Hi all
I’ve been away from here for a little while, but thought I’d share my latest offering(s).
I bit the bullet and finally acquired a vertical mill recently and, after a little bit of prototyping, came up with a hexagonal pen that I’m happy with.
For those interested I achieved the shape by using a hex collet block in a vice and then turned the end of the pen round. The hardest part was lining up the vice and dead centre tailstock on the mill (but I’ve ordered a couple of tools to help with that).
Anyway here are a couple of examples of that I’ve done.
Cheers
Ash
I’ve been away from here for a little while, but thought I’d share my latest offering(s).
I bit the bullet and finally acquired a vertical mill recently and, after a little bit of prototyping, came up with a hexagonal pen that I’m happy with.
For those interested I achieved the shape by using a hex collet block in a vice and then turned the end of the pen round. The hardest part was lining up the vice and dead centre tailstock on the mill (but I’ve ordered a couple of tools to help with that).
Anyway here are a couple of examples of that I’ve done.
Cheers
Ash