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  1. Graham W

    Help please

    Have got a couple of round top premium pens, but their are a few different bits to the previous ones I’ve done. Looked online but kit instructions don’t show the bits I’ve circled.... Cheers in advance to helping this noob...
  2. Graham W

    Pen vice

    Going to make my own pen vice tomorrow. Have purchase a canter lever and collected from around the workshop all the other bits I need. Will post an image once it’s done ? Fingers crossed it will work lol
  3. Dalboy

    Drill bits

    I am looking for a company that sell drill bits I have searched on here and can't find them I think they had "Drill" in their title. I am looking for cobalt metric bits so any where will help me find them
  4. M

    1/8" shank point cutting roundover bits?

    I'm building my own cnc helical lathe for cutting rope twists in narrow stock. Its based around a dremel which takes 1/8 shank router bits and I need a point cutting roundover bit. Any idea where i can get them from?
  5. D

    my first Corian pen turned today!

    Was given a couple of bits of Corian so thought I'd have a go .
  6. G

    Whats the best drill bits.

    I need to replace some of my drill bits for drilling pens. What type are best. Glen:thinks:
  7. Penpal

    FLY

    Bought the blank from the USA,realised I would need a kit I do not have so I made it from two stray kit pieces I had amongst my come in handy bits and pieces. I like it it handles well. Writes better than I can. Peter.
  8. wm460

    TCT Armour Piercing Drills.

    What is the difference between these and normal masonry drill bits? TCT Armour Piercing Drills Review - YouTube
  9. C

    new boys question. spalting.

    How do you prepare the soft spalted bits ? I am not talking spongy just softer.. ish.
  10. flexi

    Paws

    Hi all my latest inlay blank from Kenneth Wines in the US..how he has the patience to put all the tiny bits in is amazing
  11. sammy

    Biro

    I've just purchased a collet chuck for doing some small turnings and tried it out by turning a pen with it just for a bit of fun. For the nib and ink I used the bits out of an old biro. The paints are metallic acrylics, borrowed from my wife's mountain of arty crafty stuff. George
  12. B

    Drill bit sizes for threads

    Hi all, What size drill bits do you use for M14 and M12 triple threads ? Can you recommend anywhere to get specific sized bits and sets? Many thanks - Ben
  13. flexi

    Antler

    Hi all, anyone know where i can get some antler blanks?? or is it just a case of buying whole bits from fleebay??:thinks:
  14. Dalboy

    Time for a sort out

    I have somewhere for most of my drill bits except for the metric ones, so i spent yesterday sorting out all my drill bits and making a wooden drill block for the metric ones. Nothing special in as far as woodworking goes but it is surprising how long it took to drill it out and sort all the...
  15. Skil Phil

    Drill haul

    Last week somebody arrived at my mates shop with a container of rusted drill bits. "Do you want these or they go to the dump?" Stupid question! Well after a number of days dunking them in the electrolysis bath have got a number of bits as the pics show. Some have been badly abused and badly...
  16. hawkeyefxr

    Spruce wood

    I went for a walk today near where i live, the wooded area is being turned back to heathland as it was years before. All the spruce trees have been cut down, i found three bits that i think would be suitable for small bowls. Anyone know what it's like to turn. There is loads of suitable bits...
  17. Vic Perrin

    Bolt Action in Military Ply

    This is a piece of the Military Ply that I got off Grump a while back. only just found it in the shed. I have a fair few more bits of this.
  18. Winemaker

    Ply wood

    From 4 bits of ply 9 x 4" Made this Vase
  19. Neil Lawton

    Just playing.

    A tiny bit of turning and some bits of Stone pine cone.
  20. bassethound

    Done nothing but melted a few bits of scrap!

    Only melted some bits of scrap lately! more tidying up to do with it... hoping the round bit at the bottom of pic 2 will end up as a cog to replace the plastic one in the pic if I manage it :eek: :thinks:
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