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Closed End Omega
- Thread starter johnny5
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TaylorsMirfield.co.uk
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Very nice. I really like the closed end.
Sent from my SM-N9200 using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-N9200 using Tapatalk
AllenN
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That looks very nice. It looks good to use without the finial.
Looks great Johnny mate
billyb_imp
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That is very nice Johnny, nice figuring in the bocote & well finished 
Chrisd
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Good looking pen!
bassethound
Executive Member
Nicely made pen Johnny, love the timber!
sfurini
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Nice looking pen
woodhacker
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thats one nice pen. Question:- how do you hold the closed end on the lathe to turn it. 
Question:- how do you hold the closed end on the lathe to turn it. 
Very nicely done mate
thats one nice pen.
I measured a 120 mm blank, drilled down 65 mm .
I placed the blank on a shortened pen mandrel with the Omega bushing in place. the rear end of the blank was secured using a revolving tailstock.
I turned the pen down to required shape and polished , i then parted off the pen and removed revolving tailstock
I then secured the bushing and pen blank to the mandrel with tape and sanded off the end before finally shaping and finishing with abranet.
I also have a BIG Grabber MT1 Mandrel on order from PSI which will only reduce the need for the tape to finish the pen.
I will take photos next time , but i am sure Grumps has posted the same technique in the past
Penpal
Grand Master
Like the shape of the pen ,the colour and ideas. It reminds me in many ways of a real cigar shape had my last smoke in 1962 (60 a day).
Bacote timber has a full range of colour and grain this pen shows that well.Judging by the length did you fit a long filler to the pen?.
Peter.
Bacote timber has a full range of colour and grain this pen shows that well.Judging by the length did you fit a long filler to the pen?.
Peter.
Terry Q
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While I appreciate the effort of making a closed end pen I'm not sure I like it on the Omega. I do see one advantage. You can make the barrel longer to find your hand better without screwing the cap on to the back end.
A very nice pen Johnny.
looks a good un that
chas_41_uk
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Nicely done Johnny
That's the same method I've used for closed end pens
That's the same method I've used for closed end pens
wm460
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That is a beauty Johnny.
Nice one Johnny, yes a very similar method to what I do, I can't remember taping anything that's only where we differ I think.
Must look at these revolving tailstock's though I have never heard of them, I use a removable revolving center in mine.
A goodly shaped pen using a real blank, looks like the forums are picking up again with the recent posts init?
Must look at these revolving tailstock's though I have never heard of them, I use a removable revolving center in mine.
A goodly shaped pen using a real blank, looks like the forums are picking up again with the recent posts init?
