Things you wouldn't know..
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rdunn12
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78.There is no such thing as worthless wood.(Even if it is rotten and termite infested)Thanks Hunter-27 (Landon)
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papaturner
Member
79. Blow-outs are not restricted to tires.
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thewishman
Member
80. Must remember to add in all of the IAP time when someone asks, "How long does it take you to make a pen?"
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altaciii
Member
81. Wearing a pink naval uniform doesn't make you a bad guy!:biggrin::biggrin:
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hughbie
Member
82. walking down the isle in the grocery store or walmart....and everything you see, would look good in a pen blank.....damn learning how to cast!
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Mr Vic
Member
82. Adding casting termites in PR for a blank to My New Years Resolution!
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Happy New Years...Vic Vickers
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Happy New Years...Vic Vickers
dkarcher
Member
83. You total your vehicle by hitting a deer and wish the deer had antler.
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Your Welcome!!!!
84. When someone says they have a "crappy" pen blank, you remember that Curtis has THE "CRAPPY" pen blank
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TellicoTurning
Member
85. Corncobs are not just for the outhouse anymore.
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altaciii
Member
86. Everyone loves your $35 pens. Only we know the first pen we make cost us $400-$500.
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Daniel
Member
87. That the IAP is about a lot more than just turning pens. We have each others backs.
88. I spent all those years loosing pens only because I never owned a pen worth "Not" loosing.
88. I spent all those years loosing pens only because I never owned a pen worth "Not" loosing.
GouletPens
Member
89) You've sold hundreds of pens all over the world but the only ones you use are the broken and defective ones!
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lwalden
Member
90. That a $5 second hand toaster oven at the local thrift store is great for baking the clear powder coating on brass cartidges........
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VisExp
Member
91. That you really do need a PayPal account in order to make pens.
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CSue
Local Chapter Leader
92. You're the one of the few in California who knows when each city prunes their trees.
93. your business card gives an address to leave "wood you've pruned . . . for recyling.
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93. your business card gives an address to leave "wood you've pruned . . . for recyling.
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penmanship
Member
94. The new "words" you can come up with the second you get a blow out !!
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keithkarl2007
Member
95. every tree is a potential treasure trove :biggrin:
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CaptG
Member
96. The bushing that slowly rolls off the work bench instantly accelerates to warp 5 upon making contact with the floor, opens a hyperspace window, and disappears.
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keithkarl2007
Member
97. that there are many other penturners out there willing to share their knowledge and wisdom on this fine craft
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el_d
Member
98. Put the cap back on the pearl-ex BEFORE you sneeze....
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Steve Busey
Member
99. In every bag of mesquite smoking chips for the grill, there's always one free stopper blank, and an occasional pen blank!
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el_d
Member
100. What Lou looks like without a shirt!!!!! You Go Lou!!!!!
(Stumbled accross that pic a while back)
(Stumbled accross that pic a while back)
Fred
Member
101. When drilling and using a pen vise (or fingers - not highly recommended), be danged sure to remove the chuck key first BEFORE you turn on the drill press.
102. Be sure to buy a keyless MT2 chuck ASAP!
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102. Be sure to buy a keyless MT2 chuck ASAP!
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GBusardo
Member
You drill the hole.....first!
fiferb
Member
103. You now know the difference between a nib and a nip.
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jkeithrussell
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104. If you drop a screwdriver into a jar of acetone to clean off CA glue, remember to take it out of the jar before the acetone melts off the entire handle.
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GaryMadore
Member
105. That the chance of a blowout is proportional to the square of the value of the wood and the amount of time you've spent turning it down (between centers, without bushings but with a micrometer, of course) until it was ready for that One Last Pass.
106. That the chance that one of your offspring will be present to hear the string of obscenities that issue from your mouth following said blowout is directly proportional to the value of the wood and the time you've spent turning it down (between centers, without bushings but with a micrometer, of course) until it was ready for that One Last Pass (and therefore proportional to both the vileness of the obscenities and the length of the period of obscenity issue).
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(Ahem... Of course, this has NEVER happened to me, nor were my daughter's eyes as big as dinner plates when I noticed there there in the doorway to my workshop....)
Cheers!
Gary
106. That the chance that one of your offspring will be present to hear the string of obscenities that issue from your mouth following said blowout is directly proportional to the value of the wood and the time you've spent turning it down (between centers, without bushings but with a micrometer, of course) until it was ready for that One Last Pass (and therefore proportional to both the vileness of the obscenities and the length of the period of obscenity issue).
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(Ahem... Of course, this has NEVER happened to me, nor were my daughter's eyes as big as dinner plates when I noticed there there in the doorway to my workshop....)
Cheers!
Gary
107. The missing minute in Ed's alternate ivory video on eroticblanks.com has nothing to do with erotic - or does it? We'll never know.
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Blind_Squirrel
Member
77. There is no such thing as "the perfect finish" (yet).
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