10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Label Prep For Casting

There are many videos out there on casting. This is not one of them – I look at preparing a label for placing it on a tube. Cropping, changing resolution, and sizing are a few of the techniques needed and explored. Then we look at the label paper itself. This is really the first step to the perfect cast.

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10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Gluing

In this video we look at a topic never talked about at demos – gluing. We all think it is simple – put glue on tube / push tube in blank. Gluing can cause numerous issues that some will say are caused by other issues. Gluing is critical. We will explore epoxy vs. CA. How heat is our enemy. And the issues bad gluing can cause.

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10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Pen Blank Coloring Techniques

Want to differentiate your work? Not ready for casting? Let’s try some wood pen blank techniques that will have your friends saying – “Wow – Now that’s different”. We will explore bleaching, dye coloring, and surface coloring.

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10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Turning Acrylic With Carbide Tools

The biggest challenge I see many people struggle with is the transition from wood to acrylic. In this video we look at what “acrylic” really is, how to turn it in 4 steps and 3 cuts, and how to use carbide tools to make the transition easy. Thanks to John Underhill (JohnU) for providing the blanks to turn.

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10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Drilling

Tired of blowing out a blank when drilling? Out of round holes? Stuck drill bits? In this video, we will discuss all these issues. Good drilling techniques make all subsequent steps so much easier. In the next 10 minutes we cover things you never see in a demo.

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Mark Dreyer - GluBoost - Liquid Finish In A Bottle

Mark Dreyer has been turning pens for over 20 years. He recently demoed at the AAW symposium in Atlanta and Portland, Turn-On! Chicago, and the Midwest Penturners Gathering in Ohio . An Electrical Engineer by trade he is meticulous in his pen making and finishing.

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10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Sanding Prep For That Perfect Finish

Sanding is not the most glamorous part of pen making, but it will make the difference between a pen with the perfect glass like finish and one that is "just alright". Over the next 10 minutes I will go over all the steps you need to get that perfect prep for finish on both woods and acrylics.

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10 Minutes To Better Pen Making - Acrylic Blank Prep

In this series of videos, I plan to take individual topics and explore them and discuss them 10 minutes at a time. I will use my 25 years as a pen maker to give tips and tricks on the topic. Each topic will only be 10 minutes. We will explore everything from kit and blank selection, to drilling, to turning and turning tools, finishing, and marketing and sales.

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20 Years of Turning Pens

Mark Dreyer has been turning pens for over 20 years. He recently demoed at the AAW symposium in Atlanta and Portland, Turn-On! Chicago, and the Midwest Penturners Gathering in Ohio . An Electrical Engineer by trade he is meticulous in his pen making and finishing.

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