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I started pen turning when I was 14 years old, and here I am now over 10 years later doing the best I can to give great free lessons to pen turners around the world. Free Guide: Never Bust or Crack a Pen Again!
Very nice info on pen turning, Thanks!
No problem at all, Charles! I’m very happy that I could help!
At the ripe old age of 64 years I’ve only just started pen turning and thoroughly enjoying it. As I’ve managed to bust and crack a number of pen blanks during the turning process, I’m very interested in your tips in this regard. Thanks. Lourens
I think you’ll find the guide to be very helpful, Lourens! If you have any questions after looking it over and practicing a few of the techniques outlined in the book, don’t hesitate to reach out!
Hello I’m Harold .
Who would’ve thought pen turning was a thing ?
About three weeks ago. I saw Rockar had classes in woodworking, a Long in these classes was pen turning.
I had wanted to get a metal lathe for quite some time but find it quite terminating, so thinking a Woodlathe would be a good way to start, I started a new adventure in pen truning. Wow this is fun! So now I’m hooked.
A few thousand dollars later, A dozen pens under my belt, people are asking to buy my pens from me.
I did not do this to sell pins. And I can’t keep hundreds of pen, so I’ve been having fun giving them away.
After reading all the hard work you did on your articles I just wanted to say thank you.
I just purchased a Wen 3420 8 x 12 benchtop lathe to learn to start turning pens and vapor atomizer tanks to sell for a charity I founded to help people stop smoking and the majority are resin blanks. My lathe is variable speed 750 to 3200 and I have purchased a mandrel which wont help me for my drip tips because of the size of the hole but I have purchased every accessory in the book including the barracuda chuck system and a complete pack of tailstocks as well as the MT1 pen mandrel made by Wen. I must be doing something wrong because with the slightest touch of a tool to the resin blank it stops turning. I am frustrated and am at a loss. Please is there anything you can think of that I am doing wrong? Please email me with RESIN BLANK TURNING HELP in the subject if you can Im desperate i have orders pilling up and I had to stop taking them which means no money is being made for my charity treasury.