I recently decided to use some “new” epoxy resin that I bought 2 years ago; Megapoxy HX. First thing was to ensure that my air compressor and pressure pot still worked. Pressurized the pot and left it overnight; vey pleased that it was still holding the pressure: Initial attempt was to ensure that the resin […]
Something different – Desk Organisers / Desk Caddies Saw this on Instagram and decided that it looked straight forward, a good use of scraps and none for sale in Australia. Used timber I already had based the sizes on my timber. Deciding what holes was a mixture of identifying what forstner drill bits I had […]
Examples of pens that I sell that would be perfect as a Fathers day or birthday present. Available from my eBay and Etsy Stores Shock Absorber, Bullet, Gear Shift, EDC Duraclick Click, Stratus Click and Golf pencil shown below: Alternatives available with different looks: The gear shift pens are reasonable heavy whereas the EDC click […]
I recently attended a silicone mold (mould) class. I was looking at buying some molds for pen casting and saw this course at the local community college. Course description Learn how to make a silicone mould for your unique jewellery piece in Sydney. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to design and make […]
I saw these Cat, Dog and Music themed pen kits advertised recently on my USA suppliers site and as they are not available here in Australia I decided would get some and try making them. The starter kits contain the mechanisms plus the bushings and drill bit required. These pens are currently for sale […]
Last month Geoff displayed these vases at the Shire Woodworking maxi day and was asked lots of questions about the making process so he brought his glueing assembly jig along at the next maxi day. This is his “simple jig” for spacing that he made! Basically it is an indexing plate that moves the piece […]
Workshop update – pen organisation and disassembly. Have been turning some different pens recently and found that I didn’t know what blanks I had worked on; the plastic drawers as below are good to keep kits and bushings in but also including blanks was a bit messy. I saw something similar the the […]
Unfortunately I had to be in NZ for most of November as my mother was dying; typically this was when I started selling pens! I managed to ship some between trips, delay some and got my wife and sister in law to post others. Another issue was that I forgot to remove a sold item […]