Pen making....hmm

[turnnut]

good luck with your new hobby.

after you finish your 1st pen, mount it and hang it on your wall,
it will give you inspiration and desire to continue to do better.

[Nolatoolguy]

You could try a little metal spinning!
I'm very much a rookie but I have made stuff! hubcaps for a pedal car!
I bought the 3 dvd set from Terry Tynan, they are very good!  cheaper now by 10+ dollars than they were a year or two ago.
And he has one dvd on using a mini lathe. My ups and running lathe I a Karle spin shop lathe, I have another larger one I will get going someday!  With bad knees I can stand on a rubber mat. The spinning movements are easy on my shoulders. But, the tightening down of tailstock and toolbar have caused my left aka the better one to lock. 3-4 days of at best to sit and hold the small kitten we have/had.  Oh this growing old has turned to falling apart and then some!  Your not going to make money with a small lathe but you can learn and make some stuff for yourself and others and have fun doing it too!
Here is a video clip or two from TT's website,
http://www.metalspinningworkshop.com/MovieClipTwo.html
 some supplies can be found here at Earl's new website
http://newproductllc.com
and if you want to learn more we have a metalspinning group on FB
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/526540047361369/


Lathes can be lots of fun!

The lathe I got is more geared towards wood. I sort of laugh cause I work with metal by day but wood by night. I think a lot has to do with the accessibility an tools. I can't quite justify a press brake or welder but I can justify a miter saw an a drill.

The links were pretty cool.

[Nolatoolguy]

good luck with your new hobby.

after you finish your 1st pen, mount it and hang it on your wall,
it will give you inspiration and desire to continue to do better.

Thank you, ile be sure do something with it. Keep it for fun but who knows the improvement that will need to be done.

[oldgoaly]

annealed aluminum or pewter will spin on a wood lathe easily, in fact your lathe is what Terry Tynan uses with a couple of modification.  It's fun!