Temporary wood bushings?

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Hillbilly

Hillbilly

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Has anyone tried to make temporary wood/acrylic bushings?
I think if I use my micrometer on the pen parts to see what the bushings need to be I could turn a set of one time use bushings. Then again why not turn the pen using a micrometer. Has anyone tried this or is it something you all do all the time?

I hate to sound so cheap:redface:
 
yep, quite often. Especially when working with light woods like holly. I make temp ones out of white plastic, delrin, pr, etc.
 
Check out article #5 at http://www.redriverpens.com/articles.htm
Use what ever material you have available. 6061 or 7075 aluminum will work nicely and can be made on your wood lathe. Aluminum bars from the local hardward store may work but they are often alloyed with other metals and may be too hard for wood lathe tools. I get aluminum from local machine shops from the scrap pile. A free pen is often the ticket.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Hillbilly said:
Has anyone tried to make temporary wood/acrylic bushings?
I think if I use my micrometer on the pen parts to see what the bushings need to be I could turn a set of one time use bushings. Then again why not turn the pen using a micrometer. Has anyone tried this or is it something you all do all the time?

I hate to sound so cheap:redface:
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