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7th August 2006, 10:26 PM #76
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I've been playing with 2 sheets of coloured craft paper, and can make the diamond pattern with all straight cuts (a you say). The problem, as I see it, is the number of cuts I would have to make times the width of the kerf. So if you make 40 cuts, and your kerf is 1.5mm, then you've lost 60mm of blank. The smaller the diamonds you go for, the more cuts you have to make. I'm not at all sure that I have enough blank(s) to risk it. Particularly with the pittosperum, as it tapers away quite severely on 1 end, and not quite as badly on the other. I'll ruminate on it during this week, and then, what ever I decide, I'll make a start on the pens next weekend.
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8th August 2006, 10:25 PM #77
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Thank you very much skewy. They arrived today. that purple heart is gorgeous
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8th August 2006, 10:30 PM #78
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Good to hear it arrived OK, Toni. I wish I had some p/heart in larger thicknesses, but I still love the stuff I have.
Hmmm... anyone else still waiting?
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9th August 2006, 10:28 AM #79
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Got mine skew ... just figuring out if there is a way to do a diamond patern without doing inlays . . .. hmmm ..
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9th August 2006, 04:40 PM #80
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hey guys's
quick question.....is it okay if i only stick to the theme for one pen? and then produce another pen......S T I R L O
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9th August 2006, 04:53 PM #81
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G'day Stirlo Originally Posted by ss_11000
That's fine by meCheers
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9th August 2006, 05:06 PM #82
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cool dj. i'll just wait for another reply or two before i make my decision.
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9th August 2006, 05:25 PM #83
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I been thinking the same thing
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9th August 2006, 05:40 PM #84
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I'm going to try for 1 pen - my idea is an all or nothing thing - if it works, I should easily get 2 pens, if it doesn't I'll be lucky to scavenge enough for one. (Unless I gather up all the sawdust and mix it with glue, and cast a new blank and............)
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9th August 2006, 05:46 PM #85
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Stuart, that sounds intrigueing. My idea has to wait til the weekend so I can start. I will have a new bandsaw...whoohoo sounds exciting. I know only baby GMC but better than nothing
bye Toni
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9th August 2006, 06:21 PM #86
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i think that would be fine stirlo...
i might have to do the same thing...Cheers Dy.|a.n.....
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9th August 2006, 07:12 PM #87
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I don't have a problem with that..............provided our course, that you give us a piccy of it in one piece. Originally Posted by ss_11000
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9th August 2006, 07:59 PM #88
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well thats good because i just finished the first one and no problems except i am not very good at laminating, so i put some locktite and chocolate powder in the gap and good as new. Originally Posted by chrisb691
I don't have a problem with that..............provided our course, that you give us a piccy of it in one piece.
well anyway, i've turned one pen with some diamonds and i think that i'll just make another without the theme.
with this pen, i dont know wether or not i like it. it was my first cb less pen and my first segmented pen.....so piccies will come in a few weeks.....( aw, cant wait that long )
also, just to tripple check something. i should heat the ph to get a purple colour. and does it have to be unfinished to change ( if so....oops, oh well it looks good now)?S T I R L O
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9th August 2006, 08:54 PM #89
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Heres what Skew said, but I'm not sure if it applies to the finished pen or not. I would guess that it does, because I can't see that the finish would block the UV that much. Originally Posted by ss_11000
Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!
If you haven't turned P/heart before, don't be surprised when it goes brown as you turn it. It tends to go a darker brown with heat (ie. sanding/finishing) and that's OK... just put the finished item in the sun for a while (how long depends on where you are... from a few hours to a coupla days) and the UV will turn it purple. Don't forget to turn it over.
If you're after a bright purple, then try not to heat the pen too much when turning/finishing. Personally, I like the darker purples, but... [shrug]Chris
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9th August 2006, 09:02 PM #90
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What Chris said.
Yes, it'll probably still change colour after finishing if it's exposed to direct sunlight. Not a good outdoor pen.
Ideally, it'd be finished with something contining UV blockers such as a spar varnish (a finish for wooden boats)... and even that only slows down the process. Several years from now it'll be a dark purple. [shrug]
Not really worth rushing out to buy some just for a couple of pens.
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