I did it, i finally did it! My daughter has a pen that i made for her. It is something i am so looking forward to give to her, it is something she has been so excited to get. I cannot wait to see her little face light up. She has seen some of it because i needed to check to see if she wanted … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 9
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
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
