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Today hasn't been very productive...but it's been a huge learning curve....
I had this great idea of making a batch load of Scribe pens with a walnut and maple stripey pattern...mainly because I've sold a couple already and been asked for some more. So last night I prepared the wood and made a...
Thanks to Chas my respirator came today and I managed to clean it and the battery is on charge, I am so pleased especially as I may have ended up with something nowhere near as good or just packed in turning and casting
I found some videos on youtube and they are really helpful. I also spoke...
Made up some new molds today using cornflour and silicone Peter first put the idea in my head it is quite easy if you look on you-tube all I did was prepare some acrylic blanks with tubes in mixed up the cornflour and silicone and wrapped it around them I was going to make a video but there are...
A few pens I turned today one for the barmaid I scrapped the last one pink glitter one red glitter 2 battle of Britain and one with standard stamps all will be sold to rais funds for our veterans except the one for Lisa
Had a play today with the blanks I made yesterday one steampunk one with plastic drilling swarf for the veterans one with the Queen's stamps for Violet and two different pearl blanks from my stock that a teller in the bank ordered
I think I have sorted out the drilling on my Omega blanks now. So to celebrate, today I have turned an Omega in Goncalo Alves hardwood. For my second ever Omega, I am please with this one!
Adie
Lidl are selling Digital calipers and angle finder today I have had both for a couple of years and found them both useful and accurate there are other stuff for the workshop too although I don't think the bench saw would be up to much :-
POWERFIX Digital Caliper or Angle Finder - Thursday...
Made this gunmetal Omega today to go in my gallery I have had the blank for a while so I cant remember where it come from or its name shame as I would have got some more
My new Scroll saw arrived today and first impressions are I am very happy with it. Is a heavy beast so am going to try and clean up my workshop and make a stand for it. A foot switch arrived also today which I hope to use with the scroll saw so its out with the multimeter to see what happens...