Greetings All

[Pastor of Muppets]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Andy a new to turning enthusiast from deepest darkest Oxfordshire. I started turning last month in a friends workshop and am thoroughly enjoying it so far.
Pen turning has been a real delight even though the score currently is: scrap bin 5, finished pens 2. The two that I've managed to finish im really happy with!
Looking forward to getting to know you all better and I hope you all don't mind lots of questions.

Cheers PoM (Andy)

 

[Dalboy]

Welcome Andy and ask away some very knowledgeable people around in most forms of turning so I am sure someone will have an idea if needed

 

[Penpal]

We here know the English all as POMS,been a coloquialism? for ever it seems. Welcome PoM I see you are on a run there mate,enjoy the forum.

Peter.

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

We here know the English all as POMS,been a coloquialism? for ever it seems. Welcome PoM I see you are on a run there mate,enjoy the forum.

Peter.

I always thought it was Pome as in prisoner of mother England?!? though the pronunciation would be very different!
I envy you guys down there you have some the most beautiful woods. A friend has just sent me a couple of lace sheoak blanks that I'm far to scared to turn yet!!

 

[Phil Dart]

Hello Andy - welcome aboard. Enjoy your journey and ask the questions you need to ask. Every single person here had to start somewhere, and the folks here are more than willing to share their knowledge.

 

[fortress]

Hello and welcome Andy, enjoy enjoy enjoy.

 

[Terry Q]

Hello Andy, welcome from across the pond.

 

[KevinMc]

Hi Andy

Welcome.... are you going to share the 2 finished pens?

Kevin

 

[yorkshireman]

Hello Andy mate, good to have you with us

 

[wm460]

G'Day Andy, welcome to the forum from the warm centre of Australia.
I come from the only state that didn't import any of you pommy crims

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

I Found a website a while back that listed surnames and the reason for transportation.....
the only Cohen I found was transported for setting fire to a Catholic priest!

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

Wow here we go then a novice among masters....

First up one of the free slimline kits that came with my mandrel and a cheapy ash blank that came from ebay.

I managed to sand the bushings into the wood and totally failed in in the art of grain matching. It was my first ever attempt at pen turning and the first thing I ever turned other than a lump of wood between centres to get a feel for the tools.

My second successful attempt at pen turning was a Chairman kit, (which is a kit really like the feel and weight of) in purple heart (no warn warned me that the chips can draw blood!)

After a series of disasters i finally had my confidence restored when I assembled this. I liked it so much I nearly kept it, but instead ordered myself a couple more kits.

Criticism and advice is greatly appreciated!!

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

see below mate!

i may never get the hang of posting lark

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

This arrived today a Shakespeare Rollerball from the lovely folks at British Made Pen Kits



– BritishMadePenKits it is my reminder as to why i need to keep practising it will sit on the shelf above my lathe to remind that there is a goal to be achieved

 

[silver]

"it is my reminder as to why i need to keep practising it will sit on the shelf above my lathe to remind that there is a goal to be achieved"

Welcome on board Andy, hope to see more of your work going ahead.

As for leaving the pen kit on the shelf, if you can do a slimline and the chairman kit the Shakespeare is no difference and you have all the skills so don't leave it there too long..

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

Welcome on board Andy, hope to see more of your work going ahead.

As for leaving the pen kit on the shelf, if you can do a slimline and the chairman kit the Shakespeare is no difference and you have all the skills so don't leave it there too long..

it's just so gorgeous if i failed with it it could ruin me though. I mean look at the packaging it came in.... I've bought beautiful pens in worse packaging

 

[silver]

it's just so gorgeous if i failed with it it could ruin me though. I mean look at the packaging it came in..

, yep, but if you had a Maclaren F1 on the drive you would want to drive it wouldn't you?

Go for it, there is nothing that can go wrong that can't be undone mate..

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

, yep, but if you had a Maclaren F1 on the drive you would want to drive it wouldn't you?

To be fair if I had a Maclaren F1 on the drive I'd either be a fireball or paying you to turn me a pen!

Go for it, there is nothing that can go wrong that can't be undone mate..

I will quote you on that when I'm ordering my first disassembly set!

 

[silver]

I will quote you on that when I'm ordering my first disassembly set!

Buy it before turning the pen Andy, get some practice in with it so at least you will know how to use it..

But as I said.. "nothing that can't be undone"

 

[Penpal]

I was amused by your journey into family history, all my ancestors going back to the early 1800,s were free settlers to Australia commencing when there was only a small number of invaders. Rich history of endeavour. Recent DNA test found several matches as well.
A mate of mine nearby has a three hundred thousand dollar sports car in bright red scarcely game to park it anywhere to avoid crowds of people and coin marking jealous ones.

Like your two first editions better than so many early pens and worthy of sharing with the family in pride and satisfaction., grain matching is easier if you mark the centres of the blanks,then with the slimlines pushing the top on when the tip is fully extended gives the match in use.

As you say the Stainless pen kit is impressive enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.

Peter.