I just tried the stuff last night at my local woodturning shop where they are running a six-week Wednesday night woodturning course. I turned my first bowl...
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Bob
skeeter1@...
Mar 3, 2000 1:52 am
The UPS man delived a five and one half pound thuya burl piece to me today. Am quite excited about getting some of it cut into pen blanks and turning a pen or...
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Stuart Davey
sdavey@...
Mar 3, 2000 4:46 am
Congratulations on that bowl, Jim! What's your next project? I've only made bowls at the micro-miniature size, and not as facework, so you're one up on me. ...
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Bob
skeeter1@...
Mar 3, 2000 12:18 pm
Jim, Thanks for the info on the EEE-Ultra Shine Paste Wax. It sounds like it worked real good for you. I guess I will probably pick some up at the WNY ...
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Jim Thorne
jim.thorne@...
Mar 4, 2000 10:09 pm
I just thought that I would share this rather simple brainstorm I just had. I decided to make some chess pieces, but I needed a screw chuck with a small screw...
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Jim Thorne
jim.thorne@...
Mar 4, 2000 10:21 pm
I was just making a purpleheart pen when I discovered something really cool. I use my disk sander to square up the ends of my blanks, and when I was sanding a...
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Robert F. Swartzendru...
swartzen@...
Mar 4, 2000 10:43 pm
... Jim, I've been baking them in an oven, something like 250 degrees for 15 or 20 minutes. Your idea sounds better, and certainly faster. I'll give it a try. ...
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Robert F. Swartzendru...
swartzen@...
Mar 4, 2000 10:48 pm
... What a neat idea! One question though, does the morse taper have a threaded hole on the back end so you can use a drawbar to keep it in the headstock? ...
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Wayne Reimer
wreimer@...
Mar 4, 2000 11:51 pm
Hi everyone, I've just found, and joined the group and thought I'd introduce myself. The names Wayne, and although I've been turner for a few years I only ...
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Bob
bob@...
Mar 5, 2000 12:34 am
Welcome to the group, Wayne. We've got all kinds of folks here, from newbies to old-timers. Glad you could join us! BGR...
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Ashling Ranch
ashling@...
Mar 5, 2000 12:39 am
Howdy Bob, Good to have you. I'm just south of you: Llano, Texas USA. John Pickett ... From: Wayne Reimer <wreimer@...> To: penturners@eGroups.com...
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wkennedy
9kennedy@...
Mar 5, 2000 2:58 pm
I bought some gabon ebony pen blanks and the clerk mentioned that it was highly toxic. Can anyone confirm this? lwk ... -- "If the mind is not there, the...
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Malcolm P. Astor
mpastor@...
Mar 5, 2000 11:42 pm
LWK, I have turned a few gabon ebony pens and other things. It is high dollar, but is easy to turn and finishes beautifully. So well, in fact, it will look...
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Wayne Reimer
wreimer@...
Mar 6, 2000 1:21 am
Hi, I'm the new kid on the block, and right off the bat, I GOTTA QUESTION! I use a Taig lathe for penturning, and I'm thinking that using the metal turning...
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Mack Johnson
mach9@...
Mar 6, 2000 1:55 am
Wayne, Don't fret. I also use a Taig lathe for my pens and I also turn in "metal mode" as you describe. Although with some models, like the designers, you...
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Pete
pappapete@...
Mar 6, 2000 2:24 am
HI Wayne, I turn my stuff on a Sherline lathe which I think is similar to yours. Hut Products inc. www.hutproducts.com sells a carbide cutter for $10.95 that...
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wkennedy
9kennedy@...
Mar 6, 2000 3:32 pm
Hi Pat: Thanks for the information on wood toxicity. I had done a search for it and turned up nothing. Really interesting that bacote was not listed though. ...
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Malcolm P. Astor
mpastor@...
Mar 7, 2000 3:52 am
lwk I think there are several types of wood that need to be added to the list. The only wood that seems to have bothered me was Basswood. I got a little ...
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Ashling Ranch
ashling@...
Mar 7, 2000 6:05 am
Howdy: Most, if not all, woods are toxic to some degree. Additionally, What is toxic to you may not affect your neighbor at all. Here are a couple of good ...
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Ashling Ranch
ashling@...
Mar 7, 2000 6:25 am
Howdy' here are a couple of other links I had bookmarked: http://www.mendelu.cz/user/horacek/toxic.htm http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/wis30.htm hope y'all find...
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Pete
pappapete@...
Mar 7, 2000 3:11 pm
I received a piece of Pink Ivory from a friend of mine the other day. I decided to make a pen from it. I even made a center band for it from a piece of animal...
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Terry Sweet
terry@...
Mar 8, 2000 6:05 pm
Hi Im a new kid on the block, I enjoy turning pens but Im Having promblems getting pen kits where I live. I live in Kitchener Ontario. I know of a number of...
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Wayne Reimer
wreimer@...
Mar 8, 2000 8:29 pm
Hi Terry, As a fellow Canadian, I HEAR YA! The single best place I've found north of the 49th is Lee Valley Tools. While they don't carry as broad a selection...
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Sloane, Robert
sloane@...
Mar 8, 2000 9:08 pm
Try Woodchuckers Supplies http://www.aromatic.com/woodchucker/. They don't list pen kits specifically on the web page, but they do claim to sell turning...
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Sloane, Robert
sloane@...
Mar 8, 2000 9:29 pm
It appears that woodchuckers has a new web page that I just found. Try www.woodchuckers.com. -- Bob Sloane, University of Kansas Computer Center, Lawrence, KS,...
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Jim Thorne
jim.thorne@...
Mar 9, 2000 2:25 pm
I've been buying from Kidder Manufacturing by mail. They resell everything fom the Penn State catalog Multiply the Penn State price * 1.55 for the $CDN price,...
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Bob Sloane
bob@...
Mar 9, 2000 4:54 pm
Hi, Since several folks have asked about turning bottle stoppers, etc, I thought I would upload a picture of the collet I use to hold 3/8" dowels. The collets...
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John McArdle
jomar@...
Mar 9, 2000 5:04 pm
Hi People, I am a new member and am looking forward to locating many new products that we canadians have to wait years to enjoy. I am retired and live outside...
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bob
bob@...
Mar 9, 2000 5:07 pm
Welcome to the group, John! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Bob Roberts ... From: John McArdle [mailto:jomar@...] Sent: Thursday, March...
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prdsf
prdsf@...
Mar 10, 2000 12:06 am
Terry Woodchuckers Supply in Toronto has good stuff. John handles everything from the Craft Supplies UK catalog. Good service and prices. I do not have the...
