Drstrangefart
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I spent a lot longer than I planned getting the stacks glued together, and it was some tough material to turn. Got it, it did try to blow apart on the lathe, but I managed to keep it in one piece.
It is good to finally find a kindred soul that can wax on better than I . :biggrin:Thanks Peter.As near as I dare in response to your constant challenge at the bottom of all your posts.
Twill weave its way at warp speed in the loom of life no longer walking but in a guided wobble.
Having been dezipped, cut, stacked, drilled and shaped by force for its recycled life waiting for the second leg to provide a pair.
Heaven help you when SWMBO discovers where her best Jeans went as you present her with this pen, only fair as you wanted something of hers to constantly remind you of her.
An expensive blank treated sympathetically.
Peter.
As near as I dare in response to your constant challenge at the bottom of all your posts.
Twill weave its way at warp speed in the loom of life no longer walking but in a guided wobble.
Having been dezipped, cut, stacked, drilled and shaped by force for its recycled life waiting for the second leg to provide a pair.
Heaven help you when SWMBO discovers where her best Jeans went as you present her with this pen, only fair as you wanted something of hers to constantly remind you of her.
An expensive blank treated sympathetically.
Peter.
So you cut the pieces, stacked and soaked with thin CA? No casting?
I might try that, it looks nice!
This works with other materials too...I made a small block out of an old t-shirt today for 'proof of concept'. I just cut a long strip, and put a good blob of medium CA at one end, and made a small fold. Then I put a blob of CA on top of that fold and folded the other way (zig zag/accordion folding) and continued that way until the strip was folded into a bunch of little squares. The blank started smoking at one point, I'm assuming it was just because the CA was so hot...
This works with other materials too...I made a small block out of an old t-shirt today for 'proof of concept'. I just cut a long strip, and put a good blob of medium CA at one end, and made a small fold. Then I put a blob of CA on top of that fold and folded the other way (zig zag/accordion folding) and continued that way until the strip was folded into a bunch of little squares. The blank started smoking at one point, I'm assuming it was just because the CA was so hot...I'll make the full size blank tomorrow most likely...
Allan, That is a very pretty and creative pen! I love the original profile of the pen. It looks very ergonomic! Great job. Regards, Doc
Well I was originally cutting squares, but I was doing it freehand and they weren't coming out even or neat, so I just figured they didn't really need to be cut on all 4 sides anyways.
I did have a couple mishaps during the process which resulted in my left hand getting sprayed with CA (!!) which is a bear to clean off even if you have a whole bottle of acetone
not to hijack your thread but i roll the denim around the tube about three times soaking with ca as i go. here is a link to our club newsletter after i did a demo last year.
http://www.northcoastwoodturners.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=pjEYcG_qjDg=&tabid=84&mid=417