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When I have made them, I used 1/8 wooden dowels. Just drill 1/8 holes in the upper and lower prices and dry fit the pieced together until I had the dowel length right and then glued them up. They...

You might try checking out the Southwest Washington Woodturners
(http://www.southwestwashingtonwoodturners.com/)

It is a new club and I have not attended any of their meetings, but it might be...

For those of you with Rose Engine lathes, what brand do you use for your 1/8" Round Urethane belts? Do you have a preference between Eagle or Dayton?

I had the same problem. My cause was that I was hardening the threads with thin CA and putting the blank on the mandrel too soon. The threads ended up gluing to the mandrel. I now wait a good 24...

Not sure what you would use this metal lathe for. If you are considering using it to turn wood, you should realize that metal lathes are not designed to turn wood. Metal lathes are designed to turn...

I picked up a cheap rotary tool at harbor freights for $16.50, after the sale and 20% coupon. I have it mounted to a 6" HF vice in a wood fixture I made. I also made a fairly simple fly cutter for...

I really haven't tried selling the lighthouses, but I would have to admit I have thought about selling them. I am not really sure how much to ask for them. There is a ton of labor involved in just...

They are my own design, with the help of some software (WOODTurner Pro) to help me size the layers and visualize the patterns. The nice thing about the lighthouses is that they are really just a...

I based mine on Jon Magill design, you can find the plans on the web. I was able to round up all the parts except the spindle and flange, which a friend made for me. I modified the design by using...

I have been working on making two Rose Engine lathe. One for my Dad and one for me. I finished up my Dad's and delivered it to him on the July 4th weekend. I have made pairs of everything, I have...

With the discussion of pepper grinders, I thought I would post a few pictures of my grinders. I have been having fun
making grinders based on lighthouses.
The Spiral bloodwood and maple grinder...

I was under the impression that the stainless steel was used for pepper, and the ceramic was used for salt. I know that the steel grinders can be adjusted for how coarse the pepper is ground, do you...

Here are a few of the nicer pens I have made. Any of these would be well recieved:

Art Deco:
http://www.pennstateind.com/store/PKARTFREE.html

Majestic Junior:...

I really like your stoppers. I am going to have to find my pen blank cutoffs and try your techinique. I have just started making the bottle stoppers and they are a lot of fun.

Ron

Doing demos can be pretty scary. I did my first demo at our club (Willamette Valley Woodturners) a week ago. There were close to 75 people in the crowd. I like to make pens and that was what I...

I recieved my PITH pen from Keith Outten a few days ago. I think it is an Aero in Black Titanium and Gold? Very nice plus it has my name engraved so that no one will wander off with it ;)
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Hi Bill,

I've been matched up with Keith Outten, but my Wife (Betty) would like to participate and would be happy to exchange a pen with you. She'll send you a message in a bit.

Ron

Dang, a day late again this year. Hey, if there are any other late straglers that would like to exchange pens, maybe Betty or I could swap with you. We both turn pens and had fun last year with the...

You could try using an equation to come up with your price. I have used this equation:
Price of the kit, add $5.00 and then multiply by 2.5

Examples:
Slimline ($2.00 + $5.00) x 2.5 = $17.50...

Here is a book I found very helpful in learning to make pens:
http://www.amazon.com/Turning-Pens-Pencils-Kip-Christensen/dp/1861081006/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317940236&sr=8-1

Also check if there...

You just have to draw your wife into the vortex with you. Buy her a Jet mini lathe and you will be amazed at how much fun the hobby can become when you both are playing on lathes, lol. I bet...

Malcolm,

Your books and videos have helped countless turners attempt and succeed in creating segmented items. I own several books on segmenting and I consider yours to be the "Go To" book. It is...

Betty likes to have shaving under her lathe. She claims that it is a cushion for things she drops. It just looks like this guy must drop large items and doesn’t want to dent them, lol

Ron

Sounds like there is no reason to change and I will continue to use Titebond 2. Thanks for all of your replies.

Ron

Hi Guys,

I have been playing around with segmenting and have been using Titebond II. Seems to work fine for me, but I am wondering if I might do better using the original Titebond instead (or...