Frankenpennie (or, How I Saved a Shattered Blank)

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panamag8or

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I was turning a blank for a euro, when the tip end shattered... a couple of large chunks came off, too bad I didn't get a pic of the damage, but it was pretty bad. I glued the two largest pieces back on the main part, and finished turning the cap. Later, I put the glued part back on the lathe, and turned it... very carefully.
The very tip end still had divots, so I though to myself "Self, you built a comfort pen this morning, and didn't use the grip". Sooo... I cut 1 inch off to the tube, and, VOILA! Frankenpen.

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It wasn't really worth setting up the light tent, lol. You can see what's left of the glued part. I'll get another kit and identical blank, and turn a new tip section sometime.
 

plantman

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:rolleyes::rolleyes: The process is called innovation, or use what you have on hand. Nice recovery. I was doing the same thing last night with several mishaps I had on my work bench. Hate to toss anything out. Great looking pen. Jim S
 
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