Help with supplies please

[artme]

I need some help from some kindly person on the forum.
I have friends coming down from Miami on abou the !7th and I ams ure they will bring a few items for me.

I am after 1 ( one ) Sheet of each grade of Indasa Rhynowet Redline abrasive sheeting. I cannot get decent abrasive paper here.

I also need a couple of 20z. bottles of CA and some of the paper toweling you fellows use to apply CA.

To assemble my pens I would like an Irwin Quick Grip clamp. Probably a 6" mini would be sufficient.

If some kind sole could assemble these items for me, or the equivalent I would be most grateful.

Of course I will pay for everything including freght/postage in the US.Will have to find some method to arrange payment.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for your consideration.

 

[keithkarl2007]

You can find plans somewhere to build your own pen press, can't recall where but i'll have a look. The ca for finishing I'm guessing can be got in a local hardware. As for the paper towel, bounty kitchen towel are ok.

 

[artme]

Thanks Keithkarl. Been down that road and it was just too difficult.Not worth the money either as I really don't have time for a tremendous amount of turning.Just want to keep the hand in, get a few people interested here. Perhaps make a few dollars.

Met you on another site I frequent.Good to see you here to. It's a great site.

 

[keithkarl2007]

Best penturning forum on the net, great bunch of friendly folk who are only too happy to help out a penturner in need.

For pressing the pens together, you can use your lathe. You can turn a block to suit the taper of your headstock and tailstock and leave it bigger at the ends, kind of looks like a plug when turned. Stick a piece of felt or similar material to both and use the travel on the quill to press the parts together. Hope i described it ok

 

[artme]

Looked at that too. Problem is the design of the lathe.

The headstock has an18mm thread. No MT. I had all sorts of bother and expense here getting someone to cut an 18mm thread for an adapter I had made. I wold love to get an 18mm nut to do as you suggest but that is asking a bit much in these parts.

The tailstock Does not have a MT. It is threaded 18mm rod with a fixed live centre. I might be able to do something about that but I'm so frustrated I can't think straight.

Cheers,artme.