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is coming soon.. ive not seen anyone else do it..but that dont mean they havent.. cast it yesterday so will be able to turn it in a couple days.. it may turn out crap, but it also maybe c a f...we will see. getting a tad excited tbh watch this space :winking:

Hi All, I'm Padster age 50, living in the midlands, potential newbie here... Why? Well my first post was on an old thread from 2016 - that I'm hoping will get a reply. Rather than repeat here's the link http://www.penturners.co.uk/tools-equipment-and-accessories/17181-proxxon-mini-lathe.html...

Another driftwood pen with blue dye. There were a couple of inclusions which I filled with aluminium, and the finished pen looks a bit like Earth from space :thinks: Used iPhone for photos and couldn't get a nice exposure

Had a strange request, could I turn a pen from snakewood that could take a bullet pen refill, aka fisher space pen. Thinking snakewood was going to be a challenge to get, I see there is some in the UK but it's pretty pricey......no problem the client says. But how do I find a pen kit that...

A Mistral turned using M3 Mokume, I find this a fascinating material with a lot of depth, and of course the metallic shimmer. I think the space age quality of M3 works well with the traditional quality of the Mistral. Haven't seen much of it on the forum recently!

Has anyone turned perspective rod? I would like to mock up a kitless in coloured translucent perspex (which I believe is basically acrylic) so I can clearly see how much wall thickness and space I have internally. Will this turn / thread well?

Hello all. I'm at the stage when I'm looking to buy a lathe and items. Proxxon DB 50 is the model I've decided on. Both for cost and size. I'll be working in a very confined space in a conservatory. My main work will be making fishing floats, but I'd love to try and make a pen or two. So...

Hi guys, i need some of your knowledge here as i want to improve my work space. I'm looking to get some sort of dust collection system that will be able to hook up to my lathe, a small bandsaw, scroll saw and pillar drill that i currently use. I had a look on axminster but i am not too sure...

From the last casting. Reminds me of a Hubble space photo. With flash No flash

Hi all I am a very new wood turner based in Sussex... had my lathe for 7 weeks now and have just turned my first pens. The main thing I have found is that I needed to sort out my shed!!! Now acquired a bench grinder (handy for making things sharp!) and band saw and some gouges etc.... amazing...

Good day everyone, Just joined your forum. I am a South African that moved to the UK 2 months ago. Very happy that the lathe arrived unharmed after spending 6 weeks at sea. Now in the prosess of setting up a space in my garage to start turning. Reading through all of the posts and glad to...