Having been a member of this group since December 3rd, 2003, I have finally gotten a lathe. Its large enough to do a baseball bat, so it should take a little...
Congratulations on the new lathe. Consider joining a local chapter of the AAW (American Association of Woodturners). Most clubs have mentors and / or ...
A nice Christmas present Brian! I think that perhaps you are starting with a rather large pen blank though ..... <VBG> In the meantime, clean up the end of the...
Thanks Bob. And yes, it was Ruth's cc and I keep telling her I haven't seen it. ;-) What will it cost me to keep it quiet. Do a good turn daily! Don...
Just wanted to let you know that if you don't get all the posts via your email subscription - yahoo is having a problem, they are working on it. Hang in...
I recently purchased a mini metal lathe and have a nice piece of 416 stainless steel. I thought of making a cigar pen of stainless. With a steel pen I...
... According to information given to me for the PRC, the figure is 0.360" or 0.361". This is sort of a tricky figure to measure as tubes could be deformed a...
Pete, there is NO give in a SS barrel - so being a thou under won't work! A press-fit is fairly tough to achieve, especially with just a drilled hole. I'd...
Pete Lilja wrote: Pete, check your computer's clock. The date is off by one month! -- Mike Vore http://www.OhMyWoodness.com http://mike.vorefamily.net/twr...
Well, I just can't stand it any longer and am going to have to get involved with click/push button pens. I keep having people request that mechanism and I...
In looking at my drill chart, a 23/64" drill bit is 0.3592" in diameter and the closest undersize bit to the hole we think we are looking for. Of course, just...
Thanks to all that responded. Many good points made. I was thinking an Atlas style pen probably black with the SS polished pretty well. The hole size and fits...
Exactly. And you don't need a long boring bar - you need the fit only for the short piece where the fitting goes. The inexpensive Chinese carbide-tipped...
Hmm, I hadn't considered a taper. Well, I'll see what I can do with what I have. One piece of SS I have is a cut-off of a rifle barrel. It already has an...
If you're going to attempt a press fit in stainless, you'll need to have a super-precise hole - which probably means buying a reamer of the size you need. Not...
My name is Tim Wahl, I'm from Columbia MO. I'm so glad I found this yahoo group, I'll say I'm out of my element as a pen turner. On the Yahoo Insurance Group...
Welcome Tim, Congratulations on the new hobby and quiting smoking! 1) I'm not surprised you are blowing out blanks. I think you need to get a pen vise of some...
Welcome to the greatest stress relief hobby around and congratulations on quiting the smoking. As to your questions I will let you in on what I have learned, I...
Welcome to the maddness, Tim. On the drilling end of things, your drill bit is like a screw, when it gets to the end of the blank the flutes try to 'screw'...
Tim, The other thing you want to eventually try is to try the Paul Huffman drilling vice. A great addition. Jim F. Jim Parks, RHU, CLTC Insuring Health and...
I can reply to the first question.......I had the same problem...treat yourself to a blank vise. I use the one Woodcraft sells and the sides of the vise seem...
... And some of the dust from exotic woods (cocobolo, for example) can be quite toxic--actually worse than tobacco smoke. Google for hazardous wood dust, or...
Is there anyway to keep corian from cracking when you put the kit in? Have been turning for about 5 years and pens about a year and almost every one I turn out...
I've made a few corian pens and only had one crack on me (probably my fault by not trimming quite all the way to the brass). Obvious from previous sentence-...
When I get to Seattle and the timing is correct, I get to attend the meetings of the Seattle Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. I tend to...
Thanks to all for the responses. I'll have a the entire day tomorrow to practice the new hobby. I'll be sure to wear a mask while turning and sanding, I'm...
Gary, what brand is your cheap dust collector? Thanks Tim Wahl 4) A shop vac is not going to keep up with the dust you generate when sanding. I've got a cheap...
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