Members posting pic

[keithyoung]

Hi all

Would some of you post pic of your shop and general home area. I would love to see your setups. Looking at your crafts gives me an incomplete picture. As you can see my shed is still very much surrounded by snow Ahhhh.

Keith

[edblysard]

First, pardon the messy appearance of the place, we crank out 50 to 100 bullet pens a week…it is a working shop.
Photo 1 is the band saw, Rikon 10” with a sliding table, just the right size and powerful.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2002.jpg
Followed by the drill press,
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2003.jpg
and then the metal lathe, Grizzly Model 4000…great for pens, and bushings, and bottle stoppers, and …well, you get the point.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2007.jpg
My Delta wood lathe is on the opposite side of the shop, it is used for the occasional freehand turning, and for polishing the finished pens.
Also note my daughter has her hair up, secured by a clip, and wears eye protection.
For those of you whose wives and girlfriends enjoy turning, this is an absolute must, these things are un-forgiving if they grab her hair, as there is no way to turn the machines off before severe injury is done.

[edblysard]

Arbor press…beat the heck out of any of the pen presses out there for ease of use, plus it is less costly…this one cost $25.00 American at a tool wholesaler.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2022.jpg
And the Delta midi lathe, being used as a polish station…with a few sharpener and grinders in the back ground.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2020.jpg
And Beth’s finished Wall Street II, (you guys call it the Sierra).
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2023.jpg

[keithyoung]

edblysard

Great pictures. Seems you got the works there and a nice helper as well.Gee I love looking at how other people do it, and what they use. Its adds depth to the hobby or business.

Keith

[Robert3]

Now i know why customers and promotors ask me all the time, if i made the pens and how i made/turn my pens. Does the metal lathe save any time turning the pens?


Robert

[Mike in Nanaimo]

Great looking set up there Ed, and a good helper there too! Where did you find the arbor press?

[edblysard]

Thanks Keith and Mike…
Mike….
I bought the arbor press from a tool wholesaler, Empire tools…check Harbor freight tools, or any automotive tool wholesale.
Or order one from Grizzly…about $30.00 if I remember correctly…
It is not only great for pressing pens together, but makes taking them apart easier too.
There is a lot of other stuff in the shop also…two belt and disc sanders, parts bins, a 1950s Craftsman table saw, (from way back when Rockwell did the castings for the Delta/Sears saws)…
My shaper/router is out in the garage, which is where all of this stuff will end up this summer…we are running out of space in the small room, plus I have the home made dust collector out there, and it is air conditioned better than the small room is.

The Grizzly lathe serves a lot of purposes…I can turn square stock round, then drill it right on the lathe…make custom bushings if needed, or copy ones that have worn out…with a mill vice in the cross feed, it does double duty as a milling machine.

For cutting acrylic pens it is fantastic…no more chattering, no chip outs, leaves a perfect finish every time, and with the taper attachment, I can taper the ends of my pens exactly the same on both ends.
And it makes turning aluminum or steel pens a breeze!
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2018.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/edblysard/bethpen2010.jpg
Because I can drill at such a slow speed, and using the tail stock as the drill head, I can drill acrylic with no problems.

[Mike in Nanaimo]

Ed;
Is that the 1 ton press?

[edblysard]

I think it is the 1/2 ton...here is a link to the Grizzly version...G4017, cost $39.99 American.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Arbor-Press-1-2-Ton/G4017

I know if you get your finger caught under something you are pressing, it feels like a 1 ton!

[Mike in Nanaimo]

Thanks Ed; Just wondering, because the 1 ton gives about 1" more hieght. Sometimes might be handy, but also alot more wieght.
Cheers
Mike

[gwilki]

Great photo shoot, Ed. Tks much.