The Next Greater Houston Meeting!!! - Page 2

dplloyd · 01-19-2011, 03:41 PM

I'm in for the meeting and pizza! I'll throw out some demo ideas I'd like to see.

1. sharpening, gouges, skews and other tools
2. sanding techniques
3. finishing techniques. the usual and the unusual. Ex ~ thick or thin CA and what are the common obstacles with CA.
4. hidden clips
5. closed end turning
6. how best to use the skew on wood and acrylics
7. is anyone casting there own blanks with any amount of success
8. discussion on bulk buying. Ex ~ no one carries the Emporer kit anymore that I know of. I usually get a bulk order 1-3 times a year for some of these. Anywhere from 5-20 pens. Dayacom will fill an order but I think you need 50 kits for a minimum!!
9. cutting pen blanks from a hunk of tree. what are some methods and what is the best part on the tree to use?

There's my .02 cents.

Also need an address for the location of the meeting. Looking forward to it.

dntrost · 01-19-2011, 05:36 PM

Sure now that I have moved to Myrtle Beach you guys get one together! Have fun!

Monty · 01-19-2011, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dntrost

Sure now that I have moved to Myrtle Beach you guys get one together! Have fun!

Hey, It's only a 2 day drive

, each way.

dplloyd · 01-19-2011, 08:26 PM

Dion I'm from Charleston. Been in TX since 1996. If you're a golfer you are in the right place. Used to drive to Myrtle in high school and cruise the strip all the time.

Have fun in SC!

rsjimenez · 01-19-2011, 09:52 PM

I am new to turning and would like to see some techniques on using the skew. I would also like to see other items that everybody makes to sell. Maybe have a list of local names and contact email addresses in case some body needs a kit or a part that can't wait to be ordered. I will be there!

Verne · 01-20-2011, 10:16 AM

I'm pretty sure I'd be in for this...
Vern

ElMostro · 01-20-2011, 12:10 PM

I am a strong MAYBE right now,
Eugene

Monty · 01-20-2011, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElMostro

I am a strong MAYBE right now,
Eugene

See if you an talk Curtis into coming along.

KiltedGunn · 01-20-2011, 07:58 PM

Aw COOL! VISITORS!

sam · 01-20-2011, 08:39 PM

I could bring along a couple of bowls or other turnings I've done if anyone would likr to see them.

01-19-2011, 03:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
dplloyd Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 140 Photos: 0	I'm in for the meeting and pizza! I'll throw out some demo ideas I'd like to see. 1. sharpening, gouges, skews and other tools 2. sanding techniques 3. finishing techniques. the usual and the unusual. Ex ~ thick or thin CA and what are the common obstacles with CA. 4. hidden clips 5. closed end turning 6. how best to use the skew on wood and acrylics 7. is anyone casting there own blanks with any amount of success 8. discussion on bulk buying. Ex ~ no one carries the Emporer kit anymore that I know of. I usually get a bulk order 1-3 times a year for some of these. Anywhere from 5-20 pens. Dayacom will fill an order but I think you need 50 kits for a minimum!! 9. cutting pen blanks from a hunk of tree. what are some methods and what is the best part on the tree to use? There's my .02 cents. Also need an address for the location of the meeting. Looking forward to it. __________________ Pat Lloyd

01-19-2011, 05:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
dntrost Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N. Myrtle Beach South Carolina Posts: 893 Photos: 16	Sure now that I have moved to Myrtle Beach you guys get one together! Have fun! __________________ Dion North Myrtle Beach I still have a few dollars left so why not buy more pen crap!

01-19-2011, 08:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
dplloyd Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 140 Photos: 0	Dion I'm from Charleston. Been in TX since 1996. If you're a golfer you are in the right place. Used to drive to Myrtle in high school and cruise the strip all the time. Have fun in SC! __________________ Pat Lloyd

01-20-2011, 10:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
Verne Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 598 Photos: 0	I'm pretty sure I'd be in for this... Vern __________________ Vern Houston, TX

01-20-2011, 12:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
ElMostro Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX. Posts: 1,486 Photos: 24	I am a strong MAYBE right now, Eugene __________________ Maker of the "Amalgam-Mutt" Pen Blanks http://www.muttblanks.com/index.html

01-19-2011, 09:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
rsjimenez Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alvin, TX Photos: 4	I am new to turning and would like to see some techniques on using the skew. I would also like to see other items that everybody makes to sell. Maybe have a list of local names and contact email addresses in case some body needs a kit or a part that can't wait to be ordered. I will be there!

01-20-2011, 07:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
KiltedGunn Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Baytown, TX Posts: 292 Photos: 0	Aw COOL! VISITORS! __________________ Lee aka KiltedGunn TexasMattings-at-Comcast-dot-Net __________________________________________________ _______ As Will Rogers said, There're 3 kinds of folks in this ol' world: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Can you guess which one I am?

01-20-2011, 08:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
sam Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: houston, tx, USA. Posts: 160 Photos: 0	I could bring along a couple of bowls or other turnings I've done if anyone would likr to see them. __________________ sam

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