Is this kind of thing happening to you guys? My wife just ordered 10 more pens for this weekend on top of the 5 I already had to do on top of the 20 that I did last weekend, all mostly acrylic. All for Christmas presents for her clients, bosses, co-workers, family, complete strangers, ect.... Is it legal to be chained to a lathe????
You will find that the more of them you make, the easier it is to make them!!
Years ago, I was SURE no one could turn an "acrylic" cigar in less than an hour---after a couple years, I found myself turning 4-6 per hour (cigar--2 tube pens).
Look at each pen and determine what you could have done better, or faster!!
Before you know it, you make lots more per hour!!
FWIW,
Ed