Pen 31 - twin!!

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Made a twin.

This one is made from some smooooth turning PR.
I figured out something tonight that I should have done a month ago. I turn all the pieces with the 4 jaw chuck, and wait to finish them on the collet chuck till all three pieces are made up so I don't have to change the chucks back and forth between operations. Should I call them operations? I guess so.


Saved about 45 minutes to an hour by not changing the chucks back and forth. So this only took a good 2 1/2 hours to make up.

 

[InvisibleMan]

Wow, you're really turning them out. These look great!

What do you do with all these pens? Are you selling them?

Aaaand, I thought PR wasn't suited for kitless. You seem to have done just fine. I'm gathering tools and whatnot to start kitless myself. Does this mean I can use my PR blanks I'm pouring?

 

[watch_art]

Thanks! I sell some - give the twins to my students.

Some PR is better than others. I don't know what everybody does differently, but there are huge differences. This red and white stuff turned like butter. Some I've had (a yellow blank) was VERY brittle and chippy. I turned it down close to size and rough sanded it into shape to get rid of all the pitting. I'm just using one of those wood chuck tools until I learn how to sharpen my blasted lathe tools.

 

[SDB777]

Been busy ain't ya!



Well done on both!








Scott

 

[Justturnin]

Awesome. Are you mixing your own PR blanks? Looks great.

 

[watch_art]

Thanks!

I don't make any PR. I get them from Slabs Blanks and Boards, and a fellow in Little Rock, and some of them have come from various sources here on IAP.

 

[Dustygoose]

Another beauty Shawn

 

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Thanks!

 

[gbpens]

Great looking pens! Nice photography as well.

 

[watch_art]

Thanks! I've been using different water colors from my 3 yr old for the back drops.

 

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The red and white blank came from IAP member BSea. Very good stuff. We're working on some layering ideas right now.