Lowell: I would think the additional labor costs in assembling the kits with various parts missing would make the price of the kits more expensive for the...
I actually tried sizes .5 -.9 and nothing seems to stay in. It is a twist pencil and the lead always falls out on me. And i thought at first i may have been a...
This kit uses the mechanism I hate with a passion... you load it from the front. Twist one way to advance, the other way to retract. The key to this type of...
Folks, I've been scrambling trying to get the photos of the Penturners Rendezvous collected, sorted, and posted. Almost there. I'll have something posted in...
These blanks are oversized, at 13/16" square and 5-1/4" long. They are very similar to the black-striped padauk that I had two years ago, that was so popular....
Kurt; I want to say thank you for all the work you do to promote pen-turning as a respected part of the turning community. It is a lot of work and everyone...
Rob, Could I get three of the oversized blanks and two of the straight cut blanks? My california math would make it $6.70 plus shipping. Please let me know...
I'll second that Randy. Kurt, Don Ward, Barry Gross, Rich Kleinhenz and a host of others have done so much, quietly in the background most of the time, to...
Is there a numbering system on the nibs such as the ones you get from CUSA and AS. I noticed that the extra fine is a 1 and the fine is a 7. Does that mean...
I agree with you both, isn't that the beauty in turning, using your imagination, to create something unusual, what difference does it make if it takes you 1...
Ken: Are you talking about a number that is actually stamped in the nib or the number that is molded into the plastic "feed" that carries the ink to the nib....
Hello all. I'm interested in this one too. Clients ask me what size nib and I have to admit my ignorance. The only "numbering" I've seen on a nib is the...
Gang, We've been cutting Desert Ironwood turning stock for the past 3 weeks, cutting out defects in the larger stock sizes, and have accumulated a pile of...
... Nib sizes can be defined by their physical size or by the width of the line they lay down. line widths are commonly labeled as B, M, F, and XF......broad,...
Thank you Randy. That is very useful info which I'll print for future reference. Yes we have a couple of mountains here. Kind regards, Denis The...
I went to the chemist and asked them for denatured alcohol and they gave me ethanol is this the same or not? If not does any one know where about in Australia...
Thanks for the info Randy. This started as Denis described. I sold a Big Ben fountain pen and the lady wanted a fine or extra fine nib. I didn't know how to...
Thanks for the info Randy. This started as Denis described. I sold a Big Ben fountain pen and the lady wanted a fine or extra fine nib. I didn't know how to...
For the most part. I think the nibs you get on the kits are going to be medium points with only a few exceptions. If you want to know foe sure, it would be...
Folks, The initial update to the 2008 Rendezvous page has been done. The pen display photos and write up will follow later today. For those anxious to see the...
... "Denatured alcohol is ethanol to which poisonous and foul-tasting chamicals have been added to make it unfit for drinking. There is more than one recipe...
Hello All, We just had a fantastic veterinarian help us with our dog in her final days. I thought I would make a pen out of dogwood to thank him for his ...
Joe; I would be interested in some dogwood pen blanks. 3/4" or 7/8" square x 5-1/4" I need maybe a dozen or so.... I am thinking of some "crown of thorns"...
I'll try to get it out to you today, I just need an address. ... From: Randy Smith <randyrls@...> To: penturners@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June...
In Australia you might find it being sold as methylated spirits. The chemist may or may not be the lowest price source. Any store selling paint / finishing...
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