I came up with the same approach on the woodchuck. Looks like some instructions would help! If I have a difficult blank or segments, I hold a 30-40 degree angle. I am turning everything fast now, it is working much better.
I do seem to be wearing the carbide faster than I expected...
I really like the pen! Thanks for the notes on the componenets.
My opinion is that the Woodchuck takes a lot of the risk out of segmented turning. Once you're used to it, it's smoother turning than with any other tool I can think of. I had trouble finding specific instructions for using the Woodchuck and had lots of trouble at first. Then I was advised to turn up the speed and use the tool at an angle. All downhill from there.
I agree that some instructions would help. Maybe by now there's a YouTube video.
And recently I started using a corner to start and push a cut across the blank, and this works really well for smooth cutting, just don't cut too deep and push too hard.
I see. I was thinking it was a commercial blank or kit.
Great job on the segmenting. I do like the design very much. Thanks for the info on the parts used as well.
Jim
Jim, thanks for the positive feedback. I saw the Delta Momo and my first reaction was kind of shock. Then I kind of liked it. It still seems outrageously overdone, but I like the color combo. I'm thinking of how I can do a cap with the transparent part that shows the nib inside.
Beautiful Robert. Would have been really cool if the major black sections were carbon fiber. I think I like yours more than the real Momo.
Thanks, Chris. I agree that it would have been cool to use the carbon fiber and I gave it some thought. Of course it would have meant segmenting blanks in a tube size that CF comes in, and I wanted to use the Cambridge/Churchill/El Grande parts. To my knowledge no one's making CF blanks in 31 and 33/64".
Fantastic! Excellent work
Thanks, Stan!
Just blown away. If I had to pick one thing, I would like to see the long piece of black in the cap broken up. Maybe w/ some of the white bands you have on the body. Just me though. You surely have a talent here. Great job.
Thanks, Chris! Yes, as I said above, I wish I could figure out how to make a cap with a clear section that shows the nib inside like the real Momo. I've come regret the white bands on the barrel, actually. I think I should have used aluminum instead.
When I read you're description yesterday I thought you said you were looking at it in a catalog and broke down and ordered it. I didn't realize you made it. Awesome job with the segmenting.
Gil, thank you. Yes, I misled a few people with that description. I like to look at the regular retail pens from the big-name designers. I get catalogs from a couple pen stores and I check out name brand pens on Amazon too. Always interesting to see what the top designers are doing.