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Greetings from Kent

Jeffrey Garrett

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It is about time I stopped lurking and said hi.... and to say thanks for the valuable information posted by members.

Been calling in from time to time over the past three months since becoming interested in turning pens instead of buying them!

I don't have any experience or tooling for kit pens but have made a few kitless pens since buying the lathe a couple of months ago. Still have a lot to learn and I am enjoying the time spent in the workshop and setting things up.

Here are three of the earlier pens to roll off the lathe... Conway Stewart materials, Amber, Bracket Brown and Red Stardust.
 

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Jim

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Welcome to the forums Jeffery, these are very nice pens indeed, especially since you by-passed the starter kits first .. :winking:
 

Vic Perrin

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Hi Jeffery and welcome to the forum. Those pens are something to be very proud of mate they look great. Keep the posts coming we all like to see what other members are up to.

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
 

Macaronytony

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Welcome to the funny farm Jeffery. Them pen's are stunning mate, :thumbs: just building myself up to having a go at a kittless..
More thinking than doing.. :thinks:
 

Phil Dart

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Hi Jeffrey - welcome to the fold. Glad you've made it here at last. Your latest order went in the post to you today by the way - thanks very much.
 

Penpal

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Morning here Jeffery must be a few members in Kent now to converse with from time to time and could assist with advice on tooling love the pens.

Peter.
 

Dalboy

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Hi and welcome Jeffrey. Some great people here but a bit on the mad side. Good to see another southerner on here.
 

billyb_imp

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Hi Jeffrey & welcome to the forum, you have certainly made a great start looking at those three pens, the Conway Stewart blanks are great to use, giving a classic look to your work :thumbs::thumbs:
 

Jeffrey Garrett

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Folks,

Thanks to you all for the welcome and words of encouragement. I am looking forward to making a few more pens from different materials and to see what you are all up to as well! I spend a fair bit of time in my workshop, my friends call it 'The Clinic' because it looks more like a surgery! I am having a great time out there now I have it arranged to be more user friendly and easier to access the machinery and workstations.

The next challenge here is going to be to incorporate some accent banding within the pens caps and barrels. I particularly enjoy emulating the styles of the vintage pens. The little Jet lathe I have is a pretty good workhorse but does lack precision. The slap in the tailstock is the most noticeable failing when drilling and tapping. It does a decent job though if used with care. I tend to use ER 32 collets mostly to hold my work as these appear to give consistent alignment. Another lathe is due to arrive next week and this will make life a little easier. :winking: I have to learn how to use it properly though :thinks:

Best regards,

J.
 
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