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Fresh of the lathe today and sold

First time on the lathe for a couple of years. I found a piece of spalted beech and knocked this out. It took a couple of days as the arthritis is getting to me now but it was worth it I think.

Fresh of the lathe today a small Yew 6” vase from beginning to the end

Fresh of me new lathe today a majestic fountain pen dressed in Mexican Ziracote wood love the new record midi lathe and this kit

Progress so far on me bench fot me new midi lathe sold me small lathe and me big lathe is going on Tuesday just got to box the sides in and make two doors

ok, curiosity has finally got the better of me and it needs to be satisfied.. i see lots of piccies that people put up, generally in facebook groups, of their lathe setups...a lot of them show their tools hanging on a wall behind the lathe, meaning one would have to reach over the big spinny...

Hi guys thank you for accepting me, I am new to pen turning, and live in north Notts, I have made a few pens from slimline to Cigar, still very new and learning all the time. I don't have the right setup as yet but all being well maybe in the future, I have a metal lathe that I turn wood /...

I been a while since I last used my lathe, I opened the door behind my lathe last weekend and found that red back spiders have taken up residence.:nooidea:

Our Mark Tassel donated some 338 cases for me to make up as fountain pen and rollerball pens to donate to some small veteran groups to help them raise some much needed funds. I also made a 50 cal ballpoint pen had to turn my own projectile from a copper rod no easy task on a wood lathe I have...

Good evening, as you can guess my name is Gordon. Only recently started trying my hand at making pens, had a lathe for about a year now and been gaining some rough experience making bowls, and some other bits and pieces.

Not only can you make yourself a new lathe but you can have it as a variable speed as well :whistling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeZcLfWv5KE

Hi all, These are the first two off my newly refurbished lathe, not a bad job to do really, but I did use a large clamp to press things home and not the BIG hammer. Two Cyclones from Phil, these kits are very nice and upto Phils high standards as always:thumbs::thumbs:

Well it had to happen didn't it, I haven't used the lathe for a fortnight and it's got the right hump.... It seemed to be over running / taking longer to slow to a stop than normal, I put it under load to drill a blank and it refused to start when I turned it back on.... Pic enclosed:funny: So a...

First attempt at something smaller on my new lathe rather than the Proxxon mini I had been using for this type of stuff, in case you can't guessed pocket penlight made with Acrylic. Regards Padster

Any one after a new lathe? Saw this on another site. Comes with bench grinder.

hi everyone i have been lurking in the background for some time looking at the workmanship and thought it was time to say hi i live in london/surrey and have been trying to turn pens for around six months or so started on a metal lathe that i have and have just bought a Axminster wood lathe. i...

Bowl since repair job on my lathe, turned 9 pens for friends then decided to finish the bowl that killed the lathe 2 weeks ago. Ash 6" x 2"

This is the first pen I have had to make my own tube, I say make but really mean I cut off the tube from a 12" tube. Went back to CA finish with this one, I have managed to make a ripple effect :vangry: I know exactly how it happened. Let me explain. Sanded it down to 6oo grit and no sign of...

I turned a Celtic twist pen today using callipers to size it as I did not have the bushes for it. I actually like the turn, size is spot on. My problem is with the lathe, I had it on the highest speed with the 5 pulleys and I noticed that one side, on one end of the blank, sticks out. When you...

What is the best way of using Melamine as a finish? I think I may be doing something wrong. My method is. Apply sanding sealer to the blank with the lathe running, I keep the cloth on running it from left to right to left until the sealer is dry on the cloth. I give the Melamine a good old...