New design

[KenB259]

Here's another Sierra super button click with a design that I've been thinking of for awhile. Took me a bit to figure out the cuts and I'm very happy with results. Woods I used are maple and Purple Heart. This one is tricky, was fun to figure out.

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[mark james]

OK... I hate your' guts . A pool cue blank has been on my "to do" list for a few years. Just have let life get in the way of my play time recently.

EXCELLENT! I really admire this. I expect many more kudos, and all will be valid. Ken, you are doing gret work - have fun! With the points worked out, many more easier modifications will take this to a higher level.

 

[NordItalia]

Love it!

 

[TonyL]

Classy. I got to up my game. I am still playing tic tac toe after years. Nice work!

 

[KenB259]

OK... I hate your' guts . A pool cue blank has been on my "to do" list for a few years. Just have let life get in the way of my play time recently.

EXCELLENT! I really admire this. I expect many more kudos, and all will be valid. Ken, you are doing gret work - have fun! With the points worked out, many more easier modifications will take this to a higher level.

C,mon Mark, don't be a hater [emoji3]


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[dogrunner]

Looks great

 

[magpens]

Superb !!! . I love it !!!

This design idea often goes through my mind, but you totally beat me to the implementation. .

I don't have a clue how to start !!! . But I think a milling machine, or a router, would help !!

 

[Aces-High]

Nice!

 

[jttheclockman]

Yes this looks like a pool cue blank I have been working for awhile but never got to finish it. Was making something like that for my pool table pen box I made a couple years ago. Probably how long I started the pen for it too. I really need to finish some of these pens I have started. I like where you are taking segmenting pen blanks to. We need new fresh ideas. I hope these encourage others to jump on board too and play with some designs. Love to see them.

 

[Sataro]

Amazing work! Fantastic job!

 

[Dale Parrott]

Looks great. I had that same idea and even devised a way to make one. Life threw a curve that I don't even remember right now and I lost interest. You have inspired me. Thanks

 

[Alan Morrison]

Good job, Ken.
Router table?
Alan

 

[Larryreitz]

Step back and take a bow. You deserve it.

 

[KenB259]

Good job, Ken.
Router table?
Alan

Yes, I built a jig for my router.


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[skiprat]

Nice work Ken. It looks great. For your next trick, you should try and get both colours to come to complete points.

 

[KenB259]

Nice work Ken. It looks great. For your next trick, you should try and get both colours to come to complete points.

That would be rather easy to accomplish with a bigger router bit and a steeper angle however with the jig I built, I don't think I could use a larger bit. The way my jig is, the bit needs to be smaller than my pen blank. Also the longest finished pen blank is 3 inches or so, that's not a lot of room. Not saying it can't be done.


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[skiprat]

Ken, I use a 19mm diameter bit and my angle is pretty similar to yours. The trick is to remember that the design shrinks as you turn it down. I have several in my album and I have shown my set up a few times. I struggle to get my head around the new search function or I'd post a link.

 

[SteveJ]

Here is the link to Skiprats instructions

Pool Cue Blanks for Dummies

Don't get upset over the 'Dummy' word, it's just for fun.:wink: OK?:biggrin: Here is a pictorial on how to make a pool cue blank with nice sharp corners and by using a simple jig, a router with a standard bit and the lathe just used for indexing. It doesn't matter if you build a box over...

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[Bob in SF]

Great!

 

[KenB259]

Ken, I use a 19mm diameter bit and my angle is pretty similar to yours. The trick is to remember that the design shrinks as you turn it down. I have several in my album and I have shown my set up a few times. I struggle to get my head around the new search function or I'd post a link.

LOL you have the gears in my head spinning.


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[skiprat]

And here is a slightly different method, which I think is better than the one SteveJ just posted

Cue Blanks - yet another method

Hi all I've been playing in my toybox again :biggrin: I've shown how I made these blanks with sharp points before, but I never really liked the 'ramp' method and think this method is much simpler and potentially far more accurate. I think the pics are self explanitory, but there are a few...

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[Dale Parrott]

http://www.skipratpens.com/PDF/Pool_Cue_Pen_Blanks.pdf

 

[skiprat]

http://www.skipratpens.com/PDF/Pool_Cue_Pen_Blanks.pdf

I completely forgot about that!! Thanks Dale

 

[KenB259]

And here is a slightly different method, which I think is better than the one SteveJ just posted

Cue Blanks - yet another method

Hi all I've been playing in my toybox again :biggrin: I've shown how I made these blanks with sharp points before, but I never really liked the 'ramp' method and think this method is much simpler and potentially far more accurate. I think the pics are self explanitory, but there are a few...

www.penturners.org

Awesome results. I have some fine tuning to do on my jig and when done will post my method. To be honest though my method is way simpler.


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