Patriotic Cigar

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This Patriotic Kirinite acrylic blank really looks great on this gold Cigar. I really like these cigars and only flipped the bushings on two so far. Yep, I sure did and hate it but love the kit anyway.

 

[Band Saw Box]

That's a great looking pen Michael. Very well done. You've come a long way.

 

[RKB]

Great pen. I like the cigar pen alot, you did a good job on the finish.
Rod

 

[SteveJ]

I hate it when I flip the bushings - or drill the wrong sized hole!

Nice looking pen.

 

[magpens]

That's a great looking pen, Michael !!! What are your impressions of working with kirinite ?

 

[bobjackson]

Great job. Nice looking pen.

 

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Magpens, I had no trouble at all with the Kirinite. I turned it at about 2000 rpm and made sure that my tools were very, very sharp. The Kirinite turned well and finished well. Really, really made a great looking pen.

Thanks for the compliments folks!

 

[PapaTim]

Good looking pen, very well done. I just ordered some of those blanks last week, can't wait to try them.
A tip I use for cigar bushings to keep me from switching them. I marked my bushings with dots. 1 dot goes on first then the blank, 2 dots on next, then 3 dots, the second blank and 4 dots. I marked mine so the short blank is the first blank on but you could do it either way. I haven't swapped bushings since I started doing this. I just use a sharpie and mark it on the outer diameter and the end of the bushing too. You could use an engraver also.

 

[csr67]

Good looking pen, very well done. I just ordered some of those blanks last week, can't wait to try them.
A tip I use for cigar bushings to keep me from switching them. I marked my bushings with dots. 1 dot goes on first then the blank, 2 dots on next, then 3 dots, the second blank and 4 dots. I marked mine so the short blank is the first blank on but you could do it either way. I haven't swapped bushings since I started doing this. I just use a sharpie and mark it on the outer diameter and the end of the bushing too. You could use an engraver also.

Genius idea. I was pulling out my digital micrometer and instruction sheet each time I made a cigar.

 

[PapaTim]

Good looking pen, very well done. I just ordered some of those blanks last week, can't wait to try them.
A tip I use for cigar bushings to keep me from switching them. I marked my bushings with dots. 1 dot goes on first then the blank, 2 dots on next, then 3 dots, the second blank and 4 dots. I marked mine so the short blank is the first blank on but you could do it either way. I haven't swapped bushings since I started doing this. I just use a sharpie and mark it on the outer diameter and the end of the bushing too. You could use an engraver also.

Genius idea. I was pulling out my digital micrometer and instruction sheet each time I made a cigar.

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[OZturner]

Excellent Pen, Michael.
Beautiful Blank, Fit and Finish.
Congratulations,
Brian.