A Bic and a Stick

[wb7whi]

Something to do with all that boring wood laying around.

The ink is from a Bic type of pen. Use an 1/8 long bit to drill the center on the lathe and the bit becomes the mandril for turning. The jacobs chuck is moved from the tail stock to the headstock.

Hardest part of this pen is the drilling, trying to keep the bit on track. You will find out when you move the chuck to the head stock and check on how true your blank runs.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Look interesting but hard to see.

 

[Robert Taylor]

12 cent pen

captain eddie of the bayou woodturners has a video on youtube for this project. i myself have not had any luck in completeing one as of yet. i bought a 1/8" by 6" long bit at ace hardware but can't get the bic refill more than halfway in before it binds. have been unable to locate a 9/64" by 6" bit locally. any other ideas?

 

[maxman400]

Nice Job.

 

[CSue]

Now THAT is a nice "bic."

 

[Ligget]

Best `BIC` I`ve seen, deserves a bigger picture though Wayne!

 

[wb7whi]

Bics

Trim the bic refill to fit. There will still be a lot of ink in there and they are easy to replace. Be sure to wick off some of the ink from the top of the tube before insertion. What is the title of the youtube video? Like to see it.

captain eddie of the bayou woodturners has a video on youtube for this project. i myself have not had any luck in completeing one as of yet. i bought a 1/8" by 6" long bit at ace hardware but can't get the bic refill more than halfway in berore it binds. have been unable to locate a 9/64" by 6" bit locally. any other ideas?

 

[wb7whi]

Pic size

I take the picture down to around 80k. Can you go larger on the forum? I thought it was a 100k limit.

Best `BIC` I`ve seen, deserves a bigger picture though Wayne!

 

[jbostian]

Very nice.

Jamie

 

[Robert Taylor]

12 cent pen

as requested here is the link to capneddies 12 cent pen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1YtLDPeqk

 

[jleiwig]

captain eddie of the bayou woodturners has a video on youtube for this project. i myself have not had any luck in completeing one as of yet. i bought a 1/8" by 6" long bit at ace hardware but can't get the bic refill more than halfway in before it binds. have been unable to locate a 9/64" by 6" bit locally. any other ideas?

Order an aircraft drill from MSC/Enco/Mcmaster or the like.

 

[Karin Voorhis]

Just a recommendation be careful I did the same drill out on the lathe from this exact Video last year.

1st and 2nd worked great! The 3rd not so good as the bit walked and busted threw the blank right into my finger threw to the bone! OUCH! nasty and bloody it was.

I have the blank as a reminder daily to be careful what I try out to help keep me clear and safe. to date knock on wood my worse shop injury to date. I would like everyone else to learn from my mistake here and skip repeating my stupid Darwin shop moment.

 

[kruger]

sweet bic pen.

don't forgot to drill a very small hole through the blank, so that ink passes easily.

 

[jleiwig]

Just a recommendation be careful I did the same drill out on the lathe from this exact Video last year.

1st and 2nd worked great! The 3rd not so good as the bit walked and busted threw the blank right into my finger threw to the bone! OUCH! nasty and bloody it was.

I have the blank as a reminder daily to be careful what I try out to help keep me clear and safe. to date knock on wood my worse shop injury to date. I would like everyone else to learn from my mistake here and skip repeating my stupid Darwin shop moment.

I have a scar from my drilling accident to keep as a reminder to keep my hands off the blank when drilling!

 

[Karin Voorhis]

I have a scar from my drilling accident to keep as a reminder to keep my hands off the blank when drilling!

So how is the best way to drill a blank all the way threw since we have 2 of us with battle scars from hold blanks to prove how not to do it.