Trustone Question.

[1JaredSchmidt]

I bought a piece of Turquoise w/ Gold Web trustone that I'm gonna put on a gold Jr.Emperor fountain pen. Do I have to paint the tube or is the blank solid and not any clear in it?

I know this is probably a dumb question,but I don't care.:wink:

 

[maxwell_smart007]

Being stone, I cannot imagine it being transparent enough to show through...but I've never turned tru-stone!

Tru-stone and Emperor pen kits - you've moved up to the big-boys rather quickly, eh Jared? I still havent' made anything that wasn't a chrome or gold kit!

Andrew

 

[Russianwolf]

I've got two pieces of truestone at home right now that I got from Jon. Looking at them, I can't imagine needing to paint tubes either.

And Andrew, you're right. But remember he doesn't have a job or a wife to steal all his time yet. Ah, to be 16 again............

 

[GoodTurns]

I only paint the tubes for white tru-stone when I know I will have a very thin end (sierra/wall street) Turq/gold should be fine on on the Jr Emp.

 

[bitshird]

Hitting the big time Jared you win the lottery or something ???

 

[Texatdurango]

Don't worry about painting tubes, you'll be fine.

 

[GoodTurns]

and shouldn't you be in school?

 

[randbcrafts]

Hey Jared, The only ones that needs to have the tubes painted are the Amber and the Tortoise. Should make a very nice pen indeed.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

and shouldn't you be in school?

I think he's home schooled, aren't you Jared?

 

[GoodTurns]

I think he's home schooled, aren't you Jared?

sorry...just a parent-of-a-teenager gut reaction!!!! :biggrin:

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

No. We just left the Holdeman Mennonites and we're gonna move to Texas at the end of this month.:RockOn: I'm gonna go to high school for the first time down there. I need a Jr. Emperor right now but I can't afford it.:frown: Lottery what lottery?:biggrin:

I wish I had money like you guys.:laugh:

 

[RMB]

GET A JOB KID!!!!

j/k, turn all you can while you can!

Glad that your money goes to expensive kits and materials rather than what most dumb kids spend their money on.

 

[nava1uni]

I hope that your high school experience is good and not overwhelming.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

I wish I had money like you guys.:laugh:

Want to trade wallets for a day? YOu might be surprised!

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

I only have about $60 right now and I only get $1.50 an hour in our shop. I gotta save some money for a car,cellphone,and someday I want to get a Yamaha Raptor 250. Someday. Right now,I keep spending money on pen kits,tools,and wood.

 

[MobilMan]

Learn all you can in the shop & someday you may be running it. Good luck in Texas. Just stay the same as you are, a very nice young man with good upbringing & hopes for the future. Stay interested in things your in now. Don't let the bad things in a new town get the best of you. There's a lot of bad crap out there, & I'm not only talking about Texas. It will be a whole new way of life for you, so be strong & proud. I know a lot of us on this IAP are proud of you. Not many younguns will work for $1.50 let alone get off their butts for even 6-7 per hr. Or do many have a hobby like you. They just have to be running around not amounting to anything. You seem like a very nice young man--stay that way.

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

We're buying a cabinet door shop down there. I'm gonna start making bedroom sets. One of our friends was over today and also said there's a lot of bad crap out there. Can't wait to go to high school.

 

[shull]

What part of Texas are you moving to Jared. There are a lot of great turners from THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS on IAP.