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First pics of Dan's Chrome Omega FP

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Twister said:
what size are the tubes ?

is there much material left ?
is the bottom barrel tapered or straight ?

looks good I like the shape of the "nib holder"

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what size are the tubes ? 25/64ths and 15/32nds if I remember correctly

is there much material left ? What material left where?

is the bottom barrel tapered or straight ? tapered.
 
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Walter said:
what size are the tubes ? 25/64ths and 15/32nds if I remember correctly

is there much material left ? What material left where?
just wondering if there was any chance of putting a bit of shape to it

Steve
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Twister said:
Walter said:
what size are the tubes ? 25/64ths and 15/32nds if I remember correctly

is there much material left ? What material left where?
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just wondering if there was any chance of putting a bit of shape to it

Steve
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Not a great deal of thickness of wood left in the cap but more at the nib end of the barrel tapering off towards the other end. Not a lot of scope but possible I guess.
 
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The finished pen looks as good as expected after seeing the kit on Saturday.
I will definitely be ordering some when they become available :thumbs:
 
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cookie21 said:
If you already have 10mm & 12mm bits they should be ok
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Only if you are the sort of person for whom "near enough is good enough"

Before drilling I tested the tubes in imperial and metric drill gauges. They were a perfect fit in 15/32" and 25/64" and a loose fit in 10mm and 12mm. That looseness would be sufficient to cause failure of the glue joint especially if you use CA. You might just get away with it if you use epoxy or polyurethane glue.
 
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Walter said:
Only if you are the sort of person for whom "near enough is good enough"

Before drilling I tested the tubes in imperial and metric drill gauges. They were a perfect fit in 15/32" and 25/64" and a loose fit in 10mm and 12mm. That looseness would be sufficient to cause failure of the glue joint especially if you use CA. You might just get away with it if you use epoxy or polyurethane glue.
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I use gorilla polyurethane glue , 10mm & 12mm bits on jr gents & sedonas no problem to date
 
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I have drilled and glued mine in tonight and used metric drills, only because I can't think who borrowed my imperial drills.

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10mm for the bottom tube and 11.5mm for the top, the bottom surprisingly fits snug and the top needed a bit of a push to get it in.
Tomorrow will discover how they fair when spinning init?
 
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cookie21 said:
I will just say to people on a budget don't spend out on all the odd Imperial sizes without trying what you already have, try & see
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That makes sense if you use a gap filling glue but to me (and 313 million Americans) there is nothing odd about imperial sizes. When I started out in woodworking and DIY, longer ago than I care to remember, everything was imperial and I have always had imperial drills. A lot of older turners will not have a problem finding the right size drill bits.
 
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