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Thread: Todays Challenge :)
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25th May 2014, 07:18 PM #1
Todays Challenge :)
Popped into Tony's (perfect pens ) yesterday for a chat and pick up some new blanks , Like a kid with a new toy I had to try one today , about 6 1/2 hrs later I ended up with this one (very challenging ) but very spiffy in the end, no finish just sanded and polished I chose a cigar kit as normally plenty of meat on the finished blanks,and I was cautious about getting this too thin ,this is one of the "Mystical stone range" Cheers ~ John
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25th May 2014, 08:31 PM #2
Thats a flash looking pen. Looks real good.
Brad.
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25th May 2014, 09:45 PM #3
It is a very showy pen, exciting to see how some of the blanks will turn out!Amos
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25th May 2014, 11:00 PM #4
Looks Great John
the blank suits the ultra cigar
how did the blank turn???, i am guessing that its resin cast to resemble stones??
thanks for showing
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25th May 2014, 11:13 PM #5
Mik ! I wish hehe, they are real stone chips and harder than any truestone I ever turned, took over half an hr each to drill the 2 blanks with a carbide drill and water, then max . .005" cuts on my metal lathe with a carbide tip, about 2 hrs turning on each blank to parallel, then sanded the tapers to match. All up a laborious effort, but in the end pretty damn nice , I have a few more of these blanks to go but might be a while till the next one lol. cheers ~ John
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26th May 2014, 06:26 AM #6Senior Member
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Pretty damn nice indeed John...all worth the time and effort mate
Mick!!!
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26th May 2014, 08:19 AM #7
Nice pen John.
Can't believe all the effort you put into it to finish the pen.
Well worth it in the end.
Thanks for sharing
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26th May 2014, 05:41 PM #8G'day all !Enjoy your stay !!!
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26th May 2014, 07:57 PM #9
Certainly colourful John, but as you know I am not a lover of resin. As an aside I tried to phone Tony yesterday to get some pen kits as he is just down the road from me and I needed them in a hurry, but I couldn't raise him on his home or mobile phone. Not to worry, I contacted David and they will be here tomorrow or the day after. Can't complain about that.
A guy bought a pen off me on my website about 12 months ago and he just emailed with a reasonable but fast order for a conference.
Haven't been on here for a while as I have been a bit ill in recent times and hopefully beginning to recover.
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26th May 2014, 08:12 PM #10
Hehe ! not much resin in this one Greg, why I had to be so careful ,hard and soft is not condusive to a smooth cutting action, almost like hammering it.
I thought you had to use up your sickies before you retired and then stay healthy thereafter I saw Tony on Sat ,and I tried to ring on sat night ,ended up leaving a message as I was after some info on these stone blanks, didn't hear back yet ,but all done now You can always try me if you need kits in a hurry as I have a wide range Get better quickly cheers ~ JohnG'day all !Enjoy your stay !!!
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26th May 2014, 09:14 PM #11
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29th May 2014, 09:09 PM #12
I thought for a moment this was a knife. The small screen on the mobile makes it a little hard to see. Quite a bit of variations in the pen.
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30th May 2014, 10:40 PM #13
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30th May 2014, 10:43 PM #14
Hi Greg,
Sorry about not getting back to you!! you should know its not like me I have been run off my feet the last couple of weeks. Just to let you know though orders can still be placed on the website as they are packed and sent same day or arrangements can still be made to collect from the shop. Also next time leave me a message as I will always reply to my voicemail as soon as I possibly can
Catch up with you soon.
Cheers
Tony.
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1st June 2014, 01:21 PM #15
No problems Tony. I want to come and get a couple of churchills.
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