penfancy
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I'm glad I found my way here to this forum. Little by little I will have lots of questions but so far there's so much info to take in. I'll have to bring a lunch, sit down, and pop open a cold one while I go through all the threads.
So far my history has been a "pen fancy", always searching out the pen with the smoothest ink and the coolest look. Most times I'd go to the office stores and mill around.
My wife got me a mandrel and a few slim lines out of a Rockler catalog for Christmas. You know, when you have the opportunity to tell her what you really want, just place circles in the catalog and leave it out for her to find.
I've had an 80's lathe about two years prior collecting dust in the garage. I wanted to use it but didn't have anything to make. Now my wife doesn't see me very much
The brand is KFF. I believe it stands for Ken Fung Fu, made in Korea. It takes a #1 mandrel, has a 12" swing, and a 48" flat tube aluminum bed. The tail stock is kinda tricky on it though. There is no way to change out the live center. The bearing went out once and I had to bust it all apart and press a skateboard bearing back in.
All right. Long intro. I'll post some pics of this lathe later.
Once again, it's just good to be here.
So far my history has been a "pen fancy", always searching out the pen with the smoothest ink and the coolest look. Most times I'd go to the office stores and mill around.
My wife got me a mandrel and a few slim lines out of a Rockler catalog for Christmas. You know, when you have the opportunity to tell her what you really want, just place circles in the catalog and leave it out for her to find.
I've had an 80's lathe about two years prior collecting dust in the garage. I wanted to use it but didn't have anything to make. Now my wife doesn't see me very much
The brand is KFF. I believe it stands for Ken Fung Fu, made in Korea. It takes a #1 mandrel, has a 12" swing, and a 48" flat tube aluminum bed. The tail stock is kinda tricky on it though. There is no way to change out the live center. The bearing went out once and I had to bust it all apart and press a skateboard bearing back in. All right. Long intro. I'll post some pics of this lathe later.
Once again, it's just good to be here.
