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Haynie

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Million things wrong with it, I have a lot to learn and it is too embarrassing to show maybe the next one.

But it is done. It may not be good looking but it is a user and I'm proud of the first step.

Got the next one drilled and ready to go.
 
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Way to go! I've got one right now that has blown up way too many times to count, but I am too stupid to quit. This is my design for the PITH and it will work, eventually, I hope, maybe, PLEASE!
When your five gallon bucket of oops becomes a 55 gallon barrel of them, then you may have reason to wonder just what you are doing wrong. My barrel runnoth over long time past.
Charles
 
I am calling it the 3 foot sketch pencil because that is how many feet of aluminum bar it took to drill the barrel without something going wrong.

Things I learned--
1-Barrel trimmer is a must
2-Disk sander not so good for squaring ends of round stock
3-CHECK LEVEL ON EVERYTHING BEFORE USING
3.5-Then recheck it
4-Course sanding can get out of hand real quick (Yes I need one new bushing)
5-Actually have the right materials on hand before getting started.

Will do the next one next week. Actually have to work now and then head out of town. I will try to take a photo of the first and second attempts when I get back. I hate it when family obligations interfere with my ME time. This was fun.
 
Haynie said:
Million things wrong with it, I have a lot to learn and it is too embarrassing to show maybe the next one.
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Never be afraid to show your mistakes! No one here started off turning perfect pens! Trust me!

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My first pen is the wenge one. I turned it so badly that even after sanding and finishing I got a splinter on it's first use. :biggrin:

So congrats on the first and looking forward to SEEing #2
 
Keep at it, it only gets better. I still have the 1st carving I did, was supposed to be a santa, it looks like a tiki
 
Haynie,
Congratulations! I am only a couple of months ahead of you, so I understand completely. Keep turning them out. I finally got my first good CA finished pen done last week. For the most part they keep getting better.

If it helps, I find that giving them to my daughters always gets a positive reaction, no matter what it looks like.:smile-big:
 
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