Free shipping on turning supplies

Woodturners catalogue is having a free shipping deal on any purchases over $50 through Wednesday. This is my 2nd go to for turning kits and what not.

https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com

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https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p/6/5709/Pen-Makers-Choice-Mosaic-Acrylic-Pen-Blanks?c=643

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If there’s going to be a group order, I would probably get a few things…including a couple of those cool pen blanks.

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Idk about that I just always look at the close outs section because I can’t afford anything. This time it just happened to be a great reference chance

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Hmmm… Any chance DMS could get the ring turning chuck?

https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p/72/7070/Artisan-Ring-Turning-Chuck#VideoPlayer

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Just as easy to make a ring chuck…Like Eddie, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY7ad0y8Rk

Also one of our members just made one out of high density polyethelen (HDPE), which is nice because super glue doesn’t stick to it!

I was going to say the same thing, though I do like the ease of a premade one out of (probably) good materials. I use old chunks of wood and just use that until it dies.

@Jeeves did make a really cool one out of HDPE that’s worth mentioning (again).

I was looking at that mandrel too and it would work well with the comfort ring inserts where you don’t have to shape the inner lip of the ring. I do like that you can mount bottle stopper blanks to it as well. I wonder how easy it would be to get a 3/8" threaded rod and use a drill chuck to hold it. Then you would just need the bushings and end nut.

The one I made is from a 1" x 12" rod of HDPE I got off Amazon for $12. I cut and drilled about a 3" piece off to fit on a pen mandrel and turned it have a taper to jam the ring on as well as a section that fits under the ring with the edges exposed so its easy to put a slight curve to the inner edge. Makes putting a CA finish on it super easy too.

Thanks for the link, I didn’t know about that site and there are so many project kits on there I want now. A blessing and a curse :slight_smile:

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