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So I got to the www show after a comical misshap morning, aside from my best efforts.
Had an awesome day looking about meeting folks, seeing some displays, and using the forums rest stop, gathering...

I've sent my mobi to SB but with this new laptop not sure if its been received, I put in for the Fridays a few posts ago, i'll keep an eye out, not sure what hours or day Tony had, maybe I can help....

I'll be able to do last two slots on the Friday.:) And I can be there at 9 to help setup if required, let me know. I'll be there all day. I've been on the stand for the last two years, i'll try and...

244766So cool this is what I chose, I had quite a hard time deciding, and had to leave some behind, since no responses from some pm's sent as yet I do believe it is MR. minus459 whom is next, and i'd...

The box has arrived, was like a pre - Christmas gift, some lovely stuff, will post a pic tomorrow, pm sent to find out whose next up.:2tsup: Cheers, hope everyone is getting some good turning time...

Sorry for my absence guys, have had a crazy couple of months, not been able to touch the computer or the lathe, check your pm's M.T. details are submitted, looks like i've a fair bit of catching up...

Oops Greg, sorry mate, forgot to add, vids recieved in good nick, watched, saved and filed. Thanks mate. Kicking myself still i couldn't get there on the day.

Neal.

I'll throw in on the GPW midi as well, just bought the vs one, love it so far. I've used the woody and couldn't agree more its a beut prechecked and supported lathe if your near the dealer...

Thanks fellas,

Well thisarvo i had some turning time, see other post, and what a unit, falling in love with it. About the only fault i could pick with it so far is that it didn't come with allen...

So my first pen for ages it seems, an on the new equipment too.

When i was last up at mapleman's place we got to chatting with the lady of the house and this pen kit came up, she had purchased it...

I haven't posted much or even had the time of late to turn, i've also been holding off a bit because i knew this was coming. I had enough time to unpack it and test run it on friday then had to go...

Thats a real shame mate, i've not had that happen to me usin the pen pro yet, touch acrylic lol. How was your tool post height, i find the pen pro really sensitive in that regard, i gotta keep...

Thanks fellas, saved me a lot of time an space probably, i'll grab a few interesting bits an leave the bulk of it.

Neal.

a bloke across the road has chopped down a lot of his poinciana tree, wondering if i should be getting my hands on it real fast or if there are any issues with turning it and or curing it, i did a...

check the grub screw/s that locate the pulleys onto the shafts, when they become loose the belt runs badly in the v grooves and gets a burning type smell, and it'll start getting noisier as the shaft...

This sort of arrangement.

along with.
Velcro Sheet - 305 mm x 500 mm | The Sandpaper Man

allows you to fashion your own sander with up to 305mm dia.

and just add your disc grit of...

Shoey,

As they say need is such a strong word. however unless your gmc is way blown up, you could consider using it and its faceplate as the basis for a disc sander as i did. or alternativly when...

it's a poor pic (from my iphone as the camera was left on and batteries died) but here's the pen holder i made to match the pen/pencil, i cut 70mm squares, CA'd em together, put the stack on the...

Nice work mate, the antler comes out well.

Neal.

hiya Jen,

Unless you have the small needle file set, sometimes you can pick them up at cheap places its quite often just as cheap to buy the cutter head again.

If you have them, pick the flat...

well time for an update, i just finished the pencil today, i didn't rush but had quite a few problems with it so i'll add a few tips.

Do try to finish ca on nylon/delron/other bushes as you'll...

4. maple planks, incredibly figured.
5. pen blanked sticks, left to right (i think) forrest redgum, blackwood, maple and northern silky oak, again all very figured.
6. slabs of crows ash (these...

1. highly figured blackwood shorts.
2. himalayan cedar.
3. camphor short, very pinked around a knot, its gorgeous.

1. the bootfull.
2. laid out.
3. 4. 5. the maple burls.

Might be in touch soon Neil for a chat, if i can find your number again, this post gave me an idea for getting my missus more involved and interested in what we do. thanks for sharing these and omg i...

new bandsaw mate? ...ooo. pics please lol.

Hopefully i'll be getting mine more sorted tomorrow as well, i'd come over but i have family coming to stay sunday or monday, whenever the winds get...

Beatiful Neil,

That purple gidgee really stands out doesnt it.

I was up Nearby there myself also today at maplemans, got a bootfull of milled stuff.

Onto your haul though mate, how will...

Following the picks and posts, eagerly awaiting my turn, i am prepping stuff already =). Enjoying this and its not my turn yet !!

Neal.

So i dragged the missus out and went up to see Mr Mapleman this weekend, knowing prior that a lot of his shedded stock had been sold (i wanted to see it before it left for its new home) , still i...

Beut Greg,

Some lovely stuff in there, nice colours and grains too, i like the snakewood, and the pink ivory.

Neal.

here's an interesting read IW, might help you out not sure, give it a read and see what you think and how it applies to you.

buffing tips

Neal.

on that pen, it goes under the top/end cap above the refill.

well done.

Neal.

For me the ca chips out when dry easy enough.

I took i think it was someone hereabouts idea of using a countersinking bit (bladed style) and they put a handle on it.

I got a hand reamer from...

Susan this is what i use, i dont have the lathe at a point where i have a bench behind or in front, it swings so once i am done it can be folded into closer to the lathe so i can cover it and the...

LOL...since meeting Greg he put me onto the latex gloves, was at me an at me over time so i got some, and use em, i was gunna suggest he take a leaf from his own book...but as i didn't use em at his...

I'd work out the approximate angle and i'm assuming here that you'd be using acrylics, set the saw up and chop in a laminate of the other colour, reglue, resquare it, turn it up as per normal.
...

Thanks mate, i was just talking to Gary today too.

Neal.

Good luck with the shed time and the trial device mate, thats one hell of a pen, all wood, laminated finished and thread chased and the wood clip / nib...thats a serious pen well done, i'd be...

Top stuff Chrome, and Darren i "think" this is kind of the way Les does his decal pens. Turn > seal > decal > cast > re turn > finish. I do agree tho right onto the tube is innovative, excellent...

I'm betting you're stockup will be a sellout mate, beutiful jobs on all, and what blank is that black one in the last pic.

Neal.

The thing i noticed or rather didn't was that you didnt seem to change the lathe speed to sand, i may have missed it or you may have editted it out, not sure, you might find a better finish if this...

Yup mate with them u have to be seriously accurate, and as they're glued across all 3 axis's, and ca is not great with shear strength you'll invariably hit some shear point at some stage. i use CA as...

TOP job mate, i love it, did you make the original blank up in 4 sticks?, have i unwittingly created a laminating monster? really well done mate. Are ya keeping that one for yourself?

Neal.

When i was down at Neil's for my(his) bansaw / talk his ear off / cut up my corkwood for me trip he threw a couple of stabilised bonewood sticks at me (i think to get my eye's off his other stuff:U)...

Thanks fella's,

My work has gone mental, and i dont see a reprieve for a while given will be moving premises soon. So i'm gunna dig in and make hay while the sun shines and overtime flows, i'll...

hahah you caught me there chesand, i went back an edited myself after i did a fast wikki lookup on both, answered my own question, an yeap castor oil is a vege base and mineral is byproduct of...

I've seen a turner in the US use a mineral oil mixed with a paste wax as a way to reduce dust when sanding and as a finish.

Neal.

when i did the fake snakeskin pen i bought 2 blanks, in case i blew it out, think it was from gpw or addictive i dont recall, the first one went well the second has been on my shelf for ages, also...

3600 seconds in an hour, 160 seconds in the video, 22.5 polaris pens per hour...:2tsup:

Neal.

Good on ya for havin a crack at a Vid Ben, was it your first (video)? I too would like to see the pen even as perhaps a still shot at the end, keep up the good work, what sort of camera did you use?...