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wim kluck

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Let me introduce myself. I am 59 years young and occasionally turn a pen. I also sometimes make a bowl and hollow shape. Chairman of the regional department of Radius, the Dutch woodturners' association. This last function is an incentive for me to regularly work behind the lathe. I'm unsure whether to make "bespoke" pens or stick with the kits. I have all the necessary materials. I stabilize my blanks myself and also occasionally cast with epoxy.
I will post here some pens but I don't know how.
 
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Some of my work form last year.
 

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Tom.1946

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Welcome to the forum Wim. Love that first pen still trying to figure out how to make something like that....
Tom from Antrim Northern Ireland
 
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wim kluck

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Tom.1946 said:
Welcome to the forum Wim. Love that first pen still trying to figure out how to make something like that....
Tom from Antrim Northern Ireland
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It was for me the order of operations. My first attempt at making the blank was to glue an aluminum plate between the blocks and then drill the hole on the lathe. When drilling, the glue came loose because the aluminum became too hot. Tried 4 types of glue. Nothing remained intact. Then first drilled a hole in everything and glued(CA) everything onto the tube piece by piece. Turning is not the most difficult, but you do have to take into account the difference in resistance between the wood and aluminum. Furthermore, I found it difficult to drill the holes in the aluminum.
Turned with a skew.
 
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