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Eat your veggies so they don't "turn" into this !
Little trick I learned from the turning comunity...actual corn cob !
Little trick I learned from the turning comunity...actual corn cob !
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That is very cool, Jeff. What do you do to a corncob to make it "turnable"?Ian
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First thing you have to do is eat the kernels...that stuff is really messy on a lathe!
From what I understand, they inject it with plastic resons at a very high pressure. I bought that one locally, cost me $6 for it, but I know people say I can get them a few bucks less online...but I just had to have on to try out imediately!Jeff PowellComment
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Now that i think is really cool Jeff.
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Aw shucks - and I thought you'd made it from scratch - what kind of turner are you ..?Originally posted by workin for woodFirst thing you have to do is eat the kernels...that stuff is really messy on a lathe!
From what I understand, they inject it with plastic resons at a very high pressure. I bought that one locally, cost me $6 for it, but I know people say I can get them a few bucks less online...but I just had to have on to try out imediately!
Ian
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Jeff that is amazing!! This is a dual purpose project. Yes, you can use it for writing, but if your ever stranded somewhere with no food and your starving, you can always eat your pen! I love it! Can't wait to see more of your creations!!
Cathy in NECathy in NE
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Lookin good! Haven't tried one of those yet.
The bottom barrel (below centerband and at nib) looks like you may have had a few design challenges????"Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They're easier to ignore before you see their faces. It's easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes."
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Now that is slick.JerryDon't worry
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It doesn't really turn that easily Barry and the smell isn't very good. It's got to be all the resin packed into it. If there's a problem by the nib...it's just me trying to do something different...don't know that it was successful or not really...it was going to be a v groove at first, but then that didn't really work out, so i went deeper and curved it back up and around to the nib. At least the parts fit flush and it feels fine while writing with it. I didn't do a friction finish, I went with deft laquer instead...I think that'll hold up longer. So far, my CA Finishes have failed and I've had to sand them all down. wouldn't mind trying the melted down plexiglass concoction sometime...I hear it wears longer than CA and still doesn't look like a thick plastic coating. But there's alot of time involved in disolving pieces of plexiglass.Jeff PowellComment
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Nice pen Jeff. A lot of corn cobs and spalted woods are stabilized with CA and a vacuum chamber. I haven't turned any corn cobs, but learned real fast not to turn untreated spalted wood. Now you can move on to denim and snakeskin blanks.Fred
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Jeff, I didn't want to finish my broccly,(sp?), the other night. Do you think you could do something with it?Jim
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Oh yea, Very cool by the way!!Jim
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It's so cool! I thought I'd take the opportunity to ask another stupid question. Sorry if this isn't the place, I just thought it was.
I've been seeing quite a few turned pens on here lately and was wondering where you get the hardware for the pens. You know, the ink and the brass parts, whatever they're called. I find them fascinating and have no idea where to get the parts for them, other than the wood or other turnable material.Mia
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Very Nice first corn cob pen Jeff.
I get my packages of resin stabilized corn cobs from ebay. I have only turned about a dozen cob pens so far and I have had good luck with the CA finish on them.
Here was my first one with a cigar pen kit.
It is interesting to see how some cobs have a different color even out of the same batch of cobs as shown in the couple cob pens in this grouping of one piece Atlas pens also finished with CA.
It is just amazing how many people are getting into turning in the past few years since there are so many good deals on lathes.
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Didn't mean to come off critical Jeff, it is a nice looking cob!
WY - NICE groups of pens.
MiamW - lots of places to take your money for pen kits. I get mine at Craft Supplies USA (woodturnerscatalog.com) Also look at penturners.org , home of the International Association of Penturners for TONS of pen turning info."Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They're easier to ignore before you see their faces. It's easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes."
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