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Nice work. I've been known to lust after a...
Nice work. I've been known to lust after a dedicated pen lathe :doh:
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15th December 2008, 09:32 PM
Thread: Christmas Present Time
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Hmm, actually not exactly the same, the pens 5 6...
Hmm, actually not exactly the same, the pens 5 6 and 7 from left to right are the BT-401s, you will notice the centre band is slightly shorter than the other pens. Except for that they all use the...
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15th December 2008, 09:08 PM
Thread: Christmas Present Time
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Christmas Present Time
Figured I would make enough pens for each of my staff and one for my boss. Mainly CSUSA "European" style pens in titanium plate with three of the BT-401 "Mont Blanc" style 24k plate - despite the...
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12th December 2008, 02:26 PM
Thread: Devil's dictionary of woodturning terms
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Time for a resurrection: Grinder: what your...
Time for a resurrection:
Grinder: what your credit card looks like it has been through after a visit to the Working With Wood Show
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8th December 2008, 03:27 PM
Thread: Trend Timbers, You've Done it Again!
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No no. My headstock with the problem was a...
No no. My headstock with the problem was a DVR3000, that DVR3000 is no longer my problem.
It remains unfixed.
It remains with Trend.
I will never see it again.
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8th December 2008, 11:51 AM
Thread: Trend Timbers, You've Done it Again!
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Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnegatory :(
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnegatory :(
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7th December 2008, 08:50 PM
Thread: Trend Timbers, You've Done it Again!
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Trend Timbers, You've Done it Again!
Well it has been three months since I received my loaner DVR3000 from Trend Timbers while they tried to work with Teknatool in fixing my vibrating headstock. I got a call on Friday and my fix had...
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20th November 2008, 06:09 PM
Thread: Toasty takes it out this time
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G'day Neil, Shot you a PM if you have a minute...
G'day Neil,
Shot you a PM if you have a minute to check it :) -
17th November 2008, 11:59 AM
Thread: Toasty takes it out this time
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Wow, thanks everyone who voted for my review, I...
Wow, thanks everyone who voted for my review, I do hope you found it of use.
Huge thanks to Woodworking Warehouse for the prize. Its timing is very fortuitous as I have been planing on... -
1st November 2008, 09:49 AM
Thread: DVR3000 Owners, Lend Me Your Ears...
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Out of warranty on the electronics, however the...
Out of warranty on the electronics, however the mechanicals have five years according to the Teknatool site.
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23rd October 2008, 06:20 PM
Thread: The Sander Mill
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Yeah I'm down with that. What I am getting at is...
Yeah I'm down with that. What I am getting at is part of the commercial pen mills useage is to square the ends off down to the tubes, and to clean the glue out of the tubes with the little fluted...
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23rd October 2008, 06:05 PM
Thread: The Sander Mill
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Looks awesome, BS! Very keen to hear how the...
Looks awesome, BS! Very keen to hear how the trial goes. Don't forget something to clean the glue out with.
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16th October 2008, 07:50 AM
Thread: DVR3000 Owners, Lend Me Your Ears...
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Thanks everyone, if we can keep it on an even...
Thanks everyone, if we can keep it on an even keel that would be great as I would hate to have the mods shut the thread down.
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15th October 2008, 08:12 AM
Thread: DVR3000 Owners, Lend Me Your Ears...
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I hear what you're saying, WW. If Trend didn't...
I hear what you're saying, WW. If Trend didn't give me a loaner I would be a lot more vocal, but I just can't fault Trend's customer service. Teknatool on the other hand...
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13th October 2008, 05:44 PM
Thread: DVR3000 Owners, Lend Me Your Ears...
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Unfortuntatly not. Spoke to Trend on Saturday...
Unfortuntatly not. Spoke to Trend on Saturday and basically we are at the mercy of Teknatool NZ getting some parts out. Adrian is being good about it and letting me hold on to the loaner as long as...
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9th October 2008, 07:29 AM
Thread: Flocking the pen box
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Cool post thanks, Amos.
Cool post thanks, Amos.
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5th October 2008, 06:23 PM
Thread: From Blank To Sedona
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Very nice save, and so very striking!
Very nice save, and so very striking!
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4th October 2008, 02:35 PM
Thread: Fun with Scraps
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G'day Gil, Because this little bowl was so...
G'day Gil,
Because this little bowl was so small I was able to use the Macro function on my camera. This blog article gives some tips for taking pictures of small items like pens etc. -
4th October 2008, 09:53 AM
Thread: Tiger Myrtle Sedona
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I reckon it looks pretty good. When you say...
I reckon it looks pretty good.
When you say ridges, are you talking the area I have circled below?
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4th October 2008, 09:42 AM
Thread: Fun with Scraps
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Not as yet, but I haven't contacted Trend in the...
Not as yet, but I haven't contacted Trend in the last week or so. For now I have been enjoying the week downstairs so I might give Adrian a bell next week when I am back at work.
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3rd October 2008, 08:27 PM
Thread: Fun with Scraps
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Fun with Scraps
No, not Scraps the dog, but scraps of wood. But you knew I meant that, right?
Anyhoo, one of the things I wanted to do this week is some kind of glue-up turning, any kind, didn't matter what. ... -
2nd October 2008, 11:17 PM
Thread: My WOP Method Journey
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Got the sneaky feeling it's a lace sheoak and...
Got the sneaky feeling it's a lace sheoak and possibly a jarrah but am not sure as I've had the blanks kicking around for a couple of years now.
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2nd October 2008, 03:33 PM
Thread: Kyhal makes his first pen
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Nice work, Kyhal! :o Very impressive...
Nice work, Kyhal! :o Very impressive :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
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2nd October 2008, 03:31 PM
Thread: My WOP Method Journey
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Two different woods, same wipe on poly. The red...
Two different woods, same wipe on poly. The red one doesn't look as smooth because of the grain the thin wipe on poly hasn't been able to fill, this also is why there is a little bit of texture to...
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2nd October 2008, 01:54 PM
Thread: My WOP Method Journey
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My WOP Method Journey
I'm going to try and document my trials and tribulations of using the Wipe On Polyurethane (WOP) method for no other reason than it gives me something to do :roll:
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1st October 2008, 09:39 PM
Thread: homemade lathes
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Whaaaaaaaaaat? You're not going to cast your own...
Whaaaaaaaaaat? You're not going to cast your own flywheel in concrete al-la old school style?
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1st October 2008, 04:10 PM
Thread: Sterling Silver Sedona
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Thanks Les. I really respect and admire your...
Thanks Les. I really respect and admire your work, so always keen to know how and why you do things.
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1st October 2008, 03:31 PM
Thread: JET AFS1500 Review #3
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WINNER: Got it up there, not something I'd recomend...
Got it up there, not something I'd recomend anyone try on their own *phew*
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1st October 2008, 12:42 PM
Thread: JET AFS1500 Review #3
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WINNER: Jim, Decided I'll persevere and find the...
Jim,
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1st October 2008, 12:39 PM
Thread: Sterling Silver Sedona
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Why the band, Les? Blank too short?
Why the band, Les? Blank too short?
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1st October 2008, 12:36 PM
Thread: Neopean Eggplant
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Nice one, Sam. I finally knocked up an order...
Nice one, Sam.
I finally knocked up an order of five acrylics in the Titanium European yesterday but I didn't get any pics before the little lady already grabbed them for the guy at her work who... -
1st October 2008, 09:18 AM
Thread: JET AFS1500 Review #3
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WINNER: Thanks Jim. Unfortunatly the stud finder won't...
Thanks Jim. Unfortunatly the stud finder won't pick up the joists I know are there from a hole in the ceiling in another part of the garage.
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1st October 2008, 08:36 AM
Thread: Titanium Junior Gent II in Silky Oak
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No idea, not even 100% sure it is Silky Oak...
No idea, not even 100% sure it is Silky Oak (although I think it is...)
That bloody knot almost undid the hole thing. I didn't know how deep into the blank it went and once I turned it round... -
1st October 2008, 08:25 AM
Thread: JET AFS1500 Review #3
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WINNER: Thanks for the reply, Bob. I'll drop GPW a...
Thanks for the reply, Bob.
I'll drop GPW a line to see if they have official stats for the JET unit as I can't find anything in the manual.
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30th September 2008, 09:58 PM
Thread: Titanium Junior Gent II in Silky Oak
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About f60 from memory and then a slight tweak in...
About f60 from memory and then a slight tweak in photoshop.
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30th September 2008, 09:55 PM
Thread: JET AFS1500 Review #3
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WINNER: Thanks for the reply, Jim. The workshop (OK,...
Thanks for the reply, Jim.
The workshop (OK, it's a garage) is under the house. The ceiling is attached to 40mm battens which are in turn attached to larger joists supporting the floor above. Do... -
30th September 2008, 06:10 PM
Thread: JET AFS1500 Review #3
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WINNER: JET AFS1500 Review #3
This is an unpaid, unendorsed review, product fully purchased by reviewer
After way too many years of not having a decent dust extraction and air filtration system I finally bit the bullet for... -
30th September 2008, 02:13 PM
Thread: Titanium Junior Gent II in Silky Oak
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Titanium Junior Gent II in Silky Oak
Or at least I think it is silky oak...
Anyway, this is my first Junior Gent II from CSUSA and I have enjoyed putting it together. The quality of the fittings is definitely a step up from other... -
30th September 2008, 01:58 PM
Thread: Titanium European with Red Gum
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Made post in wrong spot
Made post in wrong spot
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30th September 2008, 08:37 AM
Thread: Doing Some Mancuuming™
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Thanks for the replies, everyone. I hope you...
Thanks for the replies, everyone. I hope you enjoyed the post which of course was tongue in cheek (mostly :q)
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30th September 2008, 08:26 AM
Thread: Titanium European with Red Gum
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Morning Amos, Neil (our benevolant dictator...
Morning Amos,
Neil (our benevolant dictator aka Ubeaut) posted to the thread russell made about different finishes and had a bit to say about comments on Shellawax Glow, one in particular:
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29th September 2008, 11:16 PM
Thread: Bog Red Gum Stretch Roller
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Another sharp look pen, Sam. Try taking...
Another sharp look pen, Sam.
Try taking the shot from a lower angle looking back along then pen, and get the lights right on top of it, just so they are out of frame. Might help. -
29th September 2008, 10:26 PM
Thread: Titanium European with Red Gum
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RP, the CSUSA European is the same style as the...
RP, the CSUSA European is the same style as the Carbatec BT-401 Mont Blanc style kit, both use the "Cross" style refills, commonly found in most starter kits. The ballpoint doesn't feel too bad, but...
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29th September 2008, 07:46 PM
Thread: Tulip Churchill
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I reckon your photography isn't as bad as you...
I reckon your photography isn't as bad as you think. You might pick up some photo tips from this blog article and here is a thread about my basic lightbox.
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29th September 2008, 07:35 PM
Thread: Titanium European with Red Gum
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Thanks for the kind replies, everyone. I'll...
Thanks for the kind replies, everyone. I'll persevere with the Glow on some other blanks this week and see where the journey takes me. I've got a length of unknown hardwood which I'll give a go and...
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29th September 2008, 02:01 PM
Thread: Titanium European with Red Gum
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Titanium European with Red Gum
First pen for a weeks now and thought I would make a start on chrissie presents. This is the Titanium European from CSUSA and some red gum from a mate who had to fell a tree when building his house....
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29th September 2008, 09:02 AM
Thread: First (successful) pen
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Well done, Russell. Welcome to the start of the...
Well done, Russell. Welcome to the start of the addiction.
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28th September 2008, 09:42 AM
Thread: Doing Some Mancuuming™
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G'day Pat, That was the inaugural run of my...
G'day Pat,
That was the inaugural run of my new Mancuum™ as I only got it last week, the first cleanup took almost a bag and a half of shavings. It'll get a good run this week as I plan to spend... -
27th September 2008, 06:37 PM
Thread: Shallow dish - aka my frisbee.
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Lovely looking platter, TL. :2tsup:
Lovely looking platter, TL. :2tsup:
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27th September 2008, 05:53 PM
Thread: Doing Some Mancuuming™
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Doing Some Mancuuming™
Like most blokes I hate vacuuming. It's a sucky little job (pun intended) that we blokes don't like to do and will attempt to avoid at all costs. We’ll even go so far as to feign injury - say like...