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I have another use for pen brass tubing but need it longer. The tubes i have, have a wall thickness of .020mm. The thinnest i can find on line (Ebay) is .045mm. Is there somewhere to buy longer length brass tube of pen use?

I have finished therapy from my ankle surgery and am making good progress. I see the doctor in early August and he says I should be around 80%. Hopefully I will be able to stand for longer than 10 minutes. Now that my foot actually has an arch my right leg is longer than my left. The left...

A friend gave me a small Basswood blank this wood is a very soft hard wood and as light as a feather but it is a lovely wood to turn this piece turned beautifully 6” x 3” took very little time to compleat in fact it took a lot longer to lacquer

As some of you know I have been ill for the last 10 years or so, Sadly I will never be 100% again. Oh dear, how sad, lets move on. As you know I took up pen making as a form of therapy, something to motivate me enough to get out of bed and do something a few times a week. Being ex Army I am of...

Hi all, I'm very new to pen turning, not had much experience turning wood as I'm usually turning metal. I have made 2 pens so far, a set for my brothers birthday. They went really well and as soon as a my wife saw them made lots of hints about the fact her birthday is coming up... I am however...

Hi anyone had a problem with the nip arrangement no longer gripping in the brass tube? Anyone got a solution ? Kevin

A green Oak bowl 7" x 3". The tree was only felled last week. The tools went black as did the toolrest, bed, jaws, and my hands. :funny: Took longer to clean everything than it took to turn! It will be interesting to see how it moves.

Hello everybody, just a quick question, does Polyester resin get more brittle the longer you leave it before turning? Thank you one and all.

Hi all A longer, more detailed video about building up a finish using spirit stains on a 12 x 3 beech blank. CC welcome!

Had a rummage through my wood blanks and thought I would rough turn one of the Walnut ones. Turned the outside and did a moisture test and it was down to 12% so the log had been laying around longer than I thought, so I decided to turn to completion. So here it is, size is 9" X 2"

England defeated by a minnow in the world cup football by a country with fewer people than the City of Canberra where I live. The cruellest remark by a Brit commentator Whats the difference between a tea bag and the English Soccer team........................One stays longer in the Cup. We...