Greetings from Fountain Colorado

[khook17]

Hello All,

My time for a lathe has finally come. I was given my father-in-laws old school sears/craftsman 2 piece (motor mounts separately) a couple weeks ago and now my wife hates her mom for it. I have spent nearly every evening working with it in the shop. Looking forward to learning from everyone here as I am very new to pen turning. Below are my 1st 4 from left to right. I have ordered some products from Doctors Woodshop as I'm so far not a fan of finishing the wood with CA.

 

[magpens]

Hi Ken !! . Welcome to IAP !!!

You seem to be getting a good start before retirement !! ... I had to wait until after !

You might like to try kits other than slimlines (which are actually more difficult when starting in this addictive hobby).

I would recommend the 30 Caliber Bolt Action (a PennStateInd.com kit sold by many vendors) or the Sierra (a Berea kit) or similar (like the Gatsby from PSI and other vendors). . But you may not need this advice for beginners

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Ken. Great start, the pens look great.

 

[leehljp]

Welcome Ken. Great start and keep on.

I was not a fan of CA at first either. I love making flat wood projects and finishing with urethane or tung oil or combinations there of. So I used waxes on my first pens. I did a beautiful pen and gave it away to a friend. Got it back in a few days with the wax gone and grime showing. Then I learned how protective the CA was on pens.

CA is not an easy finish to master for most - does take practice. It is not for everyone. Its two best characteristics are: 1. its fast (minutes) if experienced with it. 2. Very protective, hard and wear resistant.
A negative: It can cause severe allergies in some (myself included).

 

[rholiday]

Welcome from South Carolina.

 

[Mr Vic]

Hi Ken,

Welcome from Falcon, CO. If you're not busy this Friday evening Pikes Peak Woodturners meet's downtown Colorado Springs at the Bemis School of Art.

Here's a link to our website. Promoting the Art of Woodturning in the Colorado Springs Area

 

[tomtedesco]

Welcome from Centennial.

 

[MTViper]

Welcome from west Texas. My youngest son lives in Falcon. Next time I'm up that way I'll bring you some mesquite.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the IAP Ken, from Scotland!

 

[Mr Vic]

Welcome from west Texas. My youngest son lives in Falcon. Next time I'm up that way I'll bring you some mesquite.

Twist my arm to accept....

 

[SteveJ]

Welcome from the Western Slope!

 

[khook17]

Thanks for all the response. I really appreciate the feedback. Here is what I have done since the last post, exponential learning curve thus far. Still have some work to do on getting a perfect turn down to the bushings. I did pick up a bowl chuck, set of pen jaws, and a drill bit chuck for the lathe, much much easier to drill out the blanks this way! Really love the products from Doctors Woodshop!

 

[khook17]

Looks like a long few days ahead down there, hope you don't get it too bad.

 

[khook17]

Hi Ken,

Welcome from Falcon, CO. If you're not busy this Friday evening Pikes Peak Woodturners meet's downtown Colorado Springs at the Bemis School of Art.

Here's a link to our website. Promoting the Art of Woodturning in the Colorado Springs Area

Thanks Mr Vic - Unfortunately I didn't look back at this until after the meeting. I put in on my calendar for next month though.