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Thanks for the links. I'll check them out.

Steve

I figured I'd post this question here since I have to use a router to make the dovetails. Anyway, I have a Porter Cable 4212 jig. The manual doesn't seem real clear at times and I've heard other...

Thanks for all the comments! I was quite pleased with the outcome.

Mini..... I ordered the plans from plansnow.com. I was wanting a new router table but I knew it would take up more room. Then I...

I built myself a new router table on my table saw. My shop isn't that big so space is an issue. I really didn't want a dedicated table for the router that would take up more space and have to be...

Nevermind.....I went ahead and ordered the Grizzly 0555.

I've been looking at getting a new bandsaw. My price range was right around $500 and I had been looking at Jet, Delta and Grizzly. The things I don't like about the Jet or Delta is they don't come...

I ordered some Berea Hardwoods push button click pen kits. Of the two I've assembled they both stick. I thought at first it was maybe some scratches inside the tube but that wasn't it. I took the...

Good idea Sprog! Thanks! And I like the Sketchup drawing.:wink:

Brian,
I would like to use the lathe but not sure how that would work. If I could hold the whistle in the tail stock some how, line it up for each hole and chuck up a bit in the head stock. I did...

Thanks for the replies and I will try your depth suggestions Eddie.

Steve

I was gonna make some train whistles for my daughter's class. The directions I got was to make four holes in a piece of 2x2 ranging from 4.25" to 7.25". My problem is this. I don't have drill bits...

Thanks for the compliments Rick! I got it from Arizona Silhouette. So far they have been great to deal with. Even gave me some freebies a couple of times.:2tsup:

Thanks,
Steve

Here's a quick one I did today. It is a Berea click kit with Desert Ironwood. I took four different pictures to show the grain and colors in it.



I forgot to tell y'all about this. I took...

Skew,
All it said on the package was "Red Cedar". It was 95 cents and $1.02 with tax. And that was for 5 blanks!:D

About the red box elder....it is a little darker than what the pic shows but...

Thanks Rick! And I'll try your method. Thanks for that too!:wink:

Steve

Man! I just clicked on the photos and man they look terrible. I guess it did that because I had to reduce the...

It's been a while since I last posted. Been busy with other things but did manage to turn a few pens. I'm still in the learning process. I make a mistake every time but I hardly ever make it...

Does anyone have any ideas or plans on how to build a silencer box for a shop vac? I want to set up a dust collection system for my lathe and table saw using my shop vac but those things are noisy. I...

Toni,
From what I understand is that they impregnate the wood with a resin. It smells like a fiberglass resin to me. I'm just wondering do you have to treat each one a little differently.
...

Since I'm still a wondering newbie I've got a question about natural wood and stabilized. Do you have to treat each one different? Are there any different preperations?

Thanks,
Steve

B1....nice! How does that shape feel in the hand?

Thanks y'all!:D

Had a piece of purple heart laying around along with a small piece of birdseye mable. Got to thinking and figured I'd combine the two. Not too bad. I'm finally starting to develope my own technique...

After taking the blade off and doing some inspecting I found that there were black marks on one side of the blade. With the blade off I bumped the motor and the belt from the motor to the arbor was...

Hi,
New here and have been posting in the pen turners forum. I have a Rockwell table saw and my blade has some wobble in it. I replaced it with a brand new blade and still the same problem exist. I...

I had a piece of Bloodwood blow out while turning.:(( I was turning it down for a Slime Line pen and when I got kinda close to the bushung o.d. it busted out. The piece was stablized also. I was...

Thanks for all the compliments and responses. :wink:

Toni,
Here's a dealer listed on the website:

PACIFIC COMPOSITES
15 ADA ST COOPERS PLAINS BRISBANE
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61732741099

Why sure Toni! You can find everything right here http://www.u-40.com/permagloss.html. I've used the stuff on many fishing rods and it is some really tough stuff. But it smells to high Heaven and...

bdar....I'm sanding through 1200 wet sand paper. I'm getting a really smooth finish but just gotta learn applying the CA. I wanna get the hardest most durable finish to last for years. That way if...

I really like this buckeye burl. I would have liked the finish to have been better but I'm still learning to use CA as a finish. When I was building custom rods I had to do the same thing till I...

Thanks Toni! Gonna try to post a new pic. Nothing fancy but I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Thanks,
Steve

make the thumbnail picture in a post? I hate posting the big image in a post.

Thanks,
Steve

Is there a difference in Super Glue and the CA specifically made for pen finishing? I used some Super Glue on some birdseye maple moments ago and really wasn't pleased with the finish. Never could...

Has anyone used the PSI Hi-Gloss Wood Project Finish? A fellow rod builder who used to turn a lot of pens said it was a very durable finish. Just wondering if it was any better than using the CA type...

I got out there and did some of the things mentioned in this thread. I knocked the mandrel/collet out and made sure the taper was clean and the head stock taper was clean. I put the mandrel back in...

I have the Delta Midi Lathe and felt like something just wasn't right. No matter how much I tried to get the vibration out of my mandrel it just wouldn't go away. At first I was studying the live...

I've only made one pen so far but I used my drill press also. I run the chuck all the way out so the little fingers make a level flat area when they come together. I then set the nib on a piece of...

with the criticism.:D Well, I finally got my first pen done. It is a European style with roller clip turned from Acrylic Acetate. Had a boo-boo turning down the tenon. The tool jumped and nicked the...

Thanks to all for the help. I did manage to get my drill press table squared up. It was kinda to one side by about a degree. I drilled a piece of acrylic before I knew the table wasn't right and it...

I finally got all my stuff in to start turning some pens. Made some practice runs on some for finding out how to accurately center drill the blanks. I want to drill them on my lathe but heres the...

I almost had it right. I had the stepped bushing facing the wrong way. I thought that the lower section kinda went up into the upper section. Thanks for that link Mobil Man. That made everything...

I had bought a European Style Pen w/Roller Clip kit from Woodcraft.com and bought the bushings to match. Well, it has four bushings. Looks like two end bushings for the cap and nib and then a...

Does anyone have some detailed instructions or a turtorial on turning a European Style pen? I'm not real sure about the proper turning steps and bushing/mandrel set up.

Thanks,
Steve

Toni,
Do you think alternative ivory would work?

Thanks Mobil Man! We have a Wood Craft store on the other side of the pond(actually it's Mobile Bay but we often refer to it as a pond....why? I don't know). Anyway, I will check with them. I like me...

Thanks for the info y'all! (I had to put my accent in there:D ) When I was building rods the norm was to figure up the components at retail and add a minimum $100 labor. Not a lot of folks are...

Where can I find out about pricing pens? I haven't even turned one yet but will shortly. Just about to put in my order for some tools and a few slim line kits to get started. I got to thinking that...

Gra....I didn't even realize this was an Australian based forum.:doh: I just jumped in there! Sorry about that. About the sense of humor....I've got one alright and my wife says it's a sick one...

Evan...my username should have told you I was in Alabama. :U

Seriously, thanks for the info and thanks to the others that responded as well.:)

I was looking for a little less expensive...

Hi,
I'm needing some direction here. I want to start turning pens and am look for a one stop place to get all of the needed tools. I find some here or there and not some here or there or not at the...