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First Fountain Pen ....

KevinMc

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Welcome comments but I am really pleased with this my first fountain pen.

Leveche ~ Gun Metal

Made using oak gained during restoration of an ancient Church....

Kevin:banana:
 

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That’s very nice Kevin, lovely grain and well turned, and all from a reclaimed coffin.
You took your time, nice. :thumbs::thumbs:
 
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[MENTION=1682]KevinMc[/MENTION]

Well done, nice job of that.

Now on to the next one and let's not have to wait so long for that eh!

pittswood said:
Hi Kevin,
I like the oak finish and goes very well with the Leveche pen. How did you find the kit?
Always love oak wood.
Kelvin
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I found the kit on Phil's web page but I dint know about Kevin.:funny::rolling:
 
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pittswood said:
Hi Kevin,
I like the oak finish and goes very well with the Leveche pen. How did you find the kit?
Always love oak wood.
Kelvin
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The quality of the kit in my view is excellent .. what I found confusing coz I am not that clever... was the setting up of the bushes you need to get that right and then being very careful on putting together... I would Really advise watching the video on the page as Phil suggested.... it made it all much easier... although the main body I had to really think about which was the nib end... on to the rollerball today...:banana:

Kevin
 
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The quality of the kit in my view is excellent .. what I found confusing coz I am not that clever... was the setting up of the bushes you need to get that right and then being very careful on putting together... I would Really advise watching the video on the page as Phil suggested.... it made it all much easier... although the main body I had to really think about which was the nib end... on to the rollerball today...

Kevin

Hi Kevin,
I would centre pop the top of your bushes, from left to right on your lathe. One centre pop on the first bush, two centre pops on your second bush etc;
You only need to put the bushes 1-4 in a line with your tubes. Simpples!
Kelvin
 
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