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  1. hawkeyefxr

    First total failure

    Well i have just had my first total failure, i was making a pencil kit with the big pencil lead. I prepared the tubes sanding with a coarse grit to give plenty of adhesion. I use thick CA and leave it for 24hrs to go off and cure. I am not sure what the blank was made of but it smelt like...
  2. M

    Axminster Slimline

    so grateful for all your kind comments from my post over the weekend. buoyed by the new found confidence i have this time used a standard axminster slim line Pen kit with Padouk, 2 coats cellulose sanding sealer, danish oil and CA glue x 4, finished to 15000 grit and t-cut. would appreciate any...
  3. M

    First TM Pen - Omega

    Ive made a couple of other (axminster biro slimline) pens but this is my first attempt at one from TM. The wood is Zebrano (I think), finished with 2 coats of sanding sealer, danish oil and CA glue, sanded down to 15000 grit (using the abrasive, colour coded pads from axminster), and finally cut...
  4. B

    A part segmented Bowl with a hat

    The bowl is made of Idigbo and segmented cedar 9 1/2 inches x 12 inches high finished to 400 grit polished Danish oil then sealer then Yorkshire grit and waxed
  5. Winemaker

    Grinding wheels

    I have a record 6 inch bench grinder with a white wheel one end and a thinner coarse wheel on the other end,I am thinking of changing the coarse wheel so I can have one end for bowl gouges and the other for all the others. What wheel would be best, what grit and colour should use?:thinks: Does...
  6. B

    Robert Sorby Hollowing tool

    I have several tools which I no longer use and since I need some sandpaper I am willing to swap. This tool needs to be sharpened and is less than 1 year old. I lost the screw which holds the tip so put in another and its a little long. There are marks on the handle but this does not affect how...
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