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Adal6

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Hello Alex
I have been putting the first five pens I made a few weeks ago to find that there is a lip between the centre band of the bottom and the top parts of the pens I turned the blanks down to the bushes. the first mandrel I sent for was a 2mt but as I found out later it was neither 1 or 2 mt it turned out to be 16mm so not knowing I made some pens with it then I sent away to axminter and got a 2 mt mandrel. I do not know if I mixed the bushes up the ones from axminter look a lot better made than the ones off the other mandrel

kind regards
Alan
 
Tom.1946

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Welcome to the forum Alan. A lot of knowable and helpful people on this site .
Hopefully will see some of your pens shortly.......
 
Hallelujahal

Hallelujahal

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Lincolnshire
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Adal6 said:
Hello Alex
I have been putting the first five pens I made a few weeks ago to find that there is a lip between the centre band of the bottom and the top parts of the pens I turned the blanks down to the bushes. the first mandrel I sent for was a 2mt but as I found out later it was neither 1 or 2 mt it turned out to be 16mm so not knowing I made some pens with it then I sent away to axminter and got a 2 mt mandrel. I do not know if I mixed the bushes up the ones from axminter look a lot better made than the ones off the other mandrel

kind regards
Alan
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Perhaps youā€™ll be able to post some pics soon
Sounds like youā€™ve learnt loads already! šŸ˜€
 
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