starting the road to kitless

[WOOD HOARDER]

heres a couple i made this weekend ,first step towards kitless ,at moment cant drill acuratly on lathe as cant get it set up fine enough to drill the nib new small lathe on its way so heres hoping its better then i can take the next step.

 

[sptfr43]

those look very nice. keep posting your progress.

 

[skiprat]

Hi Geoff. Looking VERY good!!!:biggrin:
Coming from Lancaster, you must be buddies with Andy

Here's a tip for you;
When you make the metal bits ( even on a metal lathe ) drill your required holes down the middle of the metal before you even start to shape the outside. This way you can even drill them on a drillpress. Of course you then just use these holes to turn between centres. So it doesn't really matter how far your lathe is out. I did it that way on a pipe lathe that can be as far as an inch out, before I got my metal lathe!!!:biggrin:

 

[ldb2000]

Great job on those Geoffery . Keep on trying new things , the rewards are great .

 

[WOOD HOARDER]

HI skiprat yes used to work with andy,its drilling the 1/4 inch ally that am having problems with,was going to drill the ally then glue wood or acrylic over top then turn the nib down

 

[jackrichington]

very good..look forward to seeing more

 

[Ankrom Exotics]

Nice work!

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice pair.

 

[Ligget]

Excellent work on both, looking good!

 

[Mather323]

Very nice work, the shapes of your pens are great.

 

[papaturner]

Very nice pens.....I really like the forms.