October pen swap pictures

**lubbing5cherubs** · 21st October 2006, 12:56 PM

widdle lathe I think was having a giggle git over it too. I have tried to make a pens since, Well at this point, I have my mandrel and my pen mill soaking in acetone because they both have a brass tube superglued on them. Luckily it my old mandrel that seen better days or hubby would be umm even wilder than I was with myself. So last night I gave up on as a bad job. I think being tired had a lot to do.
bye Toni

**soundman** · 21st October 2006, 07:25 PM

A faster way to get tubes off your mandrell after

gluing them there

is to masage the tubes gently with a.......... hammer.
It just cracks up the glue...... 5 minutes.... back in business.

cheers

**chrisb691** · 21st October 2006, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Well at this point, I have my mandrel and my pen mill soaking in acetone because they both have a brass tube superglued on them.
Toni

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee. It's not just me.

**lubbing5cherubs** · 21st October 2006, 08:03 PM

No Chris it not just you. I must get more patient and wait bit longer
Toni

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 21st October 2006, 08:05 PM

And here's a little hint... rub wax on your mandrel & bushes.

Not too much, you're not trying to put a finish on it

...just enough that the bushes still slide easily but the glue (any type of glue) finds it hard to stick.

**Touchwood** · 21st October 2006, 08:05 PM

A faster way to get tubes off your mandrell after gluing them there is to masage the tubes gently with a.......... hammer.

I too managed to do this during the week - made 1000 muffins during the day and got a order for 5 pens, "need them tomorrow" - moral - don't lathe tired ....however I massaged mine with pliers and cracked the glue.

JD

**lubbing5cherubs** · 21st October 2006, 09:03 PM

Well I did the soak all day, I have done the hammer and the pliers...Hmm well it is still there. I did no half measures for me...back in the acetone
Toni

**dai sensei** · 29th October 2006, 04:05 PM

Just finished the pens for the month and I couldn’t be bothered waiting any longer. It will bring this thread back to the top too.

I thought the London Plane was going to be a bit boring, so used the thick shim of the Mulberry in a zig-zag pattern (from one of Toni’s pens). I will use thinner shims for my next zig-zag, and continue it for the full length (I ran out this time), but it didn’t work out to bad.

The Mulberry pen had fantastic grain and features, so I just cut the blank in 2 and inserted half the London Plane shim, then turned it on its side a repeated. Photo doesn’t give justice to the grain and feature that’s actually there. The left over for this one I used for a key ring.

Cheers

**ss_11000** · 29th October 2006, 04:14 PM

they look great neil. the zigzag one is briliant,
cheers

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 29th October 2006, 05:53 PM

Is impatience a virtue? I hope so, 'cos it'd be my best aspect...

Here's mine. Didn't want to get fancy after the last few lots and there was enough figure in the grain of each blank to leave them fairly simple(ish). I did cheat and use some scraps from previous pens for a couple of highlights, but only a little bit to enhance the tips.

**dai sensei** · 29th October 2006, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Is impatience a virtue? I hope so, 'cos it'd be my best aspect...

Here's mine. Didn't want to get fancy after the last few lots and there was enough figure in the grain of each blank to leave them fairly simple(ish). I did cheat and use some scraps from previous pens for a couple of highlights, but only a little bit to enhance the tips.

They look good Skew.

The grain was amazing, my Mulberry had heaps of little eyes in it as well as its natural figure. Nice 3d effect on the cross grain also.

**lubbing5cherubs** · 30th October 2006, 05:31 PM

Well I posted mine in the wrong link. Damn. I will try to fix it
Toni

**Terry B** · 30th October 2006, 08:21 PM

Here are mine. I also didn't want to do much fancy stuff. I just added mulberry ends to the plane tree.

**Touchwood** · 31st October 2006, 01:07 AM

my 'umble apologies folks ... my october pens will be late - this is a very busy time at work getting grades and marking done ... spent the weekend at work not in the shed :mad: Had trophies to make for the equestrian club (of which I have just been made a life member:eek: :eek: now I'll never be able to say no to the jobs); also preparing for the fire season, and living in 8 acres of natural bush land we take this seriously, so lots of work to do.

May not happen overnight, but they will happen!!!

JD

**Stuart** · 31st October 2006, 11:03 AM

Same for me

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