Thread: October pen swap pictures

Originally Posted by djstimber

Looking good there Rich and a new toy to boot as well, have fun with it.

Thanks DJ ... And yes, very happy with the new toy . Its just so smooth and quiet . . . but I dont need to tell you that

my brand spanking new variable speed Mini Jet.. picked up today .... so I have thrown in a pic of that too, rather than start a new thread showing off the new baby.

.... mine is still in it's box in the car, though not variable speed as they didn't stock that one as it didn't meet some compliance or other - going to be good and wait for my b'day before I open it I LOVE buying pressies for myself!!!

Chris - lovely work, the colour contrast looks great.

Here are my efforts, late but made ... added some woody pear for contrast on both, on the mulberry also to keep it 'chunky' to (a) meet market needs as per Wendy's comments and, (b) make a new centre piece so I didn't have to thin it down to balance it. My first effort at a wooden centre bit.

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JD

Originally Posted by Touchwood

.... mine is still in it's box in the car, though not variable speed as they didn't stock that one as it didn't meet some compliance or other -


JD

errr .. what? .. what compliance . . . did I get a dud ??? . . please explain!:mad:


PS .. Nice pens

errr .. what? .. what compliance . . . did I get a dud ??? . . please explain!

Sorry, don't mean to scare you ... I really couldn't say as I didn't really take in what he was saying as I wasn't going to get a variable speed. However I'll ring tomorrow and ask and get back to you. May be a WA thing! Any where I looked on the web showed both, but none were in WA.

JD

Very nice JD and congrats on your new toy

HEy JD you must be very patient. There would be no way I could leave my lathe sitting in the box til my birthday...Man when mine got here I had even tested it before it was set up on a counter. I was sitting on the ground in 42 degree heat playing. Not much wrong with me is there?
Toni

Originally Posted by Touchwood

Sorry, don't mean to scare you ... I really couldn't say as I didn't really take in what he was saying as I wasn't going to get a variable speed. However I'll ring tomorrow and ask and get back to you. May be a WA thing! Any where I looked on the web showed both, but none were in WA.

JD

No probs ... it seems to be running fine .. not sure if its cranking up to the 3900rpm it boasts .. but it is hard to judge cos the thing is so quiet!

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

HEy JD you must be very patient. There would be no way I could leave my lathe sitting in the box til my birthday...Man when mine got here I had even tested it before it was set up on a counter. I was sitting on the ground in 42 degree heat playing. Not much wrong with me is there?
Toni

psst. . got mine for my birthday ... my birthday is this Tuesday coming ... like Im able to let it sit there til then! .. Yaaaaaaaaaaaw RIGHT !

well have a ripper of a day on Tuesday. and what a better birthday present. taht what I got this year was my little leda.
Toni

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

HEy JD you must be very patient. There would be no way I could leave my lathe sitting in the box til my birthday...Man when mine got here I had even tested it before it was set up on a counter. I was sitting on the ground in 42 degree heat playing. Not much wrong with me is there?

Mine was unpacked for a quick cuddle whle we were still travelling home... When I bought the MC-900 I was told in no uncertain terms that it had to stay in the box while we travelled or I'd be carrying it home on foot. (I go through more shoes that way... )

I really dunno how anyone could leave it in the car for any longer than it takes to open the door! :eek:

HEy JD you must be very patient. There would be no way I could leave my lathe sitting in the box til my birthday..

well it is not as though I don't have one, and I'm trying really hard to get a few more of the 'must get dones' done BEFORE I get distracted . . the list is getting smaller, but a few catering jobs like Melbourne Cup lunch (P.S. a good day for Skewpid to back a winner by the looks - many Hippy Happy's for Tuesday ) and an arvo tea Wednesday ... reassess then maybe

JD

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Mine was unpacked for a quick cuddle whle we were still travelling home...

Hey skew if I was bringing mine home I would of been the same boat. Mine was coming via courier. I think I was checking nearly hourly to see which depot it was in. I rang them someting like 4 times because it vanished off the tracking. It was tracked as far as rockhampton them went missing.:eek:
but don't worry that picture of her at jim's website was carressed and rubbed and talked to until she arrived
Toni

Originally Posted by Touchwood

well it is not as though I don't have one, and I'm trying really hard to get a few more of the 'must get dones' done BEFORE I get distracted . . the list is getting smaller, but a few catering jobs like Melbourne Cup lunch (P.S. a good day for Skewpid to back a winner by the looks - many Hippy Happy's for Tuesday ) and an arvo tea Wednesday ... reassess then maybe

JD

Lathe would not distract too much:eek: Yep I see what you mean but you still got more patients then me. I might not go got to test it out under warranty. I learnt that when my twins were babies. My husband bought me this flash stereo. I was too busy to use it and when they were older I went ot use it found out half the damn thing did not go and it ran out of warranty. Won't get caught again.
Toni

My profuse apologies folks. I've had a terrible month including stuffing some other pens, so I cracked the sh!ts and haven't looked at the lathe in weeks.

Hi all
here is my pens :eek:
Andrew