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Pen Casting Carousel

Jim

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Seeing the carousel in the video posted earlier i decided to have a go at making one, it is used to hold the tubes when you place them into the pressure pot. I only had some MDF, so i cut two pieces from the large board and placed them on the lathe and brought to round using the parting tool ... :thumbs:


turning_round.jpg

Made a mess of marking out for the holes, but it will do ... It took more drilling than i thought it would ...

drilling.jpg

The finished article ...

pen_casting_holder.jpg

I actually made this before i found that the pot was leaking ready for production .. It will keep ... :whistling:
 
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