Fit the First


It all started with the thought that a Esterbrook 444 Dipless Desk pen could do with some sprucing up. Initially the thought was to reproduce the entire pen in some acrylic material but upon some thought the term spurcing led to possible some wood, bog oak to be exact maybe some 6,000 year old wood from the Hill of Tara the historic seat of Ireland's royality.

Project in trouble already
Barrel and tail arrived safely today but:

OK Game On

BTW - this is my way of warming up for the pens

Pic 1 is a lump of Bambi don't worry, they shed their antlers, I didn't have to kill him

Stuff about the herd Here and Here
The bit on the top left of the picture is the bit I want for this.

Regards,
Ruaidhrí

Cut and chucked for initial turning.
Lathe is a very home-modified Record No4, variable speed, 1HP and you can genuinely balance a coin on it's edge on the headstock when it's running full tilt
My Sweet Baby
Chuck is an Axminster Super Precision with O'Donnell jaws (STOP YAWNING at the back!).
Just behind you can see the original tail piece resting on the Lapis Lazuli blanks for something else

Piece reversed into chuck (Precision 3-Jaw) for threading.

Oddly enough the thread struck and the barrel fits.
Arrowed is the 32tpi outside hand chaser used for the thread.

So this is where we are now - next is shaping the tail - maybe flutes or similar along it ?

BTW - the tools:

Here are pics of the chasers. The 32 tpi inside and outside beside 8tpi versions - very hard to make out the teeth on the 32.
Second pic is of armrest with chaser & cig packet for scale
Armrest goes under arm, rests across tool rest and gives more flexibility & control. Very popular in the 1800s




Regards,
Ruaidhrí

Kurt - need some input - I'll mock up an idea of it with the flutes tomorrow & see what you think.

Something like this ? -

Should warn you - this won't be terribly fast. I don't 'do' lasers & such, this is the old fashioned way - by hand
Texturing examples
Spirals
Just some food for thought

R

Just moved this thread out to the turning section as it really is appropriate here.


K

Thanks Kurt.

As you are aware family probs. have thrown a major spanner in the works, but work should resume next week DV.

Regards,
Ruaidhrí

On a technical note - the tail has a straightforward 32tpi single start thread and was chased using the hand chasers shown, rather than bother setting up a gear train on the Myford.

Ruaidhri,

Any chance of know what the blanks are for?

Looks to be an interesting project I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Cheers,
PP

The Lapis Lazuli is for a highly limited edition for some close friends

Regards,
R

R,
will there be further progress on the tapers?

just wondering,

Kurt

Yes - I'll contact you b/c on this Kurt.

Regards,
Ruaidhrí

Sorry, this has absolutely nothing to do with this thread so feel free to delete it - I just saw the thread title it and it piqued my interest - but I feel compelled to post with reference to the above quote of several months ago...

Did you know that the very last High King of Ireland was Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick, Prince of Scotland and brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland? Robert the Bruce was keen to open a second front against the English and sent over his famed brother, a skilled guerilla fighter and key commander of Bannockburn, to help the Irish. He eventually became Kind of Ireland.

Here endeth the lesson of history. You can read more if interested of course http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bruce

not received a BC but if you want to get in touch with me use my email address

Kurt

Still in rapt waiting for the missive


Kurt

Congratulations Ruaidhri, very impressive work, in fact a real piece of art !
Francis

It's splendid, Ruaidhri.

Since the troops are back at the Castle will this project be picked up again?????