No Mandrel closed end.

[Grump]

A quick how to, for those who are unsure or think they can't do a closed end pen without special kit.
first select a nice straight blank, grip it in your chuck and mark the middle for drilling.



Drill the hole and glue the tube in, bear in mind how deep you want to go with your drilling this is an Omega fountain so the pump is longer than the tube, it settles inside the finial which we are not using but need to allow for it with the depth of drill.
poor pic but the marks are inside the red square.
Not necessary to use the bush but most of you will so I have for the pics, bring the tailstock to the bush with only light pressure just to stop the blank flexing while spinning.



Shape the blank to your desire, sand and polish to finish then part off and finish the part by hand, simples init?



This is still a work in progress, as you can see the wood is riddled so the top part is still on the lathe soaking in CA init?


I'll finish that tomorrow and show the end result.

 

[turnaround360]

It looks great like an antique already and its brand new
what wood is it Brian.

 

[Buckeye]

You are gonna have to work on your finish if you want to stand a chance in the closed end comp

Peter

 

[Grump]

It looks great like an antique already and its brand new
what wood is it Brian.

Like it says on the label Frankie 300 yr old oak from a flint mill supplied by Eamonn (Silver)

You are gonna have to work on your finish if you want to stand a chance in the closed end comp

Peter

It ain't finished yet init?

 

[turnaround360]

Brian sorry i was to busy looking in the red box lol.

 

[Jim]

Thanks Brian, it is good to see other ways of making the closed end pen, it would also be good to have it in a tutorial my friend if you are up to it ..

And with your permission i could add it to the library .. :wink:

 

[paulm]

Thanks Brian, thats very helpfull

 

[Grump]

Thanks Brian, it is good to see other ways of making the closed end pen, it would also be good to have it in a tutorial my friend if you are up to it ..

And with your permission i could add it to the library .. :wink:

Happily Jim I'll do one with a better pen I didn't know this one was gonna be so much grief but the wood justifies being saved.

Thanks Brian, thats very helpfull

Thank you Paul it ain't wasted if somebody learns something from it, even if it is only remember to allow extra depth for the pump.

 

[billyb_imp]

Excellent stuff Brian, I will store this somewhere at the back of my head until I need it

Or forget all about it

 

[Paul]

Cheers grump. Very handy.

 

[silver]

Well done persevering with the Oak Brian,

Looks good and a like the way you set it out, look forward to the next chapter..

 

[Terry]

You are getting good in your old age Brian !!!!
Thanks for showing !!!

 

[Vic Perrin]

Like it Brian. You have made that operation look simples

Vic

 

[wm460]

You mean I made them pin chucks for NOTHING

 

[stevenw1963]

Just goes to show you don't need all the doogly dangly fandango bits & jigs to do things.

Sometimes we get too anally retentive about how to rather than just getting on with it.

nice one Brian

 

[Buckeye]

You mean I made them pin chucks for NOTHING

No, you did the right thing but I am pleased that Brian showed this method as I was going to show the between centres method and now I don't need to anything to get more people to enter the closed end pen competition, it doesn't matter how you get there, but if you can't turn a closed end pen you don't have a chance of winning a life-changing sum of money, although I am not sure what the legalities are of loadsa wonga going abroad so we may have to restrict to collection only for non UK winners, which is rather fortunate for our Scottish members who voted to stay as part of Greater England

Peter

 

[donwatson]

Thanks Grump, a well structured explanation, even I understood wot its all about.
I may even try it myself. :wink:

 

[Jimjam66]

Dear Lord, did our Grump just TURN A PEN?????? Is there a hurricane expected on the East Coast tonight, Mr Fish?



Nicely done Sir, master craftsmanship from a Master of the Craft!

 

[bassethound]

Very nicely done Brian!..

 

[Woody]

Well done Brian very informative another way for those why haven't got a chuck is to use the Mt on the headstock as a jam chuck