New Member from Minnesota.

[RIPPIN45]

Hello all. I turned a pen @ my uncle's house a number of years ago and finally pulled the plug and purchased some equipment last fall. I have took a class at a Woodcraft and am on my way.
I have turned alot of pens from wood to acrylic and am very interested in making my own acrylic blanks. I have done some reading and am putting together the items I will need to start this area of my hobby. I am also starting to laminate wood and finding that you need precise pcs. to get them to turn out accurately. Yes, I am a first-born anal perfectionist. I use the calipers to measure my pcs. for the nibs, etc.
I am planning on putting some pics. up of my pens sometime this week. Thanks.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Welcome from Ohio!

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Randy.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome from Scotland Randy!

 

[Rollerbob]

Anybody wearin a cowboy hat is a friend of mine! welcome from Texas, pard.

 

[ngeb528]

Welcome from Florida. We're glad you stopped by.

 

[CaptG]

Hi Randy, welcome from Michigan.

 

[wdcav1952]

Randy,

Welcome to the insanity. By the way, do you happen to have a little bitty cowboy hat to fit Rollerbob's photo????

 

[leehljp]

Welcome Randy to IAP.

Below is a link to a PDF file that goes over some of the aspects of pen turning from finish - to pens - to tools - to methods etc. It is not a detail of each part, but a good overview for pen turning. Since you have been turning for a while, you already know most of it, if not all, but I am including this a part of IAP's welcome to you.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42446

Also included below is a link to a recent post that gives some information that people wished they had known earlier in pen turning. Some good information by those that make pens.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46654

Now, with all of that information, you sure can help in making it better. :biggrin: Post some picts and join in the fun.

 

[ldb2000]

Welcome to the "Slippery slope into the poorhouse" Randy

 

[TBone]

Welcome to the addiction from NC.

Cav, a better idea is for him to get a different avatar. That thing is just creepy. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Reminds me of a sci fi experiment on a B grade movie. But now a little cowboy hat might help.

 

[mitchm]

Randy, welcome from sunny South Africa!

 

[Longfellow]

Welcome

Welcome from Sunny St. Cloud, Fla. Home of beautiful Florida woods.

 

[Fred]

Yee-ha, a cowboy has joined the IAP! Glad to meet you, Randy and Welcome to the Forum!

 

[seawolf]

Welcome from Tulsa Ok.

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[steve_mcloon]

Welcome from another MN pen turner. You should bring your pens to the MWA meetings.