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Finally, instead of selling these heads, I got around to making some tonight :) A couple of Brea acrylics, some of the darkest masur birch I ever had, bocote and brown mellee. Heads are 24mm & over stuffed 28mm. Thanks for looking.



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Great job on those! Where did you find the larger acrylic blanks? Are your others stabilized? I'm tryig to decide on a good finish for my woods.
 
Jim, they are the bottle stopper blanks from BB. I think they are 1 1/2 x 2 1/2
The maasur birch was stabilized. All three have a CA finish.
 
Originally posted by kent4Him
<br />Very nice. What do you charge for them?
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Wwwhhhhhyyyyy.....you want too buy one [:D]

The acrylics with the 24mm heads are 95.00 and the
bocote with the 24mm is 125.00 and the masur birch &
brown melle have a 28mm head and they are 150.00

Thanks for the comments
 
Originally posted by PenWorks
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Originally posted by kent4Him
<br />Very nice. What do you charge for them?
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Wwwhhhhhyyyyy.....you want too buy one [:D]

The acrylics with the 24mm heads are 95.00 and the
bocote with the 24mm is 125.00 and the masur birch &
brown melle have a 28mm head and they are 150.00

Thanks for the comments
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I'm guessing you exceeded Chris' budget . (No offense meant, Chris!)

Chicago struggles with $50 peppermills, I can just HEAR the comments on this one!
 
Originally posted by kenwc
<br />What quality are the bristles themselves? Silver tip badger or other.
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They are all silvertip badger hair.

Ed, I can't believe you can't get more than $50.00 for a pepper mill.
You need to get out of the food items and move into the cosmetic line [:D]
 
Originally posted by Boss302
<br />Those are really nice looking brushes. Where do you get the brush products if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks

Pat
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Thanks Pat, I sell them [:)] (shameless plug) [:o)]
In the business classifieds here on IAP.

Here is the link
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17754
 
Had a couple of requests as to how I make these. I am sure there are several ways to skin this cat, but this is how I do it. I turn them like bottle stoppers.

I use a foster or spade bit that comes closest to the plug size of the head, I bore this hole about 3/8 deep. This leaves me a little room for counter sinking the head and squaring the blank end if I have to. But I ussually have the blank allready squared. Still leaving the blank in the vise and centered, I then drill a hole for the threaded mandrel, I use a Q or R bit. This is undersized hole, as I tap the hole with a 3/8 x 16 tap. This gives me a secure hold on the mandrell without haveing to worry about stripping the threads.



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I use a Beale chuck with the mandrel, or you can use a drill chuck. I ussually have a small waist block on the end.

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Turn to your desired shape and finish. This is the sample I recieved from Jeff of a stabilized afzalia burl, just sanded and ready for CA finish.


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After the blank is finished and buffed, I set the head with 30 min epoxy and your ready to roll.

Hope this helps.
 
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