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My grandson has been overenthusiastic screwing the cap back on his Jr. Gent pen and has stripped the thread in the cap. I don`t seem able to get any spares. So any help will be very much appreciated, thanks.

I have done some carving which needs to be painted with gold paint, so I would like some advice on things like what undercoat do I use, and will I need to give the carvings a coat of clear varnish when finished. All help will be much appreciated, thanks. Frank S.

Today I picked up a Jet bandsaw JWBS 120S. Very heavy, cast iron body and table. It has been laying, ignored and unloved in a damp shed for about 16 years,so it is in a bit of a state,to say the least. Fortunately, the motor still runs. There is some rust, and the tyres have perished.Have looked...

I am doing a job for a mate, using the timber he supplied, tulip wood.I`ve not used much in the past and in cutting it on the band saw I get the smell of smoked mackerel. Is this usual for tulip wood? I know some timbers have various smells associated with them, but fish?? Frank.

My wife gets a bit stressed on occasions. When this happens I make up nonsense rhymes to make her laugh, here are two of my latest; A young cannibal girl from Dundee Had a most beautiful knee When asked, why the one? She said just ask my mum She cooked it and had it for tea. There was a young...

macros, thank you for the pen tubes they arrived a 1/2 hour ago.Just the job, I shall post a pic of the finished pen.Thanks again and let me know if I can be of help to you sometime. Frank S.

I have totally mashed the tubes for a Jr. Gent pen and cannot find anywhere to get replacements. Can anyone help, please ? Frank.

Being an old git I am stuck in a musical time warp of the 1950/60 era. Now that the AM frequency has been turned off in the Bath/Bristol area I can`t get Smooth on the car radio,so, can anybody please tell me the FM frequency for Smooth in this area ? Frank S.

What the hell has happened here ? Who is this Taxpo and why is he flooding the site with junk? Come on Mods sort it out We want our forum back !! Highly Hacked Off, Frank S

I picked up this little beauty at the weekend. The body is brass faced ebony, the shaft I think is gunmetal with brass end caps.The moveable point is on a fine screw thread running through the shaft to give a micro adjustment. The one let down is there is no makers name on the gauge, so can...

My beloved granddaughter wants a stand that opens like a book with the earrings held on straight bars. I can fiddle with a design and learn by my mistakes,but time is short as I would like to do this for her birthday.So, does anybody have a plan for one of these, please ? All help will be...

Yesterday at the bowls club, I was given four wooden bowls. Now, apart from the usual mallet, what else can I make with them ? Answers on a five pound note please. Frank S.

Having seen the wife off to her craft club,I thought I would have some shed-time. Everything is set up and ready.Take air shield from bag and move it toward face,and there in the face piece is a bl**dy great spider!! Normally, I would shriek like a girl and throw the item as far from me as...

While I was cooking the Christmas dinner, I thought back to the first time I did the job about 30 years ago. In the early hours of Christmas morning, my wife went down with gastro enteritis, I was all for cancelling Christmas but the two boys,who were still living at home, had invited their girl...

It is that time of the year to wish everybody MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. and thanks to all who gave help and advice during this year. Frank S.

Morning all, yesterday I cleaned everything down,swept up and made the workshop ship shape. Today, open up email and find this; Hello favorite granddad, can you please make me a band saw box for Christmas ? By the way, I shall be down to see you on Saturday,love, etc. So how do you say no to...

AS my beloved half-inched my Elm burr pen, I had another rummage in the odds box,and came up with a piece of Zebrano.Here`s the result. This pen making is getting addictive. :D :shock: :D Mod edit JPG version CHJ Frank

I found this piece in the odds box(everybody has one), it looked a bit short for a pen,but with some thought and careful drilling, I managed it. Two pieces of black acrylic were added and a nice piece of burr Elm was saved from hitting the bin.The LOML has ditched the old plastic Bic pen and now...

To the pen makers. I have a laser cut pen inlay kit from Timberbits,and at $20 a pop I want to get it right first time,so, has anybody got any tips for putting this kit together,please. I was very impressed by their service,only ten days from order to delivery,and that included the Easter...

Some time ago, there was a type of mini-router lathe on the market for decorating pens and small spindles.It had a series of gears and cams to alter the design, and a Dremel powered the cutter. Can anybody give me a link, or perhaps have one for sale ?Thanks. Frank S.