Omega in white wedding and plum crazy

[ni9eofse7en]

Kit From Dan, as if you didn't know
Blanks from Brody
Sanded nyweb and micro mesh
Cutting compound and car polish for finishing



The pictures poor. I will get round to a better set up. Not a good example. I made one blank a wee bit short and it has some cracks and chips, but good enough for a first try with all items. I then b*****d up and put the nib and centre cap on the wrong way, first time I'd put an Omega together and was rushing, never a good idea. Then I tried to dissasemble and broke the centre cap. I will have to ask Dan to see if he keeps spares.



So all in all I like the kit, I like the blanks but the turner and photographer need some work. It will do as a pen for me, and it was an idea for a mix that looks better in daylight than on the picture. A learning curve methinks.

Back to school days for the marking.

Robinson, you can do better see me after class. 4/10

 

[Les ELm]

Looks well done from here.

Les

 

[Vic Perrin]

These thing happen mate just put it down to part of your learning curve. I have been turning for nearly 6 years now and still manage the more than occasional cock up.

Vic

 

[Penpal]

True confessions mate felt your pain.

Peter.

 

[Jim]

Aye we have all been there John .. From the image i think you got the colours of the blanks right .. Still a nice pen my friend ..

 

[Baldy]

Like the idea for the different colours.. I have to speak to Dan for same reason.. [emoji11] [emoji11] [emoji90] [emoji90]

 

[paulm]

Very nice John, a good contrast in the colours. How about a photo of it together to show it off in all its glory?

 

[wm460]

Bugger when that happens, pen looks good.

 

[TaylorsMirfield.co.uk]

Kit From Dan, as if you didn't know
Blanks from Brody
Sanded nyweb and micro mesh
Cutting compound and car polish for finishing

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The pictures poor. I will get round to a better set up. Not a good example. I made one blank a wee bit short and it has some cracks and chips, but good enough for a first try with all items. I then b*****d up and put the nib and centre cap on the wrong way, first time I'd put an Omega together and was rushing, never a good idea. Then I tried to dissasemble and broke the centre cap. I will have to ask Dan to see if he keeps spares.

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So all in all I like the kit, I like the blanks but the turner and photographer need some work. It will do as a pen for me, and it was an idea for a mix that looks better in daylight than on the picture. A learning curve methinks.

Back to school days for the marking.

Robinson, you can do better see me after class. 4/10

If you can send me some close up pictures of the break when you get 2 minutes.

 

[ni9eofse7en]

Very nice John, a good contrast in the colours. How about a photo of it together to show it off in all its glory?

I need to get a better set up for photos, and to this end I have ordered some kit to do this. So hopefully will post better pics in due course.

 

[ni9eofse7en]

If you can send me some close up pictures of the break when you get 2 minutes.

Dan, It was self inflicted, not the kits problem, too much brute force and ignorance. I was rushing and put the kit together wrong. If you do keep some spare parts, then I can resurrect the kit, at my cost. Please do not think I was blaming the kit or the tools just the human tool trying to put it together who needed to RTFM.

 

[brody2123]

Glad your on your way with pen turning addiction John. As everyone says, we all make a balls up of it now and then regardless of how long we've been turning. A good idea mixing the colours though.

 

[billyb_imp]

Looks well turned & finished , then that happens, I think we've all been there