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davidj44

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The first of these is slimline based. The other two are kitless with Schmidt mechanisms and home turned aluminium nibs - parker type refills.
 

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AllenN

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Nicely done. I wish I could turn my own nib sections but so far I have not had much success turning metal on the wood lathe. Must try and get a small metal lathe on of these days.
 

davidj44

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Nicely done. I wish I could turn my own nib sections but so far I have not had much success turning metal on the wood lathe. Must try and get a small metal lathe on of these days.

Thanks. I now have a mini lathe - Chester Super Conquest - although I have done some nibs previously using the wood lathe and hand held hss tools on brass and aluminium. The "compound slide" on the mini metal lathe does allow me to turn a taper more easily and adjustments can be made on the wood lathe.
 

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Very nice, like the design and blank on the middle one... :thumbs:

Thanks. The blank is an unknown material. I found a length on ebay - it was, I think, described as acrylic. It turned quite well but I had to be very careful to not get it hot at the tool edge as it easily softened. Nice and hard when cool and polished well. Quite subtle colouring I think.
 
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