Thought this was interesting

[CREID]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeGKPZjg4uU

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[triw51]

you could use that to make pens but not sure sand paper would cut that fast

 

[CREID]

you could use that to make pens but not sure sand paper would cut that fast

Don't think I would use it to do pens myself. I think this shows the ingenuity that people have when they want to do something bad enough, they will find away. Although I agree, you could do it to make pens, I would use soft woods and really sharp tools.

 

[Akula]

Balsa wood pen...fishing theme

 

[robutacion]

That reminds me of a lathe drill setup that I design years ago for a guy that wanted to make pens but couldn't afford any sort of lathe

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f30/turning-pens-electric-drill-jig-poor-mans-choice-116370/

Where is a will, is a way...!

Cheers
George

 

[JimB]

I seem to remember we had a new member a few years ago who turned his first pen using a drill press.

 

[Paul in OKC]

I seem to remember we had a new member a few years ago who turned his first pen using a drill press.

Been a few. My first "lathe' was my drill press. I turned it on its side, attached a bearing to the table for the end of the mandrel to run in, and used a piece of angle iron for the tool rest. First tool was a file with the end ground skew-like! Hey, it worked.