Hi Erik, Great tip on the shear cut which I have never heard of before but will be trying. I find Polyester based Acrylics chip more than Polyurethane Acrylics like Alumilite. Cheers, Huw
I have some stabilized wood pen blanks I am looking to use as small handles for other tools. Is the blank in the video held in place with a rod going through the hole for the pen insert or is it clamped at either end? I am trying to find a way to avoid having to drill through the entire blank. I'm new to turning and haven't yet purchased my lathe and I want to make sure I correctly purchase what I need for my intended purpose (I do plan on turning other things, such as pens, in the future as well!). Thanks!
Thank you so much for the comment David and Happy New Year! Yes indeed It can be but it is all about rubbing the bevel and in this video I was showing the a shear scraping technique for acrylic blanks so part of the point was showing some tear out in the beginning with inappropriate cutting, and then a way to overcome that problem by presenting the flute differently than many people realize they can do. With pens and bushings, at times you can only rub the bevel at the bushing and start your cut in an uphill manner because if you cut down toward the bushing on your finishing cuts you run a greater risk of catching on the bushing. Shear scraping with my gouge is one of my favorite finishing cuts for many types of materials and Acrylic pen blanks is one. Thank you again David for a great question!
No matter how long we have been turning we can always learn something new. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks Tarik and so true!
Beautiful Erik👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎
Thanks Alan
You sure do make it look easy, but that is what years of practice does.
Thank you Billy!
Very cool pen 👍🏼
Thanks Tomas
Phenomenal Skill my Brethren
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Very nice Erik
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Hi Erik, Great tip on the shear cut which I have never heard of before but will be trying. I find Polyester based Acrylics chip more than Polyurethane Acrylics like Alumilite. Cheers, Huw
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Thanks for the knowledgeable tips my friend take care and god bless
Thanks Donald, Blessed Be!
I have some stabilized wood pen blanks I am looking to use as small handles for other tools. Is the blank in the video held in place with a rod going through the hole for the pen insert or is it clamped at either end? I am trying to find a way to avoid having to drill through the entire blank. I'm new to turning and haven't yet purchased my lathe and I want to make sure I correctly purchase what I need for my intended purpose (I do plan on turning other things, such as pens, in the future as well!). Thanks!
Yse a rod runs through and the brass tube is glued in first
Hi Erik. I notice you turn uphill a lot. Isn't that how you get catches?
Thank you so much for the comment David and Happy New Year! Yes indeed It can be but it is all about rubbing the bevel and in this video I was showing the a shear scraping technique for acrylic blanks so part of the point was showing some tear out in the beginning with inappropriate cutting, and then a way to overcome that problem by presenting the flute differently than many people realize they can do. With pens and bushings, at times you can only rub the bevel at the bushing and start your cut in an uphill manner because if you cut down toward the bushing on your finishing cuts you run a greater risk of catching on the bushing. Shear scraping with my gouge is one of my favorite finishing cuts for many types of materials and Acrylic pen blanks is one. Thank you again David for a great question!
@@ErikAnderson1 thanks for clarifying. You're the master!
@@DavidStanton Thank you so much David. I prefer to be a master student, changing all the time!
Have ya thought about changing your channel name?
Yep but I am all in with Naked Turner!