So I think I would be better off turning my wood working to something like, cutting firewood!
I was so excited about getting my next set of pen kits and blanks. 11 cigar kits. I cut the blanks to length with my new band saw, glued the tubes in and tuned the radio in to the Wednesday night bluegrass show, killed as much time as I could while the CA setup. Got my squaring tool on the drill and did one end, no problem finishing it up and the whole side split off. !$%& So I tried to square up the other blank and that one split out also.
Determined to finish a pen tonight, I fixed up another set of tubes and blanks. Squared them off just a tad bit short of flush so I wouldn't bust another set.
turned the blanks, and discovered that there was a small chunk knocked out right at the clip end on the inside piece. So I dropped some CA in it and saw dust, rubbed it in and put another drop of CA and a little more saw dust. Sanded and sanded, buffed and waxed. Assembled and realized stopping short of squaring off is not the best thing to do, left gaps and does not look good. But I do have a new pen in my pocket.
Cranked up my laptop and realized the CA on my finger tips would not let me log on to my notebook with the finger swipe
I was so excited about getting my next set of pen kits and blanks. 11 cigar kits. I cut the blanks to length with my new band saw, glued the tubes in and tuned the radio in to the Wednesday night bluegrass show, killed as much time as I could while the CA setup. Got my squaring tool on the drill and did one end, no problem finishing it up and the whole side split off. !$%& So I tried to square up the other blank and that one split out also.
Determined to finish a pen tonight, I fixed up another set of tubes and blanks. Squared them off just a tad bit short of flush so I wouldn't bust another set.
turned the blanks, and discovered that there was a small chunk knocked out right at the clip end on the inside piece. So I dropped some CA in it and saw dust, rubbed it in and put another drop of CA and a little more saw dust. Sanded and sanded, buffed and waxed. Assembled and realized stopping short of squaring off is not the best thing to do, left gaps and does not look good. But I do have a new pen in my pocket.
Cranked up my laptop and realized the CA on my finger tips would not let me log on to my notebook with the finger swipe
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