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Mickey Cassiba

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Hello from Deep South Texas! I know a few of you folks from other forums. I'm relatively new to pen turning...in fact, I've only been turning wood for a year and a half. In another life though, I was a machinist, and have worked metal in all shapes and sizes, from the ridiculously small, to the incredibly large.
I fell into pen turning last summer, after receiving a few odds and ends pieces of tooling, and a scad of pen blanks.
With only about thirty writing instruments under my belt, I'm nowhere in league with you folks, but I'm learning.
With no local brains to pick(as far as I know) I've managed to screw up almost as many pens as I've completed, but the lessons I've learned have been applied, and I only scrap 1 out 3 these days.:rolleyes:
I've heard of the IAP for quite some time, and am glad to finally be among y'all.
 
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Mickey, with your background as a machinist precision will not be an issue. Wood is simply another medium. I think that as you see the variety that wood grain, acrylic and trustone patterns create when turned you'll be hooked like so many of us. Welcome
 
Welcome Mickey, from far west Kentucky, to the addiction, sometimes referred to as the vortex. Be sure to give the library a good bit of time. The link is at the top of the page. You will find an article called Library Index. This covers tutorials on about anything pen making you can think of. You will also notice that there are articles listed by year. Much good info there as well. When these fail to answer your questions, by all means post it here. I have never seen one go unanswered very long. You might also want to give this thread a good look. It has some very good info for the beginning pen turner; http://content.penturners.org/library/general_reference/Getting_started_in_pen_turning.pdf. Grab some wood, make some shavings and have fun all the while being safe.
Charles
 
Charles, I used to live in your part of the world...Henry Co TN. Where are you at? Doh I just looked. I lived at Puryear, TN for about twenty years. Then I moved to the big city of Jackson
 
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Thank you all for the warm welcomes. I've been in the library all afternoon waiting for my acceptance email. Lotsa neat stuff in there! Giving me lot's of ideas. Now I got to get the budget committee on board
 
Micky, when I went to MSU, Puryear was the home of my favorite place, the Cotton Club. Since Murray went wet, Puryear has nearly dried up, sad to say. I live in a "little" town west of Murray called Coldwater. I have several RV friends that spend the winter in your neighborhood.

To help with the 'budget committee' build her a really nice pen and present it to her. I got into pens by making all my brides brothers and sisters a pen and pencil set from the wood from the old plum tree at their granny's we had cut down before she died. Now I just can't seem to stop making them. Turn in good health and keep all your appendages out of the equipment.

Charles
 
I remember the Cotton Club...Murray went wet? Am I showing my age? Wow. Puryear never was too lively('cept for the strip).
The BC gets first grab at everything that comes off the lathe...her current favorite is a padouk cigar that came out pretty nicely.
I'm still at the 'gifting stage'...I've sold a few pens,and stoppers but I mostly make 'em cause I enjoy it. That and the local folks aren't buying. Pretty depressed down here. The Winter Texans, as they are called, are much too 'sensible' to drop 25-30 dollars on a pen...'specially when you can get plasticos at the dollar store, ten for a buck. They ooh and ahh at our local craft shows...but the wallets never come out. But no matter. I have a good time.
 
Welcome Mickey. Glad to see you finally made it over here.
Don't know how I missed your post earlier today when I was doing my morning scanning.
 
Welcome!

Mickey --

I have found the folks here are very friendly, and I have been humbled by their combined knowledge. Glad you found the Library -- it will save you a lot of money and troubles!
 
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Mickey --

I have found the folks here are very friendly, and I have been humbled by their combined knowledge. Glad you found the Library -- it will save you a lot of money and troubles!
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Huh...everything I read about turning costs me money...I'm considering a twelve step program...Hello, I'm Mickey. I'm a wood turner...:biggrin:
 
Howdy from Brownsville (sort of)

Mickey,

I'm originally from Brownsville, now live in PA! However, my Dad lives in Brownsville and taught me to turn pens. He's a retired shop teacher and loves to help others get started with woodworking. If I can put you two in contact with each other, maybe Dad can help you out.
 
Mickey Cassiba said:
Hello from Deep South Texas! I know a few of you folks from other forums. I'm relatively new to pen turning...in fact, I've only been turning wood for a year and a half. In another life though, I was a machinist, and have worked metal in all shapes and sizes, from the ridiculously small, to the incredibly large.
I fell into pen turning last summer, after receiving a few odds and ends pieces of tooling, and a scad of pen blanks.
With only about thirty writing instruments under my belt, I'm nowhere in league with you folks, but I'm learning.
With no local brains to pick(as far as I know) I've managed to screw up almost as many pens as I've completed, but the lessons I've learned have been applied, and I only scrap 1 out 3 these days.:rolleyes:
I've heard of the IAP for quite some time, and am glad to finally be among y'all.
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wow, you stole my history. i spent 30 years as machinist working on anything from tiny instrument parts to air compressors that we used to not carry wrenches, but sheets of steel to cut wrenches from if needed. you could walk thru the cylinders.
welcome aboard, im new myself, started in february after retiring.
you will love the information available here.
 
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