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Peatol Pens

ChrisH

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Hi from South London

Bought a small Peatol Lathe some while ago for model engineering, then discovered pen turning - now it spends 99% of its time turning pens!
Made a number of slimlines and streamlines, now starting to do something more adventurous.

For me its just a hobby -I give them all away to friends and relatives, maybe I should do some for charity

Photo of some pens "under construction"

Chris
 

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Jim

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Welcome to the forums Chris, i am pleased to see that you are using the Peatol to make some pens, these are crackers my friend .. :thumbs:

I also like the idea of the blank stand .. :winking:
 

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Chris never heard of a Peatol Lathe before looked it up its the Taig from America and the Grinberg in Europe I use a couple of Taigs not for pens but as metal lathe do you use the wood turning add ons?

Peter.
 

ChrisH

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Thanks all

The blank stand works well - disposable chop sticks from the local chinese supermarket - a couple of quid or so for a hundred. The paper straws can be written on, i.e. wood type, finish, etc and slipped over.

The M6 threaded rods also work well - so the blanks can be taken off the lath to apply finishes and waiting for them to dry out. The oversized washers mean you can put them down without them touching anything

The Taig lathe is American metalworking lathe - I clamp the mandrel in the chuck and have a woodturning rest added on.

Chris
 

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Hi Chris welcome to here.....if you can turn out good slimlines most other kit pens are a doddle.Keep up the good work.:thumbs:
 

Buckeye

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Welcome to the Forum. I use chopsticks as well for stacking blanks.

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THanks Chris fine way to extend your post with such information showing your Peatol Lathe enabled me on the net to broaden my knowledge. I made my own live centre for the TAig will take some pics tomorrow to show you.

Peter.
 

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I recently transposed all my pic library from years to this yr unable to locate the pics however.

Using the threaded stem on the Tail Stock of the Taig I cut a thread into a round brass piece to match.

Then inserted a bearing with a fair sized centre firm fit.

Into the centre of the bearing a brass firm fit extending to a neat slide fit hole to accept the pen mandrel thus making the live centre and pen mandrel saver eliminating the point contact to the mandrel.

I cut the threaded end off my mandrel to give a better fit to the saver and use that measurement for the sleeve inside the bearing.

I am not sure with the Peatol if the live centre that comes with the lathe is radial or needle bearings but on the Taig they are needle I felt the radial an upgrade.

Peter.
 
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