FGarbrecht
Member
I say 'almost complete' because photography is excellent at exposing flaws that I didn't see before. The section needs a bit more polishing, and alumilite seems to be a powerful dust magnet. Also, the barrel threads looked pretty good by eye but the photo shows that they need to be cleaned up and polished. I have not put ink in it yet either so I'm not sure it will actually write
Specs
Blanks cast from alumilite and turned mostly using the metal lathe. Bock #5 triple (nib, feed and housing), I made the section to fit. Final shaping and polishing on the wood lathe using home-made pin chucks. Tips and tricks freely used from the tutorial section here and the invaluable advice of many generous members who have answered my questions.
Specs
Blanks cast from alumilite and turned mostly using the metal lathe. Bock #5 triple (nib, feed and housing), I made the section to fit. Final shaping and polishing on the wood lathe using home-made pin chucks. Tips and tricks freely used from the tutorial section here and the invaluable advice of many generous members who have answered my questions.