sebo_theos
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I turned this for my sister-in-law, who is in some graphic arts and drawing classes right now. Trying to do it without any kind of normal chuck was interesting, as all I have is a drill chuck. I ended up using the drill chuck to hold the 7mm center from a barrel trimmer and use a stop collar to keep the length not too long. I used a standard live center in the tail stock. then I just turned it to shape leaving about an inch at the end, and sanded all but the ends. Then I turned it off and sanded the ends by hand, then just did a simple wipe on poly for the finish.
I wasn't sure how well it was going to work, but she liked it a lot, though it only holds some of the nibs she has, I'll have to make a different holder for the others. Luckily the others just need a small hole drilled, whereas this need a 7mm tube and a nib holder I got from http://www.thegoldennib.com/ . I'm hoping some of the people in her classes will like it enough to order one.
Let me know what you think.
I wasn't sure how well it was going to work, but she liked it a lot, though it only holds some of the nibs she has, I'll have to make a different holder for the others. Luckily the others just need a small hole drilled, whereas this need a 7mm tube and a nib holder I got from http://www.thegoldennib.com/ . I'm hoping some of the people in her classes will like it enough to order one.
Let me know what you think.
