Two failures today

[Dalboy]

Well after all the pen turning I managed to have a couple of failures one was just me not thinking when glueing up and the second was just a simple break out due to possibly to little glue. Both of these could have been so easily avoided.
The first was that I forgot to paint the tube and the second as I described above. The annoying part was they were both on Tempest pen kits which were the ones I wanted to turn out nice.

 

[KevinMc]

Isn’t it always the case... the ones you really want just don’t workout sometimes Arrrrrrr

Thanks for sharing the fact that those that are experts have failures to

Kevin

 

[Cumbrian Craig]

Sorry about your blanks, but it is nice to know it happens to others, even the experienced guys like yourself.

Regards

Craig

 

[Penpal]

OOps mate thanks for sharing,awful feeling at the time.

Peter.

 

[Morse]

My last three failures were tempest too.
( need to order some tubes from Phil).
One I think was a split in the wood.
The second was a CA glued tube that I turned to soon.
Third I put down to me.
Recoverd the tubes, but really want to start afresh.
You
DAVE

 

[yorkshireman]

Bad luck mate, it happens to us all

 

[silver]

[MENTION=449]Dalboy[/MENTION] well you will do 13 won't you..

Sorry mate, been there done that. I guess you had forgotten how that feels eh! :wink:

 

[Dalboy]

[MENTION=449]Dalboy[/MENTION] well you will do 13 won't you..

Sorry mate, been there done that. I guess you had forgotten how that feels eh! :wink:

The worst part of it was the white blank I glued up I did paint that one(still to turn). I certainly have not forgotten how it feels as with some of the things I turn because I am trying to push myself end up as something else due to something not looking right or other reasons. How else are we going to learn if not by our mistakes and misfortunes

 

[Penpal]

I believe we all need a Tee Shirt with a big question mark lettered WHY ME.

Peter.

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

Is it just me that thinks the brass compliments the blank in that first pic?

 

[wm460]

Oh shiite

 

[Dalboy]

Is it just me that thinks the brass compliments the blank in that first pic?

It looks worse in the hand and so obvious I have in the past had it where it does suit the blank but very rarely and had to start again.

 

[Pastor of Muppets]

Sorry to hear that Derek its a painful thing to lose a blank!
I find that painting the blank is better at hiding the tubes but a lot more effort

 

[Bill Mooney]

The application of Sod’s Law Derek.