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Thanks for the input guys it will probably be a while before I get to enjoy hobbies with the move and honey do's. I am fairly familiar with Ohio I grew up in the Mt. Vernon area and still have alot...

Tom you are joking correct. I have not decided were I want to live yet anyhow but if that is the case it wont be Clinton county.

Ok so I know that I have seen people on here from Ohio. I just accepted a job in Wilmington, Oh and wanted to see how many turning neighbors I was going to have.

To provide some more information that I should of provided earlier. This is some information that I am providing for a friend who owns a pen shop. She carries pens from the cheap pens all the way...

I was at a local pen shop and she told me that she could only get metal pens engraved. I know that acrylic and wood pens can be done but she says no one will touch them. Does anyone know of someone...

I dont post here that often but I was wondering if anyone here lives in the Hutchinson Kansas area. I just accepted a job out there and I am looking for some fellow turners in the area.

I would go with a Cigar with the black Chrome and for the wood I would go with a heavily spalted that maybe has some different colors in it. The spalted with several colors would be the closest to...

You will likely get as many different answers to this as their is turners here. I use a solution of Plexiglass dissolved in acetone for all of my pens.

Making them with wood is not the best idea due to swelling of the wood with the changes in moisture. I do however use aluminum for some of these items like pen chucks and some specialized bushings. ...

I would do as stated above as well the only thing I would do differently is I would sand the joint lightly with some rough grit sand paper to give it a tooth for the adhesive to bond with as well.

I dont know how good of a deal this is, but if it is like most of the stuff that Charles offers it is probably a decent price.
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Dario while I agree with the Beall being better I still think that the 1/4 inch mandrel is still to flemsy when turning the larger kits which are becoming more prominent. When dealing with tubes...

I have been thinking about this as well if I were to make one I would make it thicker maybe make a specific mandrel for each type pen I make. I would make it thick enough for the smallest barrel to...

Burt here is a link to several supplier links this is easier than posting all of the different links here. I have used CSUSA, Arizona Silohouette, Beartooth Woods and WoodCraft for pen supplies. I...

A lot of people here and other forums I visit use the Rikon with no real complaints. As far as the pens go I would advise to stray away from selling at garage sales. This will only set your price...

Mel you have to be careful to make sure that you get the adapter with the chuck. Some places include it some dont. I know Charles Martin includes it with his price. I recently bought this same...

Bart thanks for telling people about this I have all but given up telling people unless they ask. I anyone tries this finish and needs any help they can feel free to e-mail me or post something here...

Charles not sure about in your area but were I grew up in Ohio the Amish have changed alot. When I was there last year going through the old stompin grounds most of them had electric which powered...

Just like most subjects discussed everyone has the best way of doing this. I have used the pen press method, the drill press method and the clamps. I prefer the clamps the best. Depending on which...

Perry there is a guy on another site that I frequent that makes a sliding dove tail box which is really neat looking. Here is a link to a thread about it you could either post there to ask him how he...

Christopher you will find as many different ways of doing a CA finish as you will penturners who use CA for finish. I have found the fumes to be very irritating. I personally do not use the CA...

You can find all the accessories for making them here.

They have all of the hooks, paint and hook holders you will need as well as give you some style ideas.

Pen looks good Bart your photos are better than the average beginner as well. Is that the plexi finish again.

Frank I would list them for you but there is to many sources for the hardware and kits. It is easier to point you to a couple of sites that have all of them as links. www.thepenshop.net or...

Thank you waymon
I just posted a link in this forum about some Marines in Iraq who just got a lathe and are starting to turn in their free time.

Terry Miller USN
1993 till present