Hi All,
I was fortunate to meet one of the few penmakers who still makes ebonite hand made fountain pens in India. During the last couple of months I visited this master 3-4 times and could learn the the very basics of the pen making, just by watching him doing. Now it is my turn to practice. He suggested me to buy a compact metal lathe like the one he owns.(my master owns a very old metal bench lathe from 1960s), I have searched a lot and could find only full size industrial lathes with a bed width of 4.5 Ft and weighing around 500 Kgs. I guess this would be too heavy for pen making. Also found the this https://www.ravimachines.com/categories/lathe-machines/banka-strom-plus.html mini lathe, but it has a spindle bore of only 12 mm.
If there are any penmakers in this Forum especially from India, could you please advise me buying a metal lathe (which is available in India). Btw, the raw material used would be mainly ebonite rods, upto 3/4 inch diameter and 2 1/2 Ft. long
Thanks & regards,
-saji
I was fortunate to meet one of the few penmakers who still makes ebonite hand made fountain pens in India. During the last couple of months I visited this master 3-4 times and could learn the the very basics of the pen making, just by watching him doing. Now it is my turn to practice. He suggested me to buy a compact metal lathe like the one he owns.(my master owns a very old metal bench lathe from 1960s), I have searched a lot and could find only full size industrial lathes with a bed width of 4.5 Ft and weighing around 500 Kgs. I guess this would be too heavy for pen making. Also found the this https://www.ravimachines.com/categories/lathe-machines/banka-strom-plus.html mini lathe, but it has a spindle bore of only 12 mm.
If there are any penmakers in this Forum especially from India, could you please advise me buying a metal lathe (which is available in India). Btw, the raw material used would be mainly ebonite rods, upto 3/4 inch diameter and 2 1/2 Ft. long
Thanks & regards,
-saji
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