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Show it when it is made Don, I wonder how it would look like! But, you know, people do not really need a Pen Wizard... 🤣 Yes, a lovely...

I believe your question was answered last year with good responses. Maybe others have since taken up turning metal pens and can add to...

Joe, if you use very hard wood and take time to learn how to handle it (Sorby made two great YT videos), you can make a lot. I must...

Here is the pen I made for the Bash kitless contest (bocoa wood, right), and two leftover entries, one made of boxwood - left, it was...

Have seen where some alloys of brass and aluminum can be turned with HSS tools. Question is: who has done this? Tools. Alloy used? Go...

You do know that was not Don's photo right? The cross hatching and rope or spiral design was done by a fellow here that made many...

I have had a Frigidaire running for about 6 years. I sat it on a couple of 8” concrete blocks largely because the basement would get 6”...

I have yet to see a detailed video on exactly how this technology works on a bandsaw. So far all I see it stops the blade dead in it's...

Maybe I'm too old, but when I was a kid and we went to the butcher shop there were always guys missing thumbs, fingers, or part of a...

I use a push block all the time.

I spoke to a person in Customer service at Lee Valley and ran that question by them concerning the Pen Wizard. They told me that at...

Greetings from Nebraska and welcome to the IAP community. I don't think it will take very long to make online friends here! - Dave

No kidding. It is sad. Also Lee Valley is not making the larger ER50 Beall chuck either. I wish they would bring back the pen wizard.

Welcome Jim.

Just bought a Bauer bandsaw. My question on the SawStop is: how does it work when resawing green, wet wood?