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Preparing pen blanks for the weeks ahead

Jim

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I have been a tad busy today cutting up and gluing corian ready to make some segmented pens. I will be turning these over the next few weeks. I have made a center band for each one using plastics ...

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Jim

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I use this chap Bellringer ... Corian Man He has renamed himself now, think it may be due to copyright? Drop him an email, he is down in London ... :thumbs:
 

Jim

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Frankie, I place the numbers on to the blanks once i have made a build without gluing, so when i come to glue them they are in the same order that i marked them. What i do is cut the blanks and go thru them choosing the best match. The art of pen segmenting is forget what the outer looks like, its the center that counts .. :thumbs: Try to line centers the best you can for the best results ... :bwink:


I'll have to try it one day!!!!

Sounds a lot like me Terry ... :ciggrin:
 

ataylor

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I can visulise some nice looking pens from these blanks Jim, look forward to seeing them turned. :thumbs:
 

ataylor

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What speed do you turn these at Jim, and do you take the edges off before you turn them? :thinks:
 
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