Ed- the pen looks great! Olive is such a nicely figured wood. I've read that some people have allergy issues with olive- did you have any problems with it?
Like Jim, I've had issues with a pen mill (mine was bought from Penn State). It worked a little better after I sharpened it a bit with a diamond hone, but I really don't know how to sharpen it properly. Also, I suspect the rpms were too high. At what speed do you guys use your pen mills?
Thanks for the advice,
Gary
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For squaring, I either sand with a jig similar to what Ed posted or square up the ends on the lathe when Turning between centers. I've never used a pen mill.
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Hi,
I have heard that people can have allergy issues with this wood. I was two days in to a cold when I started the project so if I had a reaction I don't think I would have noticed.
I did wear a dust mask, worked by my open garage door, had a shop vac running (exhausting out doors). So I did take precautions but as stuffed up as I was then who knows?
I do like the look of the wood, and I have a couple more pens to make so I might find out more then.
I might get a pen mill at sometime in the future. Right now I have other things I need and they are at a higher level then the pen mill.
The method I used here should work pretty well for squaring the ends. The holes are drilled and the hole with brass is used to square it to the sanding disk. If the hole is at an angle it is still going to be square to the hole at the ends. I did a check of the setup before I began, the tube is at 90 degrees to the sanding disk in that the miter gauge is set to 90. The rod is at a small angle of less then a 1/2 degree off which I did not even attempt to fix.
I'll be learning as I go but I'm happy for pen one.
Ed
I have heard that people can have allergy issues with this wood. I was two days in to a cold when I started the project so if I had a reaction I don't think I would have noticed.
I did wear a dust mask, worked by my open garage door, had a shop vac running (exhausting out doors). So I did take precautions but as stuffed up as I was then who knows?
I do like the look of the wood, and I have a couple more pens to make so I might find out more then.
I might get a pen mill at sometime in the future. Right now I have other things I need and they are at a higher level then the pen mill.
The method I used here should work pretty well for squaring the ends. The holes are drilled and the hole with brass is used to square it to the sanding disk. If the hole is at an angle it is still going to be square to the hole at the ends. I did a check of the setup before I began, the tube is at 90 degrees to the sanding disk in that the miter gauge is set to 90. The rod is at a small angle of less then a 1/2 degree off which I did not even attempt to fix.
I'll be learning as I go but I'm happy for pen one.
Ed
greitz wrote:Ed- the pen looks great! Olive is such a nicely figured wood. I've read that some people have allergy issues with olive- did you have any problems with it?
Like Jim, I've had issues with a pen mill (mine was bought from Penn State). It worked a little better after I sharpened it a bit with a diamond hone, but I really don't know how to sharpen it properly. Also, I suspect the rpms were too high. At what speed do you guys use your pen mills?
Thanks for the advice,
Gary