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Too much sport on the TV today F1, Cricket and Football but we managed to get a bit more done

After some advice on here on squaring off blanks without using a barrel cutter, I bit the bullet and bought a cheap disc sander. Wow, what a difference. All my non standard blanks squared off in minutes, with nothing more than a V block, transfer punch and a scrap bit of acrylic. The acrylic...

Grandson gave a Dinosaur from an old pen so for a bit of fun made this

Use some odd bits of wood for a bit of fun.

Are there any tips or tricks to getting them to run a bit more concentric? For most cases just cleaning up the foot of a bowl it doesn't matter too much if it's running a bit off centre but sometimes it would be nice if things ran a bit better. I suppose it's asking a lot given the feet are...

Why the bloody hell do the mini chinese metal lathes use plastic gear cogs :rolling: looks like I got to pay over 12 quid for a bloody bit of plastc just so I can use the power feed spindle :vangry: :thinks: need to find a metal one some time!

bit of pallet wood! Bit of wax and polish..

Tried a bit of scrap Brass and a bit of melted Aluminium, not impressed but it was fun!:rolling:

Hi all i went to see a gunsmithing friend today...managed to grab a few empty cases and a nice bit of walnut:thumbs:

Saw this kit on Dave Goodwin's Pen Kitz and Bitz and thought yeah I'd really like to have a go at that, it might be a bit chunky - but so am I!!

I have been doing this for a few years on my old blades and I have just seen this, it does save a fair bit! Making Custom Bandsaw Blades To Length - YouTube

There was a time when I was in the army we used to produce a document after an exercise/operation called 'Lessons Learned' or L2. We later changed it to 'Lessons Identified' because no bugger learned anything! Well, I'm now 4 pens into my initial 5 pen starter batch, and this is what I have...

Sorry, that's a bit of an odd phrase. What I am trying to ask is what clearance should I be aiming for between the brass tube and the blank. In other words, how do I figure out which drill bit to use? This comes about because I bought some Delta and Zeta kits from TM at the UKIWS show and they...

First up, a PSI Gothic ballpoint made with Rowan. I was asked not to make this one to curvy or chubby. Next up is an Omega fountain pen made with a tricky bit of Pippy Oak. Plently of twists and knots to make the turning interesting, but I'm pleased with the result. There seems to be more...