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Hopefully you would of seen the black box that I 3D Printed the day before yesterday.
There were a lot of things wrong with the box so Yesterday I decided to revamp it.
To cut a long story short I made a right mess of it, I managed to sort the text out and put 2 sleeves inside the box to hold...
Are all pen lengths the same? It will be when the caps are on or the refill twisted in.
If they are the same size does anyone know why?
Exclude the novelty ones or the mini ones at the bookies.
Hi all,
No1 for today's offerings is this TM Epsilon with a Cs blank I managed to squeeze out.... Its OD was spot on finish size so just a polish on the cap end:ciggrin:
I do love this stuff, if it wasn't so awkward!
Thank you to all for your kind words and support in this troubled time..... So let's break out my lockdown lathe.... Stop laughing Garno, (I can hear you before I have posted this:funny::funny:) as they say size isn't important as long as I'm turning and best of all when I'm done I can pick it...
Nibs, ..........
That's the very first time I have started a chat by saying nibs.
I really like a fountain pen and hope to make a few this year, however I am slightly unsure how to identify a nib size. (OK make that I have no clue).
To me the only difference between a #5 and a #6 are the...
Anyone who has made the Headwind pen can you tell me what size drill bit you used please.
I have it as 11/32 but after I drilled that size I could not get the tube in the blank, the fit is very snug at the start and only manages to go in about an inch before being too tight (Needed pliers to...
Hi all,
I fancy doing some hollowing but not sure what tool I should buy, They all seem very expensive so I really need to purchase the right one. There is a plethora of tools available so spoilt for choice but also very daunting.
All I wish to do is hollow some medium size vases and maybe...
Those of you that make TM Omegas what size of drill do use use for the cap tube I tend to find the 15/32 is a bit of a slack fit for the tube or am I being to fussy
This is just an update on the progress of the tractor and loco now that the truck is complete.
I have managed to start assembly of the loco and spent about 2 1/2hours turning all of the wheels for loco and tender 18 in all. As you can see it is starting to look the part.
The tractor came to a...
Hi does anyone know what the thread size is that's used for the standard mechanisms?. I bought a pen kit turned the blank assembled the pen only to find the thread has not been cut to take the mechanism. Before I dismantle the pen. (It's for a customer) I thought if I new the thread size I could...
I earlier posted this segmented pen/description here..
I had mentioned that I was not totally happy with it, so here is a second version with some "adjustments."
1. I used a 3-sided design instead of a 4-sided one. This increased the size of the timber between the segmentation.
2. I used a...