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Another Newbie!

Arnold9801

Apprentice Member
Joined
Oct 15, 2019
Posts
5
Location
Penzance
First Name
Mark
Although I’m new to the forum I’ve been turning pens on a casual basis since last year. I’ve been working with wood for years and scratch build our home furniture and spend many hours wood turning in general. I’m fortunate to have good power tools in my “man cave” which is my second home now I’ve recently retired!

I have two wood turning lathes which are a large Poolewood and a nice small Record. I also have a Myford M300 metal work lathe as well.

I’ve joined the forum as I am committed to expanding my knowledge and experience in pen turning and in particular with curing my own resin blanks. In my previous job I used to be a Dental Technician and worked extensively with resins due to making and repairing thousands of dentures! It will be nice going back to working with resin once again and with Christmas almost upon us, I’m looking to buy a used pressure pot.

I look forward to liaising with you fellow pen turners from here on for help, hints and tips!

Regards

Arnold9801
 

fortress

Registered
Joined
Apr 11, 2016
Posts
5,178
Location
Astley
First Name
John
Welcome Mark it's nice to have you with us, please show us your work. don't you just love Polyester teeth? lol.
 

Morse

Graduate Member
Joined
Dec 20, 2016
Posts
679
Location
Cheshire. UK
First Name
Dave
Welcome Mark.
Ask away there are a few people on here that produce their own blanks.
Maybe a blank with teeth in, umm. It sure about that one.
Dave
 

Penpal

Grand Master
Joined
May 26, 2013
Posts
25,340
Location
Canberra AUSTRALIA
First Name
Peter
Although I’m new to the forum I’ve been turning pens on a casual basis since last year. I’ve been working with wood for years and scratch build our home furniture and spend many hours wood turning in general. I’m fortunate to have good power tools in my “man cave” which is my second home now I’ve recently retired!

I have two wood turning lathes which are a large Poolewood and a nice small Record. I also have a Myford M300 metal work lathe as well.

I’ve joined the forum as I am committed to expanding my knowledge and experience in pen turning and in particular with curing my own resin blanks. In my previous job I used to be a Dental Technician and worked extensively with resins due to making and repairing thousands of dentures! It will be nice going back to working with resin once again and with Christmas almost upon us, I’m looking to buy a used pressure pot.

I look forward to liaising with you fellow pen turners from here on for help, hints and tips!

Regards

Arnold9801

Hi Mark AKA Arnold welcome in to the forum mate from over here. Please find a pic of keepsake I made for a mate who quit being a major player in the Dental Industry and has become a big time Auditor on major construction Defense Projects hence the wiper arm from a hard disk since he is computer dependant now and the Dental Handpiece stripped of its internal function and using a Slimline kit makes a beaut pen. The timber tip end is made from Hairy Oak timber that went nearly transparent . His pride and joy on his desk at work.

Kind regards Peter.
 

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flexi

Executive Member
Joined
Sep 12, 2014
Posts
6,159
Location
Maidstone
First Name
mark
Hi Mark, welcome to the Forum....it's a great group of people that makes this work, sharing knowlage freely with an abundance of banter:thumbs::thumbs:
 
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