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I want ideas SO badly, I will pay for them!!!!

Post here any ideas you have for a video that I should make, which will help "penturners".

If I select your idea for a video, I will give you a $30 gift certificate from Exotic Blanks!!

The number of winners is NOT limited.

I plan to start a "Sunday night at the movies" on our little corner of IAP!!

Now, I just need to know what you would LIKE to see!!

So, win $30!! Contest starts immediately and goes on until the end of November (if it works, it will be restarted then).

Good luck---if you suggest topics I have already covered in a video, tell me what you would like to see that I left out of the original--you can STILL WIN a gift certificate, if I use your suggestion:eek::eek::eek:

Thanks,
Ed
 
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Swagopenturner said:
My ability to use a skew is very limited. How about a video to help us slow learners improve our skew techniques?
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See how quick Ed is? He read this post and then hopped into his handy dandy exotic(tm) time machine to go back in time and make this video so you wont have to wait for him to make it. :)

Pen turning with skew #1.wmv - YouTube
 
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Ed, I (personally) don't need general pen turning videos so much, but more info on products and using them.

- How about some videos that introduce us to a kit or series of kits? These could be really short on one or two kits or longer for several that are related. Walk us through what's in the component bag, thoughts on the design, maybe assembly tips and things to look out for along the way.

- for blanks, the more a blank cost, the more I want to know about it before buying / turning. Show us assembling an inlay kit for example.

- do a video showing all the Berea kits that interchange front sections. Remind people that one set of tubes even after turning and finishing can be a baron or a Sedona or a rinehart. Another set of tubes can be a jr or an atrax. I tell people about this all the time, other places too like Facebook. Having videos will be able to e linked different places and will help exotics name get out even wider.

- do a short video explaining the turning / drilling differences between the different major types of acrylic blanks you sell. Then have a finished product to show us. Make us feel like we 'need' to try one.

Help us help you. Haha. I have more ideas but I'll let others play...

I believe this is the winner for 11-24!!! Happy Thanksgiving and a $30 gift certificate for your next Exotics' order!! Thanks for your input!! Ed
 
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How about a few examples of how to disassemble pens without destroying the parts in order to fix unexpected flaws or mistakes, like when the barrel cracks when you press in the last component or when the fit isn't satisfactory?

Another idea is an instructional about how to fix common flaws or errors, like gouges or voids in blanks, or having to turn off one of the ends and add a piece to correct a catastrophic problem that would otherwise mean a blank had to be tossed.
 
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How about a "review" of carbide tipped skews, fingernail gouge and parting knives and how they are used differently from 4 sided beveled and straight edged carbide insert cutters.

These are different critters and do a great job on alternative materials.
 
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Another idea.

A guide on how to build a fountain pen. Eg. Things pen collectors expect, like aligning the nib with the clip, how to build, so that postable pens caps align to put the clip in the perfect spot for comfort.

How to smooth nibs and tune to individual preferences. Demonstrate the different "flexes" between nib tips, and between 18k gold and iridium steel.
 
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Ed, how about something on painting the tubes and reverse painting the blank. Ive seen some questions on this lately. What paint to use and how to apply it and why you want too.

P.S. - Ed and Dawn i think the two of you do a great job suppling us turners with everything we need from product to educating us.
No, im not sucking up for that gift card..........................ok maybe alittle:biggrin:


Gift certificate recipient for week 2
 
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As a side note, you don't necessarily need to be the star of every video. :)

It would be fantastic if you could somehow get some of your guest artists to do a video (or portion that could be edited into your own video) giving a first hand perspective on their own blanks.
 
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what about a pouring for dummies series, each segment covering a different pouring material. Along with the pouring segments, how about something on making molds as well? With the group of awesome acrylic blank makers on IAP, they could possibly do each one of the segments if you don't the time or knowledge.

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Ed,

I would like to see more on the kits that seem to be alike, but have different names from different companies. More on which plating holds up best. I really get confused, one company has a "Jim Bob" kit and another company has a "Ding Ringer" both look alike, but there is a $2.00 difference. Are they the same kit? I think this would be most helpful to be better educated on seemly same kits.
 
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You have a lot of different resin blanks on your site. Each has its pluses and minus and each needs to be turned a little differently. Different speeds, tools finishes etc. I think that this would be very good and give people a better idea of what they are getting into and what tools they might need to turn the blanks they are buying.

YOu could actually do this for all the different blanks, Tru-Stone, Ebonite, M3, Antler, bone, worthless wood.wood resin combos, casein, etc. Many people either have no idea or think everything is the same. This causes many to think they have a bad blank or that the material is too hard to work with when in reality they are using the wrong tools or techniques.

Another good video is how to repair/salvage common mistakes. Pin holes in blanks, chips from being too aggresive in turning. The best way to clean CA or epoxy out of a tube after a messy glue up.

Great idea for doing the videos.
 
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Something else that would be really cool would be a live demo/question and answer. You could do something like a WebEx or the like and do it live and take questions. You would pay for the WebEx session, I don't hink they are real expensive, and anyone that wanted to watch can download the application and watch for free.

It is something that we use for work all the time, it has really cutdown on business travel.
 
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I would like to see some thing on turning between centers
Are there different bushings or or do you use the same bushings
as you do on mandrels
 
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How about tips for assembly? For example, placing a bag over the clip to prevent scratching the finish. Deburring the tubes for easier assembly. And so on...
 
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We've heard so many times from many different people that it doesn't matter which tool you use, you can successfully turn a pen blank.

How about a video of the variety of tools most used to turn a blank (skew, spindle gouge, carbide tools - round, R2 - roughing gouge, spindle master, etc.) and the advantages/disadvantages of each.
 
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A demo on Wood Turners finish.
Inserting a tube without getting glue all over your fingers.
Blank selection.


First one to mention blank selection!! Gift certificate for week ONE!
 
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How about saving a punky burl blank from blowing up that should have been stabilized before turning.

Heck, I could have made the video for you this afternoon.
 
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I just wanted to "fine tune" some of the previous suggestions. If you want to do a comparison of turning tools, I am all for that. However, time pressures being what they are, I would rather see a series of videos, one for each tool, rather than a lengthy program that I had to watch in order to see one or two tools I really wanted to learn about.

Indiana Parrothead had good ideas on acrylic blanks. Why not discuss the differences between the materials used. What would be a good blank for beginners to try? Why is blank "X" so difficult? How can you tell beforehand whether a blank is likely to need a painted tube or reverse painting? Finally, when it comes to turning them, show us what the shavings should look like if we're doing it right....and when we're making a mistake.

I am enjoying this new Vendor corner. I get the feeling that I can now get "straight to the boss." Great idea for both your firm and the IAP site.
 
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Ed, how about what type of glue to use and how for glueing the tubes in. Plugging the ends of the tubes to keep glue out. A ca finish.
 
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Msy I suggest three.

1) Woods and finishes. I am learning (painfully) that a CA finish may not work on all woods or will work with difficulty. I am also learning that some woods, ebony and pink ivory, for example, require special care. A video along these lines would be very helpful.

2) Defects in finishes, clouding, cracking, coming off in chunks, etc.... What causes them and most impirtantly, how to prevent them.

3) Pen repair. This is a big topic. Disassembly tricks and tools, includind any special shop made tools. How to repair a blank with the defects shown above, if possible. When it is better to just chuck the blank between centers and "gently" turn off the wood and save the tube.
 
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OOPS said:
I just wanted to "fine tune" some of the previous suggestions. If you want to do a comparison of turning tools, I am all for that. However, time pressures being what they are, I would rather see a series of videos, one for each tool, rather than a lengthy program that I had to watch in order to see one or two tools I really wanted to learn about.
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To clarify my suggestion: while I did say video (singular), I was thinking that if Ed decided to do this, he might opt to do it in multiple videos. I agree one video with five or six tools would likely be too long for a single sitting (except for those of us who are retired and sit and watch woodturning videos all morning long:glasses-nerdy:)

As Ed is the master of the penturning video series, I leave to him how he produces his videos.
 
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