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Andyp wrote:I am trying to imagine if I can make some sort of sled to hold those irregular shapes as I pass it through the bandsaw. Planing to me will leave me with a lot of shaving and no usable pieces. If I can saw it square I might have enough small offcuts to use for other things, accents of some sort for example.
Andyp wrote:Duly noted all, thanks.
I have an invite for a visit to the donor's workshop in October, he is an amateur horologist
I hate deadlines but I better get my act together for this one.
I have been reading a bit about pen turning ebony. It appears that excess heat will drilling the holes for the tubes can cause cracking. Advice appears to be go slow, very slow.
Anyone here turned a pen with ebony?
Andyp wrote:I have been reading a bit about pen turning ebony. It appears that excess heat will drilling the holes for the tubes can cause cracking. Advice appears to be go slow, very slow.
Anyone here turned a pen with ebony?
Doug wrote:
Blimey that’s a blast from the past Bob, I’d forgotten I’d done that for Jim
Andyp wrote:I have no worries about making the knot I have done several.:-
droogs wrote:Bit of a bummer that. You could try cleaning out with acetone and then some runny CA and a very tight wrap of tape
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