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  1. Penpal

    Relocated Vicmarc VL150

    Bought it 8 yrs ago it is now in place in a smaller room in my workshop so I can effectively heat this area. Happy note the winter is thawing,next month spring and I turn 88.From Chaos,the 32 mm bench is bolted to my previous steel working bench was an awful experience the steel plated top was...
  2. Garno

    Ribbons

    Todays silly question live from Dronfield is, When turning things in wood I have noticed that I only seem to make fine dust and no ribbons whilst making whatever it is, this is not only on pens but bowls as well. If I am turning acrylic pens I do get ribbons albeit very thin and narrow ones...
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    • Forum: Turning Pens
  3. Phil Dart

    Sometimes commissions are a pain in the pinnacle.

    Normally I quite enjoy making pens from customers pieces of wood, but this order was not much fun. The wood was a pinnacle on an Edwardian something or other and had been outside for donkey's years rotting away, and would I make as many pens as possible from it please. I think he was expecting...
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