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Almost finished relocation only need to hook up the dust extraction now in the next few days and back into it. I bought the bare lathe and fitted the variable speed control myself. The belt drive through the headstock to keep under the bench free. Mongrel job to instal because I used an existing...

Fresh of the lathe today a set of Aston pens dressed in a metal foil blank

Gun metal Omega in Elm.

Hi. Time for another odd question ? I may have mentioned before that I have i nflammatory arthritis... And so have dodgy hands and odd lumps and bumps! And unique ways of holding my tools (or is that just because I'm left handed?!) :whistling: I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a tool rest...

Not sure whether this point/ question deserves a thread but: My dad who was a mechanical engineer by trade always said to me, "get the best tools that you can afford". Me, as a sales person, didn't really pay it much attention. I brought a cheap tap and die set and have been 'blowing' the...

Just wondering if you can use electrolysis in an old enamel bath tub if no metal is exposed on the tub. IF its possible I would be able to put the cabinet in it.

Resin that is diamond dust infused by Eddie Stone. Installed on a SS Two Piece ring core. Turned down and polished with AUTOSOL metal polish Size 10.5 X 6mm wide. Les

Gun Metal Bolt Action with Elk antler marrow with a SS Two Piece Core Size 8.5 X 6mm Wide Elk antler marrow with a bit of bark. Stabilized with BSI Thin CA and finished with several coats of BSI Medium CA.. Polished with AUTOSOL metal polish. Les

Had another play... The metal leaf is from flakes I made from sheets of Gold,copper and silver metal leaf... The question is which should be the front and which the back...? Kevin:banana:

Gun Metal and Chrome

Gun Metal Gear Click Black, White Resin

Alum with I think too many rings. The 2 pics are of the same pen but I'm having a hard time with the photos. The gum metal tip turns up that bronze shade.

Then you might like one of these:

Aluminum with gun metal trim

I fancied trying a set of axminster pen jaws but as I do all my turning on a modified metal lathe and I can not justify buying a wood lathe I purchased a set of axminster chuck jaws and spent a couple of hours in the shed modifying them on my mill to fit my chuck. Result is I can now add any of...

Hi all, Thought I would have a go at staining some blanks. This is (I think) is Burr Elm. I placed it is some Cactus Juice under ]vacuum with some red colouring bought from Metal Clay. It did not come out as uniformly coloured as I would have liked, definitly unique. Cheers, Frederick...

Hi all as per the title....I was asked for a fountain pen in Horse chestnut.....I prefer it with the gun metal finish....

Bolt Action in Brass

Bolt Action in Copper

I have had the old metal lathe up and running a few weeks now so I thought it was time I done a pen or two. Bolt Action in Aluminium