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  1. Garno

    What a Waste

    What a Waste, And I am not referring to the Ian Dury and the Blockheads song that I can no longer get out of my head :ciggrin: 12 yes 12 blanks ruined today, what makes it worse is that 9 of them (6 acrylic) I ruined whilst trying to drill the wrong size hole :rolling: For the classic Elegant...
    • Garno
    • Thread
    • drill found ruined tubes waste
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Turning Pens
  2. mkenny28

    Spindle Turning

    I've been asked to supply a few things for a wedding fayre, so gonna try a few cake slices, bottle openers/stoppers as well as a few sets of pens. What would be an ideal size of blank to use for the utensils? Length will obviously depend on what the tool is but what about thickness. Don't wanna...
    • mkenny28
    • Thread
    • material spindle thickness wanna waste
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Turning Pens
  3. Gadget-UK

    Waste Liquid Acrylic

    For those that make Acrylic Blanks I decided to pour the remainder of the acrylics into a separate pot and when full I would make it into something :thinks: Turns out my son pinched it and has made a wine bottle stop (photos later) but the remainder I managed to make a slimline pen. Waste not...
  4. hawkeyefxr

    CA and the use of

    When you use CA it's a bit like mustard, you waste more than you actually use. You try to squeeze gently but it still comes out like the Amazon river, well it does for me anyway. The tyres were CA's to the rims as they would not hold with the clamping system of the rims. We came a across some...
  5. Dalboy

    Forgot about these

    A some may remember I was given quite a few lumps of Chestnut burrs a while back anyway when I turned a couple of pieces I rough cut the lumps to make it easier to turn and make them a little more balanced for when I turned them. Not being the type of person to waste wood I cut some into rough...
    • Dalboy
    • Thread
    • cut forgot make rough waste
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Off Topic
  6. Neil Lawton

    Taking the Pith!

    Managed to blank some small Olive bits this afternoon. Some of the younger timber has gone very light, but still interesting. I think there may be a bit of waste from the stuff on the right though!:funny:
    • Neil Lawton
    • Thread
    • bit interesting stuff thoughfunny waste
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Off Topic
  7. Anthraquinone

    Bullet Pen clip - Source ?

    Hi Does anyone know where I can get a spare clip for a Bullet Pen in the UK. A customer has broken one and wants a replacement. I could get a complete kit but that seems a waste. I have only seem the rifle clip for 7mm slimline pens and that will not fit AQ
  8. S

    Hardwood Use Up

    Hate Waste.
  9. S

    Use Up 3

    Yet another one in white. it seems i have a lot of bits to use up. (hate waste)
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