segmenting

Hello all, I'm preparing to pour a sort of hybrid blank, using laser cut segments. Please excuse the photo dump, but just want to get my idea (hairbrained as it may be) across. I've only used Alumilite slow for my castings, with generally okay results. I really don't want any air bubbles in...

I just finished these two this morning. Wanting to make a pen for my sister in Hawaii. She loves plumeria, so thought I'd give that a try. The pieces are quite small and thin, so I couldn't get rid of the burn edges completely. It kinda works, though. Figured I would try a celtic based design...

Hello, Here is my first segmented pen! (ignore the fact it is horribly finished and underturned for a second). As you may see, the segments didn't align quite well. you can see the brass tube between them. I suspect my segments weren't exactly straight. I was told that I should be able to make...

Hey guys, I hope you're doing well, I'm super excited to share the latest that I've created with Holly, Maple, and some dyed veneer! I really obsess about symmetry in my pens and I'm happy to say that my attempt at making 12 cuts for this knot ended with stunning accuracy as a result of my...

Yes, another bandsaw sled with inserts for a few angles. I should say, the length of the inserts was driven by the size of the russian birch I had spare. I used matchfit grooves for stop blocks this time. Happy to take any feedback, answer questions, take more photos if anyone is interested.

A project I'm working on is a segmented pen using Purple Heart & an Acrylic in the Cap Section, both cut on a 45 degree angle & separated with a piece of aluminum from a soda can. I'd like to enhance the color of the Purple Heart using heat; either a butane torch or heat gun. Does anyone have a...

This was my first commission, and it was a bear. Lots of failures, blowouts, separations, etc... Well worth the learning though, I have a whole different way of turning now thanks to @Pierre--- . My biggest challenge was the joinery between the acrylics and the aluminum, that is where most of...

Mostly maple burl. The burl had a hole in it which I filled with gold sprinkles. African Blackwood and maple stripes. Rhino plastic Earth's Core accents.

I have been wanting to get into segmenting but quickly realized you need a good table saw sled to do that. So I searched for as many ideas as I could and have come up with a basic design that will accomodate 0° vertical cuts for trimming blank width, 90° horizontal cuts for cutting blanks to...

I got this blank at the Georgia symposium in September. I drilled and installed tubes in blanks for Slim Line pens. When I got ready to put them on the pen mill, I saw that the end of one of the blanks had a rough finish with a pocket of nothingness. Should have inspected it and trimmed it...

Hi! I'm thinking about buying a table saw for cutting up blanks for segmenting. I'm on a budget because I also need a new lathe and a grinder/jigs/chisels xD I'd buy used but I live on an island and there's not much available here, and not much hope of getting a used cabinet style table saw from...

I finally had to come up with a solid means of making segments especially Celtic knots. It serves the purpose and is very adjustable for various sized blanks. This version will only do 45 Degree cuts; however, I'm working on an adjustable version with the same locking methodology that could come...

I made a segmenting sled that has served me very well for cutting thick and thin pieces for segmenting as well as angled cuts. You can see the build here; Part 1 https://youtu.be/bHYdp0OIcEQ and how it is used here Part 2 https://youtu.be/m3hfJH9b57s

I apologize if this question has been asked a million times before, but I am looking for opinions on the best tool to use for cutting small segments. Right now, I have an entry-level Skil table saw that I've been using to cut segments, and it is problematic for a couple of reasons. 1.) The...

I finished up this prototype today. This one fought me every single step of the way, and I'm still not COMPLETELY happy with how it came out. But - for my first attempt at it, I am decently pleased. I enjoyed the challenge, and am excited to see how the next one turns out. p.s. For any...

Elegant Sierra. Purpleheart, maple, hickory, walnut. Mortar is African Saddlewood veneer. CA finish

Folks, I have some ideas on some things I would like to see in a pen, but would like to mock it up first as not to waste time and materials. I see that there are a few segmenting software packages out there, but they are more for turning bowls and such. Is there one that is designed...

So I'm in the market for a good bandsaw. I dare to say I have a "shop", it's more of half of a garage where I pretend to make pens. I don't have a lot of room and would love to get a table top bandsaw like the rikon...

Does anyone have this CNC? It looks like it has a lot of potential to use to make custom patterns in blanks, and a great price for a CNC..... http://www.zentoolworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=112 -Dude

Sorry for the crappy photography. I just thought I'd show you guys what I've been up to lately. I knocked this out in about three hours... I took a long wedge of malachite truestone and CA'd each side of it with some black plastic sheeting I bought at a modeling shop (used in building...