Hello from the San Francisco Bay Area

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Hello all,
I just located the IAP site this morning, and looks like lots of great information being shared. I'm a retired hardware design engineer, and turn small items on my Nova Comet 14 DR lathe. My youngest brother introduced me to pen turning back in 2021, and gave me a small Harbor Freight lathe to get started with.
I have a lathe turning examples document on my hobby site at https://www.gibsonsjewelry.com/lathe.htm that I use to track the items I turn, including the hardware kits and other material that I use in turning.
My focus right now is to get much better at taking photos of the items I turn.
Cheers, Ralph

 

[dschem]

Welcome Ralph! There's a great thread folder Titled "Pen photography" with quite a few posts that should help

 

[Alan Morrison]

Welcome!!!
I clicked your link and it came up as 'Forbidden'

 

[randyrls]

Welcome!!!
I clicked your link and it came up as 'Forbidden'

Worked for me....

Interesting mod for slow speed.

 

[randyrls]

Welcome Ralph. Be sure to check out the library under "Resources", "IAP Library". There is a wealth of great info there..... There are likely articles on photography there.

 

[MikeG]

Welcome Ralph!

 

[JohnU]

Welcome from IL Ralph

 

[Woodchipper]

Welcome to IAP. Several years ago I had a chance to visit Modesto. Very hot. Went to SF for a day and almost froze.

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Ralph.

 

[d_bondi]

Welcome from Utah!

 

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Welcome Ralph! There's a great thread folder Titled "Pen photography" with quite a few posts that should help

Thanks for the recommendation. I had already located and reviewed the folder, which was when I decided I needed to join the IAP. And in browsing the forums I find there's a wealth of information here. And I'm a big fan of information sharing.

 

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Welcome!!!
I clicked your link and it came up as 'Forbidden'

Thanks for letting me know.
It's an SSL secure site, so shouldn't cause any access problems. Can you try to access through the root URL at www.gibsonsjewelry.com and let me know if it works? Network Solutions is my host, so I may have to see if they can provide some troubleshooting suggestions.

 

[its_virgil]

Welcome from Texas

 

[Alan Morrison]

Thanks for letting me know.
It's an SSL secure site, so shouldn't cause any access problems. Can you try to access through the root URL at www.gibsonsjewelry.com and let me know if it works? Network Solutions is my host, so I may have to see if they can provide some troubleshooting suggestions.

Same thing.....'403 Forbidden.'
Maybe because I am in a different country.

 

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Same thing.....'403 Forbidden.'
Maybe because I am in a different country.

Thanks again Alan,
I'll ping Network Solutions and see if they can recommend a work around.

 

[sorcerertd]

Welcome from NC! Your page definitely has clues that you are an engineer.
Taking good pictures can be as challenging as making the items. There's definitely tips on that here, too.

 

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Same thing.....'403 Forbidden.'
Maybe because I am in a different country.

Hello Alan,
I checked with Network Solutions and they confirmed the site appears to be working properly. They recommended clearing your internet cache, or changing your access method. So if you're using a smart phone via cell service, try PC access via WIFI or direct connect. I've attached the examples document in case the access is still denied. Cheers

 

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Thanks all for the welcome comments.
I think it's time I shifted over to the Small Turnings and Penturning Forums.
Cheers

 

[howsitwork]

welcome Ralph

there's some very good photograph on here

Sylvian does a good tutorial on it from memory ( bit faded I admit - the memory that is )

 

[Gibson's Jewelry]

Thanks for the recommendation. I do see many posts on photography from a member "Sylvanite". Looks like reviewing those posts will keep me busy learning for a long time.