3 from today

[CjG78]

G'day!
Getting through some orders today. One of the diamondcast blanks blew apart when I slipped and jabbed the chisel in! Oh well, quick redesign and it was saved!
Last pic is very questionably questionable.

 

[mark james]

The re-design is wonderful. In my opinion better than a single blank. Only one suggestion... A different brand of shampoo

Very nice trio Casey.

 

[Charlie_W]

We have a "Resin Man" sighting!!!!!
Beautiful pens

 

[Jim15]

Those look great.

 

[RichAldrich]

Nice trio. Last one questionable.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Great trio mate, very Caseyesque!
Looks like Halloween came early Down Under

 

[PaulWitmer]

Very nice looking pens you have there. The redesign looks great.

Paul

 

[sorcerertd]

Love the pens, but that last picture made me laugh quite a bit.

That 3rd one looks amazing to me. I have always been a b side guy (going back a ways ways there) and find myself the same way with pens. The mistakes cause us to discover new tricks and techniques. Beautiful save, and I really like the celestial look of that blank!

 

[magpens]

Wonderful pens, Casey . . . I especially like the blue one in the middle !!!!!

You deserve a Ph.D. in Pen-Turning !!!!

 

[TDahl]

Beautiful work Casey. Love the new hairdo!

 

[guitarchitect]

very nice!

got any tips for threading diamondcast? i'm using a 13x0.8 triple and can't seem to thread without chipping! getting sick of wasting the material (and a boatload of $$$) and doing tenon replacements

 

[RichAldrich]

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very nice!

got any tips for threading diamondcast? i'm using a 13x0.8 triple and can't seem to thread without chipping! getting sick of wasting the material (and a boatload of $$$) and doing tenon replacements

Are you using a lubricant with the diamondcast? What diameter is the tenon prior to threading? Do you go back and forth with the die? I take a dental pick and clean out the shavings as I go. Continuously apply lubricant.

 

[guitarchitect]

i undersize the tenon slightly - i made one awesome threadjob in ecto purple and thought OK, i'm gonna get a good redo on an orion blank that i have. NOPE. felt it grinding right as it started. I think i'm going to have to make extra-long tenons in DC from now on, just in case.

so yeah - 12.9mm for a 13mm tenon, i open up the die a bit and cut in stages, one full turn ahead, half a turn back... continuously lube it with 3-in-1. and the last one was one of the worst yet. i actually just ordered a niche toolworks sliding die holder - i've been using a cheap amazon one which works "fine" but i had to shim the crap out of it to get it cutting properly. so i needed to eliminate that as a variable - for my sanity if nothing else!

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Are you using a lubricant with the diamondcast? What diameter is the tenon prior to threading? Do you go back and forth with the die? I take a dental pick and clean out the shavings as I go. Continuously apply lubricant.

 

[KMCloonan]

I have heard about guys getting "artificial hair replacements", but I assumed they were a little less obvious....

Great pens too!

 

[Alchemist]

Solid work!!!! I really enjoy the looks of all three but the "redesign" is stellar! That wig is perfect timing for Halloween!