Fountain Pen Making update 8
So, the lathe broke this week. The small wheel that comes directly out of the motor was spinning, but the large wheel which drives the main axle with one set of gear wheels on wasn’t spinning and in turn the axle that drives the chuck wasn’t spinning. I figured the belt from the motor to the first axle was worn and looking at it the … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 8
Fountain Pen Making update 7
Update is early this week as it is my birthday on Saturday and I am going out with friends tomorrow, due to these two things I won’t be in a fit state to do an update until Sunday at the earliest. It has been a good week. So I have taught myself some new techniques this week but I also had a bit of a … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 7
Fountain Pen Making update 6
So, not a good week and I am pretty down about it. You see I normally enjoy writing these weekly breakdowns of how the projects are going, this one however I am not looking forward to. I told my daughter that I would make her a pen and well as I have said in previous updates that I was having trouble with the material she … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 6
Fountain Pen Making update 5
So the week started on a high and ended on a low point. The high was that I finished my pen and my wifes pen! Woo hoo! Mine is the green and my wifes pen is the red. So what new things have I done this week? Well as you can see I leaned how to put a curved end to the pen using a bastard file, I … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 5
Fountain Pen Making update 4
Well, this week could have gone better but I tell you what, I have learned a hell of a lot. I have learned that polyester is shit and I hate it. It’s dusty and it’s horrible and it’s brittle as anything. I only got the one stick of it, thank god. I have attached a picture of the body count for this week, yes I … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 4
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