As a follow up to my last post, I have now competed my set of three pens in novel (to me) materials: ebony, brass and soapstone. Put them on a Walnut base for as a holiday gift. I hope you all don't mind two posts so close together, but I promise not to post too frequently!
Note: you can see...
I know these aren't the most beautiful photos - but I thought I'd upload them anyway in case others are curious. I turned two slimlines as part of a gift (the third will be Walnut, and all three will go in a homemade walnut pen stand which will hold them vertically). You can see a couple videos...
I have several older pen kits that I don't turn any more, Time to sell them off to make room. Shipping will be cheapest flat rate I can fit them into.
Apprentice Roadster & Artisian Pen Kit Bundle - $20
Chrome x5
24k Gold x2
Gun Metal x5
Artisan Slimline Pen Kit 10k Gold x1
Artisan KC Twist...
Been a while and got out of pen turning. Turned a Slimline a looong time ago and gave it for a door prize for our Sunday School class. A teacher got it and said it would be put to use Monday morning. I told him it included Spell Check. It was from a maple cutting board that my wife put in the...
I made this pen from a piece of tree that I was given by a client at my job. I don’t know what it is, and I can’t believe how hard it is to take good pictures of a pen. Would love feedback as to what kinda wood as well as photography pointers.
I've been trying to turn the last of my slimline kits. Its what I started with, which is probably how most turners start. I've recently been turning larger kits, and have found them far, far more satisfying than the slimlines (of any variety), with more consistent results, small errors are, in...
50 plus various slimline kits from various suppliers (Berea hardwoods or woodcraft). Will also include some bushings. The picture doesn't show all 50. Bargain priced at $120 shipped CONUS USPS flat rate box.
I have some pens for the juried museum showcase mentioned in another thread. Some of the pens are without bushings so I had to learn real fast. Had some spacers and turned them down put them on a mandrel with the Slimline bushing between them as a guide along with calipers plus fitting to the...
I've posted a couple of these pens to my Instagram & Facebook feed and always had questions about the process. Since I have a YouTube channel I decided to make a video on the process. They're really simple to make once you know how!
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A young person of my acquaintance was assembling his first-ever pen (slimline), and he pushed the transmission in too far by just a half mm. Now, even when the pen is fully 'retracted,' the tip of the refill sticks out past the tip of the pen.
Is there any way to back the transmission up...
I just finished assembling three pens and they look like crap, at least to me. I turned down as close to the bushing but when assembled, there is a lot of material above the parts. These are WC Slimline pens and acrylic blanks. I got a PSI catalogue and saw the catalogue had a set of...
I have some pens for troops. I noticed upon inspection that some of the CA finishes are really bad. I had applied it while the lathe was slowly turning. The CA is rough and has spirals in it. :frown: I found a magazine article that said to apply the finish of any kind with the lathe off...
Hi Folks,
I've been poking around in the forums to see if somebody else has answered this, as I'm sure it's a common question/mistake I'm making. I've built a few slimline kits from Lee Valley. They seem to go together ok, but I've noticed that the band around the center is often loose...
I would like to remove about 1/16 inch off a slimline pen barrel, to give me more space to engrave a name with a pantograph engraver (Gravograph IM3).
Any pen over 10mm, 3/8 inch, diameter engraves well with my IM3.
Anyone have any suggestions how to do this accurately.
thank you
Peter
Hello,
What suggestions can you give me to make a flat surface on a 7mm pen, in order to give me 1 1/2 mm, (1/16") to engrave on a flat surface.
Please give me a technical description of how to hold the pen, and how to create the FLAT surface.
Tools available: - Lathes, Dremel, Pillar...