Hi Folks:
Well, I don't drink or smoke, so at 50 I am a pen making addict LOL.
Thanks to your collective support, I am going along quite nicely considering my lathe is 8 days olds.
I made a Big Ben/Cigar yesterday - the finish came out great, but I want the point to protrude another 3/4 of a mm. Maybe I could have trimmed the barrel a little more. The pen writes fine as it is, but my OCD and anal-retentiveness has me wanting to make it just right.
I have already disassembled it, and plan to walk it over to my friend, and fellow pen turner's house to "hit it with his sanding wheel.
What do you think? Grit? Pressure? RPMs? Find a psychiatrist instead LOL?
Thank you!
Well, I don't drink or smoke, so at 50 I am a pen making addict LOL.
Thanks to your collective support, I am going along quite nicely considering my lathe is 8 days olds.
I made a Big Ben/Cigar yesterday - the finish came out great, but I want the point to protrude another 3/4 of a mm. Maybe I could have trimmed the barrel a little more. The pen writes fine as it is, but my OCD and anal-retentiveness has me wanting to make it just right.
I have already disassembled it, and plan to walk it over to my friend, and fellow pen turner's house to "hit it with his sanding wheel.
What do you think? Grit? Pressure? RPMs? Find a psychiatrist instead LOL?
Thank you!