had to laugh

[Artisan iron designs]

Ok so today I was turning down 8 slim line Damascus pens and started to laugh at myself. as all of you know the slim line pen has a nominal dia. of .330" and eash barrel half is 2.125" long. so why did I laugh? I was turning them down on a 16" south bend. dare I say "overkill" the plus side was I did it in 2 passes. First cut was .100" and finish cut was .070" leaving me roughly .008" for file, and sanding to 2000. the pics dont do the scale justice. in the last pic I put a barrel half on my QCTP for reference. I hope you all find it as amusing as me.

TTFN
Vince

 

[Ted iin Michigan]

Amusing? Perhaps. I'm thinking you just gotta do what you gottta do.

 

[thewishman]

Like using a machete to slice grape tomatoes.:wink:

 

[Redbeer]

While it may be overkill to you. There's a lot of us out here that would love to have that problem.

 

[Gwatson50]

What we do for love!


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[OZturner]

Like using a machete to slice grape tomatoes.:wink:

Or as the old saying went "To use a Sledge Hammer to Crack a Walnut"
Brian. :beat-up:

 

[Artisan iron designs]

Cool. So at least it's not just me. Sanity still in check. Oh and FYI the Walter inserts leave a great finish. I used to start belt sanding at 36gr and work my way to 2000gr. Now I can start with 220-360gr. Pics of the pens will come after I bake the coating on for 3hrs and then assemble.
Thx for reading and keep those comments coming I love em.

 

[Tom1697]

Better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.


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[sbwertz]

And I thought my 9a south bend was big!

 

[Paul in OKC]

I do the same when doing some pen part on the lathe at work. It is a 22x80 with a 16" chuck! I am closer to having my SB heavy 10 running, so ......