metaljunkie Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Been making wood pens since about April and decided I would try my hand at a metal pen. Ordered some stainless steel and got out my new toy (Taig lathe). Stainless is tough to turn and tougher to clean up the tool marks. Got most of the tool marks out using a file, a scotch bright pad, and jewelers rouge with a great deal of buffing. There are still a few tool marks but I think it turned out (no pun intended) ok. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks great bro? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaljunkie Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Thanks Bigmikez. Not sure if I'll be making anymore using stainless, extremely time consuming and a huge pain in the butt. Thinking brass, aluminum, and maybe copper will be a easier choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Amazing. Wonderful work dude. What were you using as a tool? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaljunkie Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 My Taig lathe. Just bought it a month ago because my Larger lathe was just too dang big for an apartment, so I went with a mini lathe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 That is very cool man. I love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Looks great! I like that a lot, I tend to like subtle elegant modern style, that fits the bill beautifully! It almost make me wonder what a wood/stainless pen would look like, it would either look really bad or really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaljunkie Posted December 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Thought about mixing wood and stainless myself, just not sure of the combination yet. Maybe stainless stepped down with some marble wood on the ends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas2000 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Looks good! If you want a real challenge try making one from 310 stainless. we used to make things out of it for a research project I helped with. (Plasma chambers) It is a bear! Eats up tools and if you break one or interrupt a cut, god help you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaljunkie Posted December 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 This pen was turned out of T-316 stainless. Smoked my carbide cut off tool on the first attempt to cut off. Had to take light facing cuts to trim 1/4" of excess material on one end. Hard keep the tool and material cool with no coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaljunkie Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 My new stainless steel wedding ring. Took most of the day to make because I didn't have a good carbide tip boring bar. Now maybe all the ladies will stop chasing me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jronman Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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