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I emailed U-Beaut Polishes Co. in Austrailia.....below is their reply: The EEE is designed to be used under our friction polishes...

A lot depends on your market. Have a FP on display for over a year. Pulling it and replacing it with something else.

First post ever, so I hope I'm not doing it wrong. This was my Gabon ebony and sycamore glue up i did on a matte black Big Ben twist...

There you go. You have the toys and skills to make the inserts and fittings to make it work. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks curly. I have a small manual machine shop and cut threads with my lathe. The setup for tri starts is complicated so I've been...

Haven't used a microscope since 1971.

A lot depends on your market. Have a FP on display for over a year. Pulling it and replacing it with something else.

Tried cotton swabs but not happy with uneven coats. Got thin spots and had to coat twice. Craft brush did good. Negative on air brush is...

I believe the El Grande roller ball and fountain pen by BereaHardWoods were 13.0mm threads. I remember the components fitting some...

Resharpening is purely dependent on how much wear there is. I look at mine through a B&L microscope and I've seen the wear start to...

In my experience ... the skills required to master air-brushing are no less than the skills to master aerosol paint cans. Expect the...

Paint cans work well. Not sure where you are getting a mess. You lightly spray one side and flip over. May have to give 2 coats. You do...

Acme taps and dies can be had but are hard to find. The taps aren't really suited to pen work because they are quite long, 5" or more...

An intersting concept but I dont know of any one who does that. But in my opinion a set of taps and dies in the correct dimensions is a...

I resharpen all mine on a 600 grit diamond card. Always works for me and they feel and cut like new.