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Hi all,
I am very new to turning having only started last year apart from an introductory woodworking class in school 40 odd years ago.
I'm semi retired and thought wood turning would be a good way to keep me busy and cut down my smoking .......... it has done both but I think I have a new...
They called a risky one, suffered an event under anasthesia so they kept me for several hours more doing checks and balances. Some internal 3 D pics showed severe burning from my 39 visits for Radiation to kill cancer a couple of years ago. No such thing as a free lunch. Not supposed to drive...
I made this as a small thank you gift for the guy who gave me the Zebrano a few weeks ago. I hope he likes and uses it.
As an aside, do you find that people "treasure" their pens and put them away rather than use them?
A while ago someone asked about printing logos on pens. I recently was asked to provide a sample of a pen for a vineyard so with my laser printer this is what happens on a wine cask oak pen. This is the test piece so they can evaluate the placement and font .
Managed to turn this flowery postage stamp pen today, from a blank that Jackie had decorated & cast a month or so ago, not bad for a first attempt if I may say so myself :wink:
Just using up some of my acrylic blanks before I contemplate the self casting option. I really adore the hybrids, so might give it ago! In the meantime, here is an Omega RB dressed in a Bengal Tiger!
Adie
This morning Resource Limit Is Reached The website has exceeded its resource limit. This happened on opening a post a while ago. Trouble on the forum.
In response to your request Phil.
Peter.
This is my reward for equal First in the previous competition. I phoned Davey to thank him and I chose Centre Rings for Streamline pen kits.
Arrived ten minutes ago in my mail box, So many thanks Davey, great to talk to you as well. My entry below.
Kind regards Peter.
Im always looking for ways to save
Money as you do one was the vacuum chuck i
shared a while ago now its a power sander see what you think
As you can see its an old hand blender
With a screw driver bit to take the various sized
Sanding heads you could also fit a flexible shatf
If you...
Today's Gardeners Question Time was hosted at my Granddaughters new school, I was supposed to go and be part of the audience a few weeks ago, but I wasn't up to it at the time which was a shame really.
Peter