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Hi all well I like a good challenge....I was contacted by Ray7756 as to my bullet pens....could a pen be made from .22 250 cases??..... Challenge accepted!! He sent me a couple of cases to try and the results are below.... Normally with the .308 cases it's very straight forward as they will...

Does anyone have any experience with using a pin chuck to turn closed-end pens? Have seen references to them in a few places so I thought I'd give it a try. I took a spare mandrel and milled a flat 3/32" deep on it to take a bit of 3/32" steel rod. It fits nicely into a 7mm tube but won't...

I have only been turning pens for just over a year and looking to try something a bit different from wood or acrylic so was looking at the polymer clay blanks by Toni Ransfield on the Taylors Mirfield website. I see from other posts that several members have made pens from these blanks and was...

I have a friend who makes leaded glass decorations and wondered what if .... So I got some of her off cuts and a tube in mold, painted the tube silver as I thought this would reflect the glass. Then cast it in Polyester Resin. Now those of you who struggle to turn PR, you should try it with...

I know the drill bit size is 9mm. Anybody know the tube OD and Length of the Zeta? Les

Tube diameters and tube lengths for the Mistral pen kit. Les

Here I have used Alumilite resin, Yellow and duo Green Pearlx with strips of Blue alumilite. Should of painted the tube Black. The kit is from Axminster. Pen turning. - YouTube

Well this started with my post asking about what wood shouldn't we use for pens. One moderator, Phil, said Balsa wood. So up for a challenge I bought a piece of 12mm X 12mm and cut it to fit a slim line kit that I had. Drilling no problem. First CA glued tube, in, second CA glued tube stuck...

Hi Guys I have recently seen a few pens that have photographs in the blanks (wrapped around the tube and then cast I assume). Does anyone know who these are available from and what size the photo would need to be for a Sierra style tube? Cheers

I ordered a Steampunk pen kit from Axminster and it arrived in good time and looked lovely. I took the pre scuffed tube and a lovely piece of Wenge and glued it in nicely with gorilla glue. Got into the shop today and mounted it on to the mandrel and turned it down to the bushings sanded and...

I have just completed a Filigree Pen. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong in that I had to push the mechanism in well past the mark. Is that correct or should I reduce the long tube. Glen:sob:

Has anyone else noticed that the internal tube diameter are slightly smaller on the high end Sierra, Gatsby & Sirroco Kits, compared to the cheap made in China Sierras? I haven’t ever seen this mentioned on any forums or social media groups, but I can’t be the only one who has noticed this am I?

I have downloaded the instructions from the Tutorials section for making Firearms pens. I have laid out the parts and it appears the lower section ie. the bullet and the case will be shorter that the 7mm tube. This means the 7mm tube will be sticking out the end of the bullet case which in turn...

I had a bit of turning disaster yesterday not only did I manage to glue my bushings in to a tube my head stock and tail where out of line and I managed to turn don to the tube on one side of the blank. So I spent the early part of today realigning the centres then decided to take a break from...

Hi folks, looking for a bit of advice on pin mandrels, Ive tried a search on here and can't find much on them. Any tips, hints, or links would be appreciated. I've tried to grind down a punch that fits the tube I want to use and trimmed a nail, but it won't lock. Do I need to use a...

Hi All, Recently forum member Lons (Bob) gave me a link to some thread that he uses for fly fishing. I got some and wrapped it around a 7mm tube. Here are the results. Cheers Bob for the link. I will definitely try out some of the brighter colours. Thread & Resin. - YouTube

I have made myself an offset jig and a sanding disc for the lathe to use for squaring up blanks to the tube ends. What grit abrasive is recommended for barrel squaring?

Looking for your experience. I was making a pearlescent white pen.(sirocco) Thought I'd best paint the tube. So added a drop of acrylic white paint to the Gorrilla 5 minute epoxy and painted the tube as well. Left it overnight. When I turned the pen it broke apart, as if it wasn't glued. To...

Chad Shimmels video on U Tube using Liquid Diamonds etc for casting. https://youtu.be1n3-NJvVobgw Peter.

Hi after having a bit of a tidy up in the shed I found some spent cartridges in my shed .243 and .270 Winchester magnum. Looking at the .243 I thought it looks the same lenth of the brass tubes from a slimline and remembering a utube video from Woody decides to drill out the primer first with...