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Post by sdb777 on Apr 27, 2010 16:48:54 GMT -6
Cartridge pens are pretty quickly done, after all you only have half a pen to make.... 1st one for today! Spalted Hackberry on a 308 Cartridge Click Pen  2nd one for today!! Eastern Red Cedar on a 308 Cartridge Click Pen  3rd one for today!!! Eastern Red Cedar on a 308 Cartridge Click Pen  As always, comments/critiques are most welcome! Scott (Doug....the vortex is calling you) B |
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Post by boodrow on Apr 27, 2010 18:23:42 GMT -6
Scott im not into the bullet thang , but the wood sure looks great. U done an outstandin job on um.
Boodrow
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Post by sachbvn on Apr 27, 2010 18:54:13 GMT -6
That Cedar is fantastic - after you get the CA on it - is it still real soft? The Cedar I've worked with was awesome looking but dented like hell, it was on a Chinese Checker's board..... never made a pen out of it.
Zac
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Post by maverick31 on Apr 27, 2010 18:57:09 GMT -6
I like em all, but I am with zac on this. I gave a buddy of mine a erc pen and he has only had it a couple of months and there are several dents/dings in it. I usually do 5 or 6 coats of ca. did not seem to help it any.
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Post by Doug B on Apr 27, 2010 20:29:21 GMT -6
Scott the vortex is calling like crazy...I'm wanting to turn something so badly, but it has to wait... Nice job on the pens. That spalted is my favorite one. The Cedar ones are nice too, but I sure like spalted wood. You are going to have to try antler one of these days...honestly, those sell the best for me on the cartridge pens...probably 2 to 1. Now that you conquered the pine cone it's time to try an antler one  Oh yeah, the ERC I turned was hard, hard wood, but the aromatic stuff is very soft. Maybe they are the same thing, but the ERC that someone gave me seems much different than the aromatic Cedar that I have used. |
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Post by rdabpenman on Apr 27, 2010 22:05:33 GMT -6
All very nicely done Scott!
Excellent fit and finish on the caps.
Have you considered making your own Rifle Cartridge with an actual bullet nib with a deer antler cap.
They are much cheaper to make your own than the price of the kits and really improves profit margin!
They sell 10 to 1 over the bullet kits!
Les
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Post by sdb777 on Apr 28, 2010 4:35:28 GMT -6
Let's see....
Zac,
I use between 10 and 12 coats of CA(thin for the first and then medium to build up). I'm thinking the extra layers of CA, especially the first thin coat being soaked into the wood, protect the wood just fine. I haven't applied a LOT of pressure, but I've done the finger nail test...no dent.
Doug,
Don't know if I'm ready to be smellin' that dang old antler while the drill bit is eating through the marrow...eck! Guess the 'cone' wasn't so bad now that I've had a few days to think about it.....
Hurry up and get back to the vortex... I can't keep turning this much stuff for too long!
Les,
I thought about making my own cartridges... But I reload my spent cartridges, and I enjoy going to the range and firing them. Now if I was to get into buying those components and making my own 'kits', I'd start thinking about all those rounds I've sent downrange....
Besides, I don't have a metal lathe to make the tap/die thing good enough......
Scott (do you make a click cartridge) B
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Post by mcbryde on Apr 28, 2010 22:02:49 GMT -6
I think I'm going to have to try one of these cartridge pens here before too long. Have another bit of antler that I will be getting shortly. What type of bushings do you use for these, or do you just measure your way down?
Emerson
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Post by sdb777 on Apr 29, 2010 5:04:15 GMT -6
These are the PSI kits, and they give you a set of bushings if you order 10 kits. That is how I get mine.... But it doesn't mean I use them. I measure everything with the PSI kits now(one of those once burned things). But I was told by someone here to be better matched up, you should measure and then turn to that point.
Scott (I like the click pens better) B
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Post by rdabpenman on Apr 29, 2010 10:12:15 GMT -6
Let's see.... Les, I thought about making my own cartridges... But I reload my spent cartridges, and I enjoy going to the range and firing them. Now if I was to get into buying those components and making my own 'kits', I'd start thinking about all those rounds I've sent downrange.... Besides, I don't have a metal lathe to make the tap/die thing good enough...... Scott (do you make a click cartridge) B Scott you don't need a metal lathe. I do all mine with my wood lathe. Have a look at my tutorial. No, I don't make a click cartridge. Les |
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