Heres How I Turned A Pen From An Inlace Acrylester Blank
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- This was a tedious but rewarding turn. Inlace Acrylester blanks are beautiful you just need to take your time when turning them.
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Bob
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I bet the wife is going to love this one. It came out beautiful....
+Robert Evans She liked it but she's already got several favorites so she left this one with me.
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Bob
I really like the way these blanks turn out when they've been polished Bob, I've turned several of them and they nearly always present a challenge when being turned. Very sharp tool and light cuts is definitely the way to go!! Another great looking pen Bob!!
+BlueBoy9055 Thank you. Acrylester always makes me nervous.
RJBWoodTurner
I know exactly what you mean Bob!
Nice tip on drilling the hole!!
Beautiful pen.
+Charlie Odom Thank you Charlie.
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Bob
Pen looks really great. I like the idea of drilling prior to cutting to size. Great job.
+denis daurer Thank you Denis,
I also wanted to let you know I received the blanks you sent. Thank very much, they're beautiful.
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Bob
That blank really came out very good. I was thinking so so, It had a irridencesents to it.
+Dave White It was a surprise that wasn't revealed until the very end. I didn't see it coming either.
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Bob
Fantastic pen and video as always Bob. Thanks
+David Clauson Thank you David.
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Bob
Lovely work bob! I made the mistake of trying to make a pen out of acrylester when I was starting off and had only turned 1 acrylic blank before. Terrifying to turn, but look great when polished!
+Brian Nelle Thank you Brian,
It is a real pain to turn but worth it when finished.
Regards,
Bob
Wow amazing pen! Great job it's beautiful
+Bridget Flanigan Thank you Bridget.
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Bob
Hey that blank looks familiar lol I'm glad you enjoyed turning it figured I would send u a bit of a challange really cool to see a blank that I sent being turned into a pen as I turn my self I just don't film it I will be sending you another care package here soon hope you enjoy that as much as you did this one great job looks great bob happy turning
+West Virginia Fisherman Thank you. I appreciate that.
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Bob
I love acrylester when polished and finished, but its one of the toughest materials to work with. I did an ocean mist from Rockler and had major chip out and no matter how small passes i took with my carbide tips, I still had small chips everywhere. I ended up getting rid of the small chips by sanding for a while, but at the end it turned out beautiful
Thank you Uriel,
Carbide is so sharp and aggressive with its cuts that it is hard to use on certain materials. I don’t have any luck with it on plastics. I do like it for wood pen blanks.
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Bob
RJBWoodTurner I’ve noticed that too, I have to be more gentle with my carbide tips, ill be buying more turning tools in the future. I just started turning pens, so all this is new to me and im loving it. You have great videos too
Nice pen Bob,Looks amazing!
+Kwstas Antwniou Thank you Kwstas.
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Bob
Beautiful pen Thanks for sharing
+Anthony Maida Thank you Anthony.
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Bob
Great looking pen . Take care buddy .
+Glen mckelvey Thank you Glen.
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Bob
That's a lovely pen Bob, the blank almost looks like our little Blue world. ♥️♥️
+Eric Milligan LOL, it kind of does now that you mention it.
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Bob
awesome as always Bob
+TheAndylepper Thank you.
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Bob
Pretty pen Bob. I've noticed, (now don't think I'm loosing it), that Acrylester blanks are more brittle the darker the color of the blank Black, dark blue, dark green are extremely btittle and "flaky" to turn.
+Tarry Frey That's interesting, I've only turned a few so I haven't come to the same conclusion but you have me thinking and I'll pay closer attention as I turn hem.
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Bob
Nice one Bob
+Huntsville Houch Thank you.
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Bob
Wow! That really looks nice! On scuffing the tubes, I put the tube on my insertion tool and use my 1" belt sander.
+Steve Brown Thank you for the top Steve.
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Bob
Beautiful blank Bob, love the colours, you take care xx
+Val Borchardt Thank you Val. Same to you, take care.
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Bob
Good job on the hole! That worked out great. Good technique. Pretty blank, I didn't much like it until you had it turned then it really came to life.
+Tenspeed TheBikeHanger Thank you, you just never really know until there finished.
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Bob
Bob, Another beautiful pen. It's true you never know what the blank will look like until it's turned. I like the way the Manhattan twists compared to the Gatsby.
+Carlos Zarate I do too. I prefer they twist at the nib instead of the cap.
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Bob
Nice piece Bob. I think a portion of your difficulty in the roughing is that the mandrel isn't running true, i.e., its bent. I noticed it when you were slowly rotating it toward the end to show the end result. As a machinist I have the luxury of roughing my blanks on a metal lathe where I can take down high spots @ 0.010 per pass. I get close and then transfer to the wood lathe, a newly acquired machine which I am "learning" to use. The learning curve is steep and while I've never ruined a blank when I was doing everything on a metal lathe, I've had the frustration of destroying, shall we say, more than one blank on the wood lathe. Love your instructional videos and as a new pen turner with 30 or 35 pens completed and ZERO woodworking experience I'm soaking it up.
+Steve Jackson Thank you Steve,
I'm in need of a new mandrel, I made this one from part of an old one and a Jacobs chuck. Once between the head and tail stock it's true. This one was off because I sanded it by hand on the belt sander and got to aggressive, LOL. I need to make a jig for taking the corners off.
Regards,
Bob
Hi @RJBWoodTurner, Let me start by saying, thank you for all your videos. They are really entertaining and you can really see that you enjoy doing what you do which I'm assuming plays a big role on why you are so good at it. I had a question, I took a class on pen turning, which really didn't go into detail as far as technique when turning and even though I have manage to turn about 20-30 pens as birthdays, Christmas and just because gifts, I am having a hard time with having to do a ton of sanding because or sometimes even ruining the blank because the tool leaves this huge grooves when turning. This happens only sometimes, I am sure there is something I am doing wrong. If is not too much to ask, could you do a video of your technique when turning? When you turn your blanks it looks as if you are turning a butter pen blank with a warm butter knife.
+chupagoat69 Without knowing about your tools, My first reaction is they may be dull. Dull tools cause you to press harder to turn causing tool marks, sometimes deep ones.
No matter how good your technique is, you can't turn smoothly with a dull tool.
If your using Carbide, try rotating the cutter to a new section.
When your cutting move your whole body not just your arms or the tool. Doing this will give you more control and with that comes a lighter touch on the blank.
Let me know if any of this helps and we can go from there to see if we can help you with your turnings.
Regards,
Bob
I only thought about this question today. What gear do you use to record your Videos? Camera, mic, lights etc? Should've asked this during your buffing Q&A
+mk73mhz Camera/mic: iPhone 7. Lights 4" X 4 bulb fixtures from big box with T8 bulbs.
I hope this helps.
Woot first like and comment, awesome video, the pen looks fantastic.
About gluing in the tube. I watched a video, I cannot remember who, but he said to put the glue on the inside the blank because if you put it on the tube, the blank with scrape off the majority of the glue when you put it in the hole. Have you ever noticed a problem or a difference in the two ways?
Nice job, do you do castings yourself also? I have been toying the idea around of getting a little vacume chamber for stabilizing spalted blanks.
+Shaun Kennedy I've always wondered about that. When I put the glue inside the blank, as the tube goes in, the glue gets scraped into the tube. That causes issues with bushings and pen parts and you end up filing it out. That's been my experience. I say make two blanks and try it both ways. Whatever works best for you it the best way.
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Bob
+Edward Chapman I'm researching with the plan to start casting, hopefully soon. I haven't thought mush about stabilizing yet.
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Bob
RJBWoodTurner I use PC petrified it's water based and get it by the gal online from home depot. I made a vacuum chamber from a second hand shop that had thick walled pot and a pump from a old O2 pump. I can pull 29 inches vac with it. You will love downing stabilizing once you start. John the PC petrified is only 28.00 per gal. With shipping.
+BEE HAPPY Wood Working and honeybees Thank you for the info. When I get to the point of stabilizing, I'm going to pick your brain if you don't mind.
Another very well presented video and a lovely pen. Have any idea on the UK name for that pen kit please
+Nigel France I'm not really sure, I'll post a request on Facebook and see what I can find.
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Bob
That blank is beautiful! Can you buy Wall Street II or Manhattans in bulk, like you can slimlines, or are they all individual kits that you have to buy one at a time?
-Robert
+Cross Cut Creations Hmmmm, I don't know the answer to that. The way I've been turning them lately, maybe I need to find out.
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Bob
Yes, you can get Sierra kits (same kit as the one he turned) them from Arizona Silhouette, Bearthooth Woods or Exotic Blanks. And all are less expensive than Rockler.
Very nice pen, suggestion, why don't you mount your pen press on a piece of wood, makes it a lot easier?
+Pens & More I'm still working the details out on the press. The biggest issue I have is working around the camera. When I can approach the press straight on, it's a dream to use.
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Bob
RJBWoodTurner I use the same press, it's really good, I have mine mounted on a piece of wood from an old mitre saw, that had broken. Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next video.
+Pens & More Thank you.
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Bob
When I get close to the bushings my blank always cracks any tips? (only acryelester)
Hello Trenton,
Before you glue you’re tube into your blank. Make sure it’s a tight fit. If the end has slop in it it will crack or chip out.
When barrels trimming the blank, ensure the barrel trimmer has no resistance before performing the operation. If there is resistance, it will stretch the brass tube and stress the blank causing cracking.
After the tube is glued in, and the glue has dried, use a small file to clean out any glue residue inside the tubes.
I also purchased a debut ring tool off eBay and once the inside of the tube is cleaned up, I deburr it.
If it cracks before taking it off the lathe, are you using activator? If so stop.
Make sure you have perfect alignment before pressing any parts into the blank. Misaligned parts will stretch the brass tube and crack the blank.
I hope something here helps.
Regards,
Bob
Recently I have had CA finish problems. Is it possible to have the shop too cold? It looks good until I sand and polish to 12000 grit. I have put on as many as 10 coats of CA. Some spots look great with others look like nothing has stuck on the wood. Could it be moisture?
+Steve Budge I can't be 100% sure without inspecting the blank but moisture would be my first guess.
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Bob
Probably too late to help Steve But if anyone else is having similar issue with CA --large cloudy patches OR ghosting as it is often called, has 2 main causes 1) oil in the wood -some woods are oily like cocobollo 2) its a dull spot from all the CA being sanded off - usually a bent mandrel or bouncy lathe - the reason 10 coats work is when you sand 8 coats of CA off on the high part of the mandrel you still have 2 coats of CA to buff and look shinny BUT if you only apply 6-8 coats then that spot is bare of CA and looks ghosted or cloudy Its called sand through
where do you buy your pen turning supplies, I'm looking in to a mandrel for my lathe
+lego builder www.pennstateind.com.
Regards,
Bob
when you get that close to the bushing and worried a chisel will lead to a pock mark - why not grab some 320 grit sand paper ?
I just hate sanding. It’s a personal preference to do what I can to avoid it.
Regards,
Bob
I've never turned acrylester. Should i turn it like acrylic?
Yes, keep those tools sharp as it is very chippy and use nice light passes.
Regards,
Bob
Thanks Bob. Wish me luck🙈
Hello Bob. I tried turning the Acrylester. It keeps chipping on me. My tools are sharp and i turned it very likely. I put my lathe on high speed, med speed and low speed. Still same problem. Please help. What should i try next?
I don't understand why you're worried about an 1/8 of an inch? That blank is going to give yo two pieces. Your not going to get 3 out of it so why are you so concerned about an 1/8 of an inch?
+Barry Fields I use the left over pieces for segmenting. Plus I like the extra to protect against blow out on the second blank.
Regards,
Bob
Hi angel,
I have heard that you shouldn't use carbide cutting tools to cut this material. What tools would you recommend? I have skew and spindle gouge.
I’d rough it with my spindle gouge then use the skew to finish it. Carbide is nice but it’s really aggressive. Make sure your tools are really sharp.
Regards,
Bob
@@RJBWoodTurner okay, I def am not comfy with the skew! I need to practice of a dud of material, in the mean time, I stopped working on the Acrylester until I can get a Bench Grinder. I really need one. I wish I could enter into a game to win one! I rounded out one blank, but it dulled my tool so much!