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Thread: My first Trustone
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17th January 2009, 08:28 PM #1
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My first Trustone
Finished my first Trustone today, the blank is Royal Flame which is a nice purple colour however the photo looks more turquoise on my screen
. I had a pretty big blowout on one end so took that area back to brass. Glued a bit of black cardboard to a scrap and drilled it out, then just glued then new bit onto the stuff up
. Not overly happy with the save but it looks better than it did. Have another one ready to put together, just waiting for the kit to arrive.
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17th January 2009, 08:49 PM #2
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Wow, that is nicely done, love the trustone colour and impressed with that kit also, Amos
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18th January 2009, 07:38 AM #3
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Beautifully done Corbs.
Great kit to suit that vivid blue.
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18th January 2009, 08:42 AM #4
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Very nice, good save
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18th January 2009, 09:23 AM #5
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Holy guacamole that's bright, even if it's not the right colour in the photo. I think the save looks fine from what I can see.
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18th January 2009, 09:29 AM #6
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looks very blue from here
nice save - nice penregards
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18th January 2009, 09:46 AM #7
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Very nice Corbs.
The blank is outstanding, very vivid, nice match of kit to blank and a excellent save.
The blow out with Tru-stone are there if it gets hot, keep it cool with water and very sharp tools.
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19th January 2009, 05:36 PM #8
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Thanks guys, I really like the colour of the pen in the photo too... the purple is nice but not as nice as the photo
. Sam, as you have said the blank does get hot fairly quickly. I alleviated this a little by having a wet piece of cloth next to the lathe and wiped over the blank every 3 or 4 passes. This seemed to work well and will do it for any other Trustone blanks I turn in future.
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