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Drum roll, Please! I finally finished a bulb filler in wood. Insanely pleased with it!

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It's not perfect, mind you. The choice of wood was a little ill-starred, as the edges have tiny saw-teeth in some places where a burr is right on it. As this was turned on mandrels with no bushes there was not much I could do about it.

Also, the acrylic windows are poor as this was the fifth attempt so I didn't bother putting decent rod in, I just grabbed some ratty offcuts. Sod's law says this is the one that doesn't end up in the bin!

And finally, the cap to barrel thread is far too long - it takes about fifteen turns to screw the cap completely on. I think I can improve that, but she's full of ink at the moment so I'll have to wait until she's empty before attempting it ...

Peter, I have now successfully completed a feed conversion for a bulb filler and it's quite straightforward if a little finicky. Give me a shout when you're ready to try it and I'll shed what light I can.

<blockquote data-quote="Jimjam66" data-source="post: 34900" data-attributes="member: 58">Drum roll, Please!&nbsp; I finally finished a bulb filler in wood.&nbsp; Insanely pleased with it![ATTACH]3417[/ATTACH][ATTACH]3418[/ATTACH][ATTACH]3419[/ATTACH]It&#039;s not perfect, mind you.&nbsp; The choice of wood was a little ill-starred, as the edges have tiny saw-teeth in some places where a burr is right on it.&nbsp; As this was turned on mandrels with no bushes there was not much I could do about it.&nbsp; Also, the acrylic windows are poor as this was the fifth attempt so I didn&#039;t bother putting decent rod in, I just grabbed some ratty offcuts.&nbsp; Sod&#039;s law says this is the one that doesn&#039;t end up in the bin!&nbsp; And finally, the cap to barrel thread is far too long - it takes about fifteen turns to screw the cap completely on.&nbsp; I think I can improve that, but she&#039;s full of ink at the moment so I&#039;ll have to wait until she&#039;s empty before attempting it ...Peter, I have now successfully completed a feed conversion for a bulb filler and it&#039;s quite straightforward if a little finicky.&nbsp; Give me a shout when you&#039;re ready to try it and I&#039;ll shed what light I can.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimjam66, post: 34900, member: 58"] Drum roll, Please! I finally finished a bulb filler in wood. Insanely pleased with it! [ATTACH]3417._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]3418._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]3419._xfImport[/ATTACH] It's not perfect, mind you. The choice of wood was a little ill-starred, as the edges have tiny saw-teeth in some places where a burr is right on it. As this was turned on mandrels with no bushes there was not much I could do about it. Also, the acrylic windows are poor as this was the fifth attempt so I didn't bother putting decent rod in, I just grabbed some ratty offcuts. Sod's law says this is the one that doesn't end up in the bin! And finally, the cap to barrel thread is far too long - it takes about fifteen turns to screw the cap completely on. I think I can improve that, but she's full of ink at the moment so I'll have to wait until she's empty before attempting it ... Peter, I have now successfully completed a feed conversion for a bulb filler and it's quite straightforward if a little finicky. Give me a shout when you're ready to try it and I'll shed what light I can. [/QUOTE]

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