Joining your E'Group to seek tips and advice. Just recently acquired a new lathe and attempting to learn to how to turn small projects. Pen turning looked...
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Bob
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Jul 21, 2000 11:08 pm
Dave, Welcome to the group! I know you'll find this a friendly bunch, very willing to share and help. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Bob Roberts ...
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davecoe@...
Jul 22, 2000 10:16 pm
Please pardon if my question seems dumb. Being a novice I purchased a Mandrel Starter Set for 7mm "Slimline"; Pens. The mandrel has a "fixed" stop busing (it...
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Steve Tiedman
stevet@...
Jul 22, 2000 11:45 pm
Dave, Contact the seller of your mandrel. There should be an indentation on that threaded end to mate with the live center. Could be one mandrel got out the ...
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davecoe@...
Jul 25, 2000 2:30 am
Steve: Thanks for the advice. I called Penn State Industries and with the help of the technical staff it was determined that the mandrel shaft is threaded on...
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davecoe@...
Jul 25, 2000 2:35 am
Dale: I have found that soaking the wood in a solution of a fine Carlo Rossi Red Wine in a box after turning will add some acidity to the wood returning the...
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Steve Tiedman
stevet@...
Jul 25, 2000 3:38 am
Dave, My pleasure, glad to help. Enjoy the pens. Steve Tiedman stevet@......
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bob
bob@...
Jul 25, 2000 5:12 am
Hi, all! I just won a small writing contest, with a piece written with a fountain pen I turned. I do MOST of my writing with a fountain pen, either one I've...
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Dale J. Thomson
dthomson@...
Jul 25, 2000 2:02 pm
Dave, I have been watching the traffic. Glad you got the mandrel issue straightened out. Dale...
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prdsf@...
Jul 26, 2000 10:46 am
hi to all I have a quick question. As I was turning Mont Blanc style pens last night, I wondered how many pens most of are making. Lately I seem to turn about...
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Steve Tiedman
stevet@...
Jul 26, 2000 4:09 pm
Hi Darrell, I've been out of "production" pen turning for a couple years now, but when I turned to sell, I made about 10-15 per week at the peak of it all. I...
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Wayne Reimer
wreimer@...
Jul 26, 2000 6:50 pm
Hi everyone, I guess I've been lucky this past while, the stores that I sell through and a couple of my corporate customers have placed some big orders. My...
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Bob
skeeter1@...
Jul 29, 2000 1:12 am
I have just received some corian pen blanks. Just wondering how well it turns and how do you finish it? Does Hut Clear Coat work on it or is there some other...
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GHern1@...
Jul 29, 2000 1:21 am
I turned my first piece of Corian a couple of weeks ago and loved it. How does it turn? Like a piece of hard crayon! Shavings looked very familiar to the ones...
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Marion
marion@...
Jul 29, 2000 1:25 am
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the noc
nocnoc@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:23 am
I am having trouble drilling blanks for the roller ball pen kept blowing out the bottom. I have worked the pen up and down but still blow out any suggestions....
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Linda Jarvi
lindajarvi@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:28 am
Hi Bob, Where did you get the corian? Do you know if it available in pieces of 4x4, 6x6 or 8x8 inches? Thanks, Linda ... From: Bob To: penturners@egroups.com ...
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Linda Jarvi
lindajarvi@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:29 am
Hi Marion, Where did you get the corian? Do you know if it available in pieces of 4x4, 6x6 or 8x8 inches? Thanks, Linda ... From: Marion To:...
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Linda Jarvi
lindajarvi@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:30 am
Hi Gary, Where did you get the corian? Do you know if it available in pieces of 4x4, 6x6 or 8x8 inches? Thanks, Linda ... From: <GHern1@...> To:...
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Jeff Clark
pens1@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:36 am
Linda, What color and size of corian do you want. I might have it in stock e-mail me at jeff@... . Good luck Jeff, ... From: Linda Jarvi ...
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GHern1@...
Jul 29, 2000 3:20 am
I get it from a local Counter Top Fabricator. You may want to try this link. <A HREF="http://stonewood.safeshopper.com/">CORIAN® for the Creative - CO</A> =...
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Bob Dechaux
pinebark@...
Jul 29, 2000 7:07 am
I've used Brasso for the final polish/finish. It turned out lovely. Bob - Surrey, BC ... this link. ... Creative - CO</A>...
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Wayne Reimer
wreimer@...
Jul 29, 2000 3:39 pm
Here's a couple of suggestions. First, make sure you're providing adequate support to the outside of the blank while drilling. I use machinist's "Vee" blocks,...
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Steve Tiedman
stevet@...
Jul 29, 2000 6:49 pm
Howdy, For drilling, along with the other suggestions, do make sure your drill bits are very sharp. Corian chews up drills bits pretty well, so don't expect...
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speedbuggy1@...
Jul 30, 2000 2:48 am
... still ... parobolic ... The thing that works best for me.... 1. Use the self centering "V" vise 2. Drill slow and clear the bit every 1/4 to 1/2 inch 3....
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Dale Thomson
dthomson@...
Jul 30, 2000 6:59 pm
Hi all, I have seen many references in this list to using pure tung oil as a finish. I have tried several places here in So. Cal. (which has way too many of...
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wayne reimer
wreimer@...
Jul 30, 2000 10:39 pm
Hi Dale, I know there are other manufacturers and brands around, but the stuff I've used for quite a while is Lee Valley Tools pure tung oil. They sell it in...
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Steve Tiedman
stevet@...
Jul 31, 2000 12:49 am
Dale, I have been absolutely pleased with Behlan's brand pure tung oil, and it is my main finish on turnings. Many mail order catalogs carry this product, ...
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bob
bob@...
Jul 31, 2000 1:35 am
I just wanted to mention to y'all a source of wood that Bob S had told me about awhile back. The BBQ store! I just got a bag of mesquite CHUNKS, not the chips....
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bob
bob@...
Jul 31, 2000 4:04 am
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