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tried your jig idea..despite its appearance i am actually really chuffed with this one, everything lines up as it should...now just need to work on the glueing up so bits dont fall out :):banana::banana::banana:

How do you guys keep your drill bits sharp? Do you re-sharpen or replace? Are drill bit sharpening machines any good? I see the "Drill Doctor" machine can cost £200+ that is far too expensive does anyone have one of these instead? Sealey SMS2008 Drill Bit Sharpener, Bench Mounting, 80W, 173mm...

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.

The benefits of getting divorced, I’ve inherited a step son who is an engineer who works for one of the regional tree clearance/surgeon outfits and he keeps dropping bits off! This is some of the largest plum I have ever seen, and it has, surprisingly, no rot. I think I’ve ended up with most of...

I got a parker ball pen given as a Xmas present several years ago. Its a click pen I first noticed the nib was not fully retracting you could actually write with it without pressing the click part. I gave the pen top a tweak and the whole thing ended up spitting its bits all over my desk. Having...

I just wondered if any of our suppliers sell spare parts for kits not tubes but the kit bits themselves. The reason I ask I have screwed up a couple of Mistrals that went wrong and trying to correct I damaged some of the pen components. I also have a bag full of TM kits bits that did not go well...

Hi all, I got carried away with it today and stocked up on some bits..... Do I tell the wife it's penturning supplies or shooting supplies??

If you have not tried colt drill bits before you are missing a treat. I have used them for a while now, but they have stopped making them. My old ones have made hundreds of pens and starting to feel their age. So when I spotted some in the USA at Taylor tools on offer as they had bought out the...

Where do you get your 25/32 drill bits from for the TM Omega kits?

I've been having sleepless nights dreaming of making this pen waiting for the bits to arrive. Ebony and Rhodium plated Mistral fountain pen. My favourite project to date and this more than replaces the Mont Blanc I recently sold to pay for pen turning bits ;-) (not sure why the picture has...

Hi not been in here for ages.... Must admit not turned many pens either for a while... Here we go to make a fool of myself again and show my in-depth knowledge of the subject..lol Does anyone know which of any of the suppliers of simple slim line sort of pens 7mm ones sell the on their own...

Have just been given these nby a friend who's father is having a shed clear out. Looking at the pricing thinking before 1971. Also was given a fountain pen kit as old again all the bits there so good news. Having never worked with this wood, is it difficult it looks very hard.

Who'se been a busy boy then. I think the platter is Elm, the goblet was a scrap piece of split Oak and the tea lights are made from Walnut and Maple bits. Trying to keep busy.... Cheers Frederick

What works best for you to remove gunk from drill bits? Thanks Alan

When I bought my last Hercus lathe, this came with all the bits and pieces. Does any one know what it is? This bit slides back and forth.

Leylandii root ball 8" x 5 1/2", filled, stapled and pyro rim as bits were missing.

I have taken delivery of a new lathe. Well new to me anyway I purchased it of Bill Mooney,s Grandson Lee. Its a small Axminster variable speed wood lathe. It came with a chuck several tool rests and some other bits and pieces. Up to now I have been using a modified metal lathe. Im looking...

Good Morning everyone, I’m new to pen turning but have had a lathe for a while and have made some bowls and other random objects, mostly from bits of old wood that I find lying around the woods surrounding my home, I love making what some people throw away into something useful or attractive and...

Where is the best place to look for info on drying wood or do ny of the forum users have some good info, having seen some pictures of peoples sheds I am guessing this is something that at least some of the members do. Just picked up some bits of yew from my sister inlaw it is mainly branch wood...

Hi, I'm a tree surgeon who recently got into knife making and started sawing up some of the interesting bits of wood that we have in the yard. I started shopping on line for bits and bobs and discovered there's a whole world of blanks from all kinds of wood not just for knives but for pens and...