See...you CAN turn this stuff!

[PTownSubbie]

Today being my 4 week anniversary following my retirement ceremony from the Navy, I decided to turn some of the blanks that have been sitting around the house for a while....

These are all Polymer Clay and made using a technique that puts canes on a tube to make a blank. They are larger than the bushing which means they have to be turned to bushing size. Just use sharp tools and don't be too aggressive and you will have no problems. It turns like soft PVC once cooked.

Hope you like them! Constructive Comments Requested! That is how we progress and get better!!

Butterfly Ribbons on a Chrome Long Click.




Pickled on a Chrome Zen.



Purple Flowers on a Black Titanium Long Click





Tortoise Shell on a Black Titanium Long Click



Thanks for looking.

 

[Jim15]

Those are great.

 

[MrsPTownSubbie]

For those interested, we have made an online tutorial with video to show step by step how to make and turn your clay blanks on our new PTownSubbie.com site for more information!

 

[OZturner]

A nice collection, of well made pens.
My selections are the -
Purple Flowers on a Black Titanium Long Click &
Tortoise Shell on a Black Titanium Long Click.
For my taste, these colors are more attractive than the Greens, but that is just me.
Great job.

 

[OZturner]

For those interested, we have made an online tutorial with video to show step by step how to make and turn your clay blanks on our new PTownSubbie.com site for more information!

Thanks for the Link and the Tutorial, most helpful and just what I wanted. I am assembling information so I can give this media a try.
I have been blown away with what has been produced via Threads and Show Off Your Pens! postings.

 

[Brooks803]

Awesome work Fred & Tina!

 

[walshjp17]

Fantastic work Fred -- and Mrs. Fred, too ; > ). Love the first one.

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[mpmopc]

Great pens PC is fun. Phil

 

[turncrazy43]

Very nice work Fred and Tina. Good to see you have unrestricted shop time now that you are Mr. rather than Commander.
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[OOPS]

I really like your "Pickled" pen. Incredible design and color. The others are really nice too, but I said "WOW" when I saw the Zen.

 

[navycop]

Good work Fred. Glad to see you didn't lose your touch. Can you PM me Where you get you long clicks from?

 

[MrsPTownSubbie]

Good work Fred. Glad to see you didn't lose your touch. Can you PM me Where you get you long clicks from?

Note on these long clicks for anyone interested, I love them and use them all the time, they are one of my favorite pens!

 

[edicehouse]

Tina, nice to see you are keeping Fred busy and not watching Days of our Lives and General Hospital...

Great job.

 

[Justturnin]

Fred, did you make those blanks? Awesome work. I gotta go w/ the tortoise shell but they all look great.

 

[MrsPTownSubbie]

Tina, nice to see you are keeping Fred busy and not watching Days of our Lives and General Hospital...

Great job.

No TV watching here...it's that time of year to rebuild our collection of pens before they all start to disappear.

 

[MrsPTownSubbie]

Fred, did you make those blanks? Awesome work. I gotta go w/ the tortoise shell but they all look great.

Thank you, I make them all myself.

 

[edicehouse]

Tina, nice to see you are keeping Fred busy and not watching Days of our Lives and General Hospital...

Great job.

No TV watching here...it's that time of year to rebuild our collection of pens before they all start to disappear.

I really need to get on that, been rather busy running around and stuff like that.

 

[johncrane]

Hard to pick 1 Fred they all look good.

 

[walshjp17]

For those interested, we have made an online tutorial with video to show step by step how to make and turn your clay blanks on our new PTownSubbie.com site for more information!

At what temperature and how long do you bake your clay tubes?

 

[wiset1]

Fred,

They ALL look awesome, but my eye is drawn to the second green one! Really great that you're getting time to follow up on some of these. Anything cool in the works for the CNC?

 

[MrsPTownSubbie]

For those interested, we have made an online tutorial with video to show step by step how to make and turn your clay blanks on our new PTownSubbie.com site for more information!

At what temperature and how long do you bake your clay tubes?

It depends on the type of clay I am using and number of tubes (and/or if I am making beads at the same time) but usually between 250 - 275 degrees for about 30 minutes.

 

[PTownSubbie]

Fred,

They ALL look awesome, but my eye is drawn to the second green one! Really great that you're getting time to follow up on some of these. Anything cool in the works for the CNC?

You will have to just wait and see now.....:biggrin:

Send me your ideas....with your eye for setup and my machining....we could work wonders!