I have been turning pens for a little over a year, and enjoy it! Has anyone ever built or seen plans for a machine that you could sand and finish a pen blank off the lathe, without buying another lathe? When I am finishing a pen with CA and give it time to dry I like to start turning another blank. Any ideas would be great.
sanding and finishing pen blanks
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mecompco
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I take CA coated blanks off the lathe when they are dry enough to touch and hang on a wire to dry over night. I know PSI sells a slow rotating device to dry blanks on.
Regards,
Michael
Regards,
Michael
larryc
Member
I took a 2X4X12 and drilled twenty holes to hold delrin dowels. I let the blanks set overnight. If you drill holes in the bottom of the 2X4 to glue in some magnets then the holder will stay on the lathe.
tonylumps
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Why not a cheap used lathe that you could use for an emergency backup als
ne of my Christmas presents that I bought myself was the PSI Pen Pal for a backup It weighs 14 pounds I move it around a lot.So that works out good .It was 199.00 at PSI.It has VS so I use it for Finish and turning.Remember it is a PENPAL Your not going to due Table legs or Bowls with it.
ne of my Christmas presents that I bought myself was the PSI Pen Pal for a backup It weighs 14 pounds I move it around a lot.So that works out good .It was 199.00 at PSI.It has VS so I use it for Finish and turning.Remember it is a PENPAL Your not going to due Table legs or Bowls with it.
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