What a great video. I essentially acquired a whole pen turning hobby from a neighbor and look forward to unpacking everything. I love that you only need a small piece of wood to make some memorable keepsakes.
Hi Adam, Please enjoy your new found hobby. Although I 've spent the last 5 years at the model table, I often think back to the hundreds of hours spent at the lathe. 😊
This was incredibly informative and easy to follow. Thanks for putting it together for us Ron! I've been interested in getting started for a while now, and will have the opportunity to start buying equipment soon. This was very helpful in planning out what I will need. Thanks!
Thank you for putting in a lot of effort to explain pen turning. I can see you're sincere in trying to cover all the details. Thank you. May you excel even further in making superb high quality pens.
“The first pen you turn is going to be expensive, the second pen you turn is only going to be a couple bucks.” Yes, I got a lathe, then a pen kit, umm, then I had to buy a lot of unexpected things, should be fun, thanks for the video Ron, will be watching a few times I’m sure.
Yes, and I forgot to mention your preferred turning tool. Mine is, as you've likely already noticed, is just a scraper. Then you gotta keep it sharp. Will it ever end, lol :)
With the wenge I turn the pen then put it in the bleach then rinse let dry then sand. I tried to bleach the blank first but it didn't go all the way through. Glad you tried it.
Thanks for suggesting it Mike. As I just replied to Walt (Walt gave me this wenge) I was just thinking about this bleaching process this morning. Wondering about just how deep into the wood the bleach penetrates. Also thinking that perhaps if I was to do a 3 step combination of vacuum-chamber/pressure-pot /vacuum-chamber, could full penetration be achieved. Perhaps the bleach might suddenly boil when it would reach full vacuum. Don't know. I have to do some experimenting. Also I imagine that the fumes given off the bleach when it's under vacuum would not be too healthy. I have a really bad habit of getting sidetracked, and and I want to finish the pepper mill first --- hopefully today :)
Thanks for sharing your experience with us ,this is something i may try a bit further down the line , Greetings from Wales UK . ive liked and subd you ,looking forward to watching your other vids .
Now you tell me!!! Thank you Ron.... Retireing and getting set up to turn wood, starting with pens, so have taken a few months to get all the kit together whilst I am still employed. No room for a pillar drill so just waiting for a Jacobs chuck to arrive for the lathe to begin my first pen. One question if I may, the litttle tool you knocked up to " flair" the brass tube after the mill.. appreciate you may have turned the handle yourself but what is the bit.... countersink ? Thank you for the video
Hi Brad, Thanks for watching. See www.amazon.com/Countersink-Baban-Degree-6mm-19mm-Moworve/dp/B01LX87BDA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536667243&sr=8-3&keywords=countersink+drill+bit
Hi Ron ~ I turned my first pen today. I used cedar. It splintered. I tried again. It splintered again. I invested over $1500 in everything I needed...didn't think about which wood would be easier to start on. I thought I was being careful...is cedar something I should avoid till I get better? Thank you Ron - see you tomorrow! :-)
Holy Cow!!! Disaster on your first two! How discouraging! I've had very few blowouts in pen turning. Can't even remember. I have know idea what may have gone wrong for you Bob. If you watch my pen turning videos you'll notice that I just use a "sharp" scraper. Try a hardwood blank. Don't be aggressive. If you were my neighbour you could come over (wearing your mask of course, lol) and I'd be happy to show you how I do it. Do you live in a city where there is a turning club? Usually turners are anxious to help out. 🤞🙂
I am a new turning also.. Just made a cedar pen. My tips from teacher..cedar is soft, go slow, easy, mine also cracked, we used super glue and sawdust..filled in Crack. It worked! Use hard wood ..
You surprised me with that one Ron. Did you forget the "big" scraper and etc to turn the blanks?? :-) Perhaps face shield. Sorry but second guessing is always easier. :-) See ya tomorrow. JimE
Didn’t take me long after getting a lathe to see glasses were not going to be enough, your right, safety equipment is important, hopefully anyone with a lathe reads safety precautions, like keeping fingers out from between tool rest and work piece.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I don't know where you live, but most of the things you need may be purchased here. www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=BEST&Store_Code=&Category_Code=pen-turning-supplies
What a great video. I essentially acquired a whole pen turning hobby from a neighbor and look forward to unpacking everything. I love that you only need a small piece of wood to make some memorable keepsakes.
Hi Adam,
Please enjoy your new found hobby. Although I 've spent the last 5 years at the model table, I often think back to the hundreds of hours spent at the lathe. 😊
Thank you Ron for this great video
Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍
Thanks for all the good info I'm just starting out and the information you gave was very useful .
Cheers
Tim from Wood 4 Nothing
This was incredibly informative and easy to follow. Thanks for putting it together for us Ron! I've been interested in getting started for a while now, and will have the opportunity to start buying equipment soon. This was very helpful in planning out what I will need. Thanks!
.... and thank you for watching and taking out the time to comment :)
Thank you for putting in a lot of effort to explain pen turning. I can see you're sincere in trying
to cover all the details. Thank you. May you excel even further in making superb high quality pens.
Thank you for watching and commenting :)
You explained everything clearly and that what I need. Thanks sir
Thank you for watching and commenting :)
Thank you Ron, very good information
Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Thank you, sir. Great video.
Thanks for watching Matt 👍
I always love your videos!
Thanks Billy :)
Just the info i needed. Thx for the info.
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Thanks Ron very informative vid
Very welcome Nick 👍
“The first pen you turn is going to be expensive, the second pen you turn is only going to be a couple bucks.” Yes, I got a lathe, then a pen kit, umm, then I had to buy a lot of unexpected things, should be fun, thanks for the video Ron, will be watching a few times I’m sure.
Yes, and I forgot to mention your preferred turning tool. Mine is, as you've likely already noticed, is just a scraper. Then you gotta keep it sharp. Will it ever end, lol :)
Day after the new lathe I bought an 8 piece starter chisel set for $50, not sure how long they will last, but works for now.
Good enough for turning pens, I'm sure :)
Steve the next thing you have to buy is a grinding machine to sharpen your gouges...lol.
This is really easy to understand, thank you.
Thanks for watching and commenting Deb. Your first pen, as you've likely surmised, will be expensive. But the next ones will be cheap. Have fun! :)
Thank you for a great video
🙂👍
Great info for a total newbie (in the UK) cheers
Paul
Hi Paul,
I'm pleased that you were able to get something from it. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
With the wenge I turn the pen then put it in the bleach then rinse let dry then sand. I tried to bleach the blank first but it didn't go all the way through.
Glad you tried it.
Thanks for suggesting it Mike. As I just replied to Walt (Walt gave me this wenge) I was just thinking about this bleaching process this morning. Wondering about just how deep into the wood the bleach penetrates. Also thinking that perhaps if I was to do a 3 step combination of vacuum-chamber/pressure-pot /vacuum-chamber, could full penetration be achieved. Perhaps the bleach might suddenly boil when it would reach full vacuum. Don't know. I have to do some experimenting. Also I imagine that the fumes given off the bleach when it's under vacuum would not be too healthy. I have a really bad habit of getting sidetracked, and and I want to finish the pepper mill first --- hopefully today :)
Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching and commenting Wayne 🙂
Thanks for sharing your experience with us ,this is something i may try a bit further down the line , Greetings from Wales UK .
ive liked and subd you ,looking forward to watching your other vids .
👍
Great, thanks!
Thank you for watching and commenting Luis. 👍
Great video Ron. Do you consider a mandrel saver for the tailstock an essential?
Short answer is "no". Just be careful to not over tighten things up. 🙂
Now you tell me!!! Thank you Ron.... Retireing and getting set up to turn wood, starting with pens, so have taken a few months to get all the kit together whilst I am still employed. No room for a pillar drill so just waiting for a Jacobs chuck to arrive for the lathe to begin my first pen. One question if I may, the litttle tool you knocked up to " flair" the brass tube after the mill.. appreciate you may have turned the handle yourself but what is the bit.... countersink ? Thank you for the video
Hi Buster,
th-cam.com/video/7qKFLJ8P8_U/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy your pen turning 🙂
Great video can't wait to make one
.... just one warning, turning pens is like turning bowls. It becomes an addiction, lol 😁
I'm good at turning bowl's check out my TH-cam channel
Yes I have already my woodturning friend. That's why I mentioned "bowls", lol.
Nice video. Subbed after watching.
Thanks for the sub! 👍
Thanks 4 the info
Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Nail polish remover to unstick fingers.
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where did you get the deburring tool? looks like you made the handle for it.
Hi Brad,
Thanks for watching. See www.amazon.com/Countersink-Baban-Degree-6mm-19mm-Moworve/dp/B01LX87BDA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536667243&sr=8-3&keywords=countersink+drill+bit
Hi Ron ~ I turned my first pen today. I used cedar. It splintered. I tried again. It splintered again. I invested over $1500 in everything I needed...didn't think about which wood would be easier to start on. I thought I was being careful...is cedar something I should avoid till I get better? Thank you Ron - see you tomorrow! :-)
Holy Cow!!! Disaster on your first two! How discouraging! I've had very few blowouts in pen turning. Can't even remember. I have know idea what may have gone wrong for you Bob. If you watch my pen turning videos you'll notice that I just use a "sharp" scraper. Try a hardwood blank. Don't be aggressive. If you were my neighbour you could come over (wearing your mask of course, lol) and I'd be happy to show you how I do it. Do you live in a city where there is a turning club? Usually turners are anxious to help out. 🤞🙂
I am a new turning also..
Just made a cedar pen. My tips from teacher..cedar is soft, go slow, easy, mine also cracked, we used super glue and sawdust..filled in Crack.
It worked! Use hard wood ..
Helpful 👍
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Clear video, info
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want to buy an extension
Great video. Where do you get you own kits?
Pen kits.
Here in Canada I get them from ---
William Woodwrite www.penblanks.ca/
Lee Valley www.leevalley.com/en/Garden/page.aspx?p=53758
Penn State Industries: pennstateind.com
Woodturningz: woodturningz.com
Berea Hardwoods: woodturningz.com
Rockler: www.rockler.com/
Woodcraft: www.woodcraft.com/
You surprised me with that one Ron. Did you forget the "big" scraper and etc to turn the blanks?? :-)
Perhaps face shield. Sorry but second guessing is always easier. :-) See ya tomorrow. JimE
Didn’t take me long after getting a lathe to see glasses were not going to be enough, your right, safety equipment is important, hopefully anyone with a lathe reads safety precautions, like keeping fingers out from between tool rest and work piece.
You don't need a lathe - you can carve the body. Just wanted to see how the kit assembles.
Yes, that would sure be interesting. 👍
Merhabalar dolma kalem yapimi için metal bölüm olanlar nasıl temin edebilirim.
www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SEARCH&q=fountain+pen+kits
hello
Mr Ron i am from Malaysia currently i want to buy pen kits for wood turning? Can you help me?please
I do not know of any places in Malaysia where you can purchase pen turning supplies.
How much you can buy a kit to make a pen? please
www.pennstateind.com/store/pen-kits.html
Thank you very much
Can you use the tailstock of the lathe as a press?
That might work, but I'd use my drill press before the tailstock method :)
Can u post links to things that are needed to make pens?
Thank you for watching and commenting. I don't know where you live, but most of the things you need may be purchased here.
www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=BEST&Store_Code=&Category_Code=pen-turning-supplies
Hi Ron I am a big fan
I love pen turning so much
I recently got a lathe mine was the central machinery mini lathe the bigger brother of the one in the video
It's the 5 speed 10×18 Central Machinery lathe
Just Googled it. That looks like a great inexpensive "getting-started" lathe. Will even turn bowls up to 10 inches in diameter. Sweet :)
2 dollars for coffee in the uk its £4 a cup $6 wow
My first pen was $1800.00
I know the feeling, lol. Thanks for commenting :)
Hi
Mr. Ron I am from Vietnam I want to buy woodworking pen tool kit? Can you help me? Please
I do not know where in Vietnam pen turning supplies are sold.
Thank you for answering my question, so let me ask you where you bought the toolkit ?
First pen wil be tremendously expensive, better buay one that you have made.
Good idea! Forget the first one and start with the second one I like that! lol :)
Ron Calverley super ide, thanks, and have a tremendously good day!
Ey ron i wish you were my grampa so you could teach me all you know about working with wood and using the equipment
Thank you for that complement 😊
Whats dripping there? :)
Dripping ??? Perhaps it's ticking, lol :)
th-cam.com/video/B7eSKwlQGwk/w-d-xo.html
I think I'm becoming deaf ...I was convinced there was water dripping there :)) thanks for sharing :)
What the heck is ca glue? Is that like Elmers glue?
Some folks call it "Super Glue" or "Krazy Glue" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate
Ron Calverley
Ah ha! Super glue. I use that stuff allot. Thank you.