...
Haven't seen the pen but my brother in law saw a knee specialist who had a fountain pen similar to what you are talking about and said it was valued at approx $1500.
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16th April 2010, 10:55 AM
Thread: At the BigShed!!!
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I think in the interest of all mens welfare, the...
I think in the interest of all mens welfare, the first photo needs to be deleted. It has taken 13 years of marriage to convince my wife that men are incapable of washing and drying dishes. Have to...
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5th March 2010, 08:32 AM
Thread: Duck Feathers and PR
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Oh is that all !!!!
Oh is that all !!!!
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3rd March 2010, 07:54 PM
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I recieved my pens and Blanks from Jerry Sambrook...
I recieved my pens and Blanks from Jerry Sambrook today. A beautiful baron in some burl??? and a sierra made from building reo. Also was a large assortment of colored resins and 4 worthless wood...
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1st March 2010, 09:33 PM
Thread: Bethlehem Olive
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You can also get the 'fishers' kits from 043...
You can also get the 'fishers' kits from 043 TURNING i think but not sure who their supplier is. Mine came from Jimmy and his service was excellent. Not saying that 043 isn't either. I just can't...
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28th February 2010, 06:40 PM
Thread: Bethlehem Olive
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They go well with the 'fishers of men' kit too. ...
They go well with the 'fishers of men' kit too. There was a group buy of BOW a while ago but I don't remember the source. I have a couple of blanks spare, just depending how many you want.
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24th February 2010, 04:58 PM
Thread: Woodenink at work selling pens
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C'mon Amos. Just admit it. You are a huge...
C'mon Amos. Just admit it. You are a huge wrestling fan and even though they weren't in your size you just had to have them.
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6th February 2010, 07:09 PM
Thread: 2010 Australia Day SWAP PENS
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Outstanding pen skiprat. Lucky you didn't get me...
Outstanding pen skiprat. Lucky you didn't get me as a swap partner. I'm a farmer, you would had to have made me a horse.
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6th February 2010, 03:23 PM
Thread: Hints for household repairs
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Yeah thanks for that just what I needed to pass...
Yeah thanks for that just what I needed to pass the day.
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27th January 2010, 04:06 PM
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PM's sent and thought process started. Thanks to...
PM's sent and thought process started.
Thanks to the people that organize this. You do a great job.
I hope your pens are extra special...
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26th January 2010, 02:45 PM
Thread: Is my Mandrel bent?
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Has anyone found that even when rod is straight...
Has anyone found that even when rod is straight that when mounted in lathe its not so good. I had one morse taper that was out . Can't be picked up by rolling on flat surface. I even had a morse...
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25th January 2010, 03:14 PM
Thread: Is my Mandrel bent?
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Put your mandrel in the lathe bare and tighten...
Put your mandrel in the lathe bare and tighten tailstock up as per usual. Have it spinning fast and slowly edge in a black texta to the centre of mandrel till it barely leaves a mark. Then stop...
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24th January 2010, 11:16 PM
Thread: A few SS Cable casts
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great work. look fantastic. Are they available...
great work. look fantastic.
Are they available to purchase for those of us that are not set up for casting???
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Salt makes french fries taste not very nice when...
Salt makes french fries taste not very nice when you don't put any on...
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8th January 2010, 11:50 AM
Thread: What pen kit
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And might I add, I would love to live in a town...
And might I add, I would love to live in a town called "Humpty Doo". That has got to be the coolest name for a town that I have heard of.
Let us all in on which kit you choose.
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6th January 2010, 10:29 PM
Thread: What pen kit
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Hey Rumpig, I'd go for a majestic jnr in Black...
Hey Rumpig, I'd go for a majestic jnr in Black Tn/ Platinum for both rollerball and fountain pen. Not as big but still heavy enough to tell you that you have a quality pen in your hand. Sometimes...
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31st December 2009, 05:59 PM
Thread: 2010 Australia Day PEN SWAP!
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Yep. Why not. Kim Croot. OS/Dom Aussie....
Yep. Why not.
Kim Croot. OS/Dom Aussie.
Although photography and posting will be an issue. Can't seem to upload.
Kim
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30th December 2009, 08:05 PM
Thread: Any idea what this timber is??
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we can rule out huon pine. great pens love the...
we can rule out huon pine. great pens love the figure
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22nd December 2009, 11:09 PM
Thread: Playing with laminated Perspex
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Great looking pen. I have had two orders for...
Great looking pen. I have had two orders for something similar in Collingwood colors. Yeah I know but the customer is always right... Anyhoo, Where did you get the perspex and it it easy to turn......
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20th December 2009, 01:12 AM
Thread: epoxy glue
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I like the 24 hour stuff. It takes longer to go ...
I like the 24 hour stuff. It takes longer to go off and gives you more time to play with it and make sure you have tube, blank and fingers all well coated. I still use med CA, but only for the...
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20th December 2009, 01:04 AM
Thread: Bought a new mini lathe
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Hope it all works out for you fred. I have a MC...
Hope it all works out for you fred. I have a MC 1100 and its the only woodlathe i have ever used so i wouldn't know any better. When you go back to carbatec you should take dial gauge with you,...
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16th December 2009, 09:23 AM
Thread: Slimlines in WOP finish
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Great looking pens. If you call pen no. 3...
Great looking pens. If you call pen no. 3 frangipanni all the women will love it.
Woirks for me. That blank is my best seller with the ladies.
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10th November 2009, 09:40 PM
Thread: Aspiring Penturner.
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You nearly always get what you pay for so be...
You nearly always get what you pay for so be careful and not buy big sets of things that are full of things you will never use. I did.
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2nd November 2009, 01:35 AM
Thread: brass tube sanding
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I put my barrels in a cordless drill. just wrap...
I put my barrels in a cordless drill. just wrap sandpaper around it and a couple of seconds an the go button and your done. Have to swap it end for end though.
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26th October 2009, 07:59 PM
Thread: Schmidt Inks are a bit too permanent
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:yipee: That makes more sense Kim
:yipee:
That makes more sense
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26th October 2009, 07:02 PM
Thread: Schmidt Inks are a bit too permanent
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A sierra that has a cap??? And takes Schmidt...
A sierra that has a cap??? And takes Schmidt refills...
I have always dreaded to find this happen but so far so good. Hope mess wasn't too bad.
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22nd October 2009, 06:05 PM
Thread: Turning with a dead centre
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Hi, I know what your are going through. I had...
Hi, I know what your are going through. I had the same problem. Now I just get the blanks within 1.5 mm on the mandrel and then go straight to the dead centre/live centre combo. I don't even use...
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19th October 2009, 09:13 PM
Thread: Out of the closet!!!
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Out of the closet!!!
Hi, My names Kim and I'm a Penoholic...
Seriously, been floating around here a while and not shown or said much but the last few weeks have changed the course of my pens forever.
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12th October 2009, 09:21 AM
Thread: Titanium Gold Pheasant Sierra Vista
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Beautiful work amos. What a great way to start...
Beautiful work amos. What a great way to start the day. Are these ones that you have created or are they available to the public? Or are they only for special people...
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9th October 2009, 12:45 AM
Thread: 2009 Melbourne Pen Show
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I would travel the five hours to come and see...
I would travel the five hours to come and see your work Amos, but getting the wife and four young kids in the car for a road trip might be a struggle. Only so much can be learned from the screen and...
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7th October 2009, 10:15 PM
Thread: Good service
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Jeeeez... Just when you think you've found all...
Jeeeez... Just when you think you've found all the suppliers that you will ever need someone else pops up and blows you away. Bank balance is hurting but I have just got to have one of those jig saw...
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6th October 2009, 06:55 PM
Thread: Appreciation
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He was doing so well. I think we can overlook it...
He was doing so well. I think we can overlook it just this time.
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6th October 2009, 09:56 AM
Thread: Appreciation
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Seconded. I have not shown anything and don't...
Seconded. I have not shown anything and don't reply very often but have learnt an enormous amount just by watching the masters and seeing thier brilliance. Amos, Big Shed, Gawdelpus, Edblysard and...
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4th October 2009, 07:49 PM
Thread: 303 British Bullet Pens
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Great looking pens Fred. What is the finish you...
Great looking pens Fred. What is the finish you use on the casings?
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3rd October 2009, 07:33 PM
Thread: Word association :)
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Ouch...(with legs crossed and leaning forward on...
Ouch...(with legs crossed and leaning forward on chair with expression of pain on face) It must have hurt, I didn't speak to my mum for a year....
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2nd October 2009, 06:27 PM
Thread: Word association :)
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flux capacitor
flux capacitor
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30th September 2009, 08:19 PM
Thread: Busy weekend
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Nice bunch of pens there. A little suggestion...
Nice bunch of pens there. A little suggestion but not trying to be too critical, try and give your sierra's a little more shape like you have with the slimlines. IMHO it gives them a better feel...
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27th September 2009, 12:56 AM
Thread: Word association :)
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Cliff Young
Cliff Young
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25th September 2009, 01:10 AM
Thread: Word association :)
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
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23rd September 2009, 06:52 PM
Thread: Word association :)
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U n
U n
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20th September 2009, 09:26 PM
Thread: Pine Cones & Banksia Casts
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This pearlex you speak of, Where do I locate...
This pearlex you speak of, Where do I locate that? I have a banksia that I borrowed from Cappell Mall on Gold Coast that I have been trying to figure out how to fill the holes. Yours look amazing. ...
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16th September 2009, 11:23 PM
Thread: Word association :)
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obtuse
obtuse
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Nice pens RumPig...Just one lttle question, How...
Nice pens RumPig...Just one lttle question, How did you manage to sneak a branch of a tree from the botanical gardens without the botanist or groundskeeper seeing you? Was it one of those midnight...
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15th September 2009, 09:16 AM
Thread: Word association :)
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Goliath
Goliath
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14th September 2009, 02:22 PM
Thread: Word association :)
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Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett
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5th September 2009, 09:22 AM
Thread: "Blacklite"
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looks like a sierra. I have a spare kit. pick me...
looks like a sierra. I have a spare kit. pick me pick me....
Looks fantastic wish I had time and patience to create something as attractive as that.
Great finish too
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2nd September 2009, 10:54 PM
Thread: Nice order for some Bullet Pens
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Great looking line up. Your photography is equal...
Great looking line up. Your photography is equal to your pens fit and finish...Flawless.
And I'm betting you didn't get to keep any of them.
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19th August 2009, 03:18 PM
Thread: Word association :)
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texting
texting
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15th August 2009, 11:16 AM
Thread: Pen Information
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I am the same as you guys in that I put wood...
I am the same as you guys in that I put wood type, where it was from, coating on kit, turned by me of course and also how to maintain the finish. I also put with the timber pens to avoid cracking,...