wondering

Does anyone on here turn rings? I'm thinking of adding them to my repertoire, but being a cheapskate wondering if there are other ways than having to buy a ring mandrel & ring boring head

Just wondering if anyone has had a go with this stuff, saw a guy on you tube using it for rings and was wondering about the possibility of pens maybe?

i am thinking of using some aluminium in my segmenting and was wondering what glue people use?

Curious to understand what speed range people here use to turn pens. I work between 550 for roughing out a blank up to 1750 for sanding and friction polish. Just wondering whether it would be worth changing the belt and moving to a higher speed range.

Hi all, A local store is selling Mopani wood which has been cleaned etc. It would look OK if cast in a hybrid pen blank. I was wondering if anyone has made any pen blanks out of this root or cast it in some resin. Cheers Frederick

As anyone turned the Sailor Rollerball Pen or seen one from pen-kits.co.uk. Just wondering what's on the kit. Glen

Hi ,I've just bought a New lathe with variable speed and was wondering what the ideal speed was for drilling wood and acrylic, Thanks

Hi ,Does anyone use an acrylic buffing system you can buy for the lathe with 2 wheels and blue buffing compound ,I’m going to try my first acrylic and wondering if it’s worth buying one ,Thanks

Hi Just wondering whether someone has got some Roman Harvest kits they don't want. Thanks Peter

Just wondering does anyone use a vibrating table to get rid of bubbles

Hi all I was wondering what tools most pen turners used. I have a set of Axminster [ ATTACH]37155[/ATTACH] These are made from HSS and appear to work OK but don't seem to keep their edge for long; especially when working with Acrylic. I have had to sharpen them so many times now that they are...

I like turning pens but am always wondering what I can do with them once they are made. I've given a lot away, have my specials in a display box and have others scattered about the house. The only other option seems to be to sell them. So, what do other forum members do with their output, what...

As many know I am a member on many woodworking forums one being the Woodwork Forum in Australia well they just run a competition and I managed to win but only due to the first person selected did not claim the prize in an allotted amount of time so it was re-drawn and I was the very lucky man. I...

Has anyone tried turning these? I really fancy giving them a go and was just wondering if anyone has had a go?

My wife is a flower arranger and has been looking at some Ikebana designs. Those used a ceramic bowl filled with water and a submerged pin holder for the flowers. I was wondering if it was possible to make a wooden equivalent, not the pin holder. Part of the bowl would obvisously be under...

I'm just in the process of trying out this Stabilising Resin from Bruce @ Packrats & was wondering if anyone else has used this before & what they thought of it? and how it compares to Cactus Juice & Stickfast?

I saw these on epay and was wondering if they are any good or just a gimmick? I would be hand where you cant get to the other side. Access Denied

I am looking for a new Smart Phone, And wondering what you folk recommend.:thinks:

Just wondering anyone with a Jet 1221vs on stand what they think of the stand or is one as well without

Having had a look online, there are several places to buy Exotic Pen Blanks. Was just wondering if anyone has used any particular sites or could recommend which ones to purchase from. Also, just wondering if it's a case of just ordering your favourite, or wether there are particular blanks to...