Today I did my first TBC pen. A G Series. Used my lathe for everything -- drilled the hole, trimmed the barrell, turned the pen with a benjamin's best 1/2 "Versa-Chisel using John Gooden's bushings & Dead Center. I finished the pen using sandpaper to 600 grit then Micro-mesh wet to 12000 grit and 5 coats of shellawax. Didn't come out bad at all.
Another first
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DurocShark
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Yay!
DurocShark
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One of these days I need to buy the proper tools to do that. I've been "making do", sill using a mandrel occasionally.
No pics
Some day I will take some pictures and try to figure out how to load -- today is not that day. I don't have my box set up for pictures and don't have time right now to set it up....but I am going to do that one day.
Some day I will take some pictures and try to figure out how to load -- today is not that day. I don't have my box set up for pictures and don't have time right now to set it up....but I am going to do that one day.
Lenny
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It's fun to just play with the bushings from John .... pulling them out of the tube and hearing that "pop" sound from the nice tight fit! 
New territory
Today I'm going to try a hand cast blank in a rare departure from wood ... I picked up a couple from Chris Merlino and I'm going to see what I can make one look like. I'm doing another G Series kit.
Today I'm going to try a hand cast blank in a rare departure from wood ... I picked up a couple from Chris Merlino and I'm going to see what I can make one look like. I'm doing another G Series kit.