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There is no such thing as a cheap hobby. You start off with a few bits and pieces and very soon you need to add more paraphernalia. Setting up including consumables has cost me more than 2000 dollars and more. Then you begin to get a little bit serious and you realise your quality and pen finish needs to improve if you want to sell some pens. (To help cover some of the costs) Warning I used to keep a spreadsheet of all my expenses. That's how I realised how much the hobby was costing me. I soon got rid of the spreadsheet. Now nobody knows how much pen turning is costing me. I used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day (I quit years ago thank goodness) I think smoking was a far cheaper hobby. You will need or want it makes no difference. A decent hobby lathe a decent set of wood lathe chisel set an fine oil stone, you have to keep your chisels sharp A pedestal drill A mandrel preferably with a mandrel saver. a pen press A pen blank drill press a band saw a sanding machine An extractor system Extra lights installed to better see what you are doing A fan Face shield, mask. (After installing an extractor I now do not need a mask but I do have one Drills and bushes to suit a least half a dozen kits glues epoxy and CA Rubber gloves. ( I was forever picking glue off my fingers. various sanding sheets Micro polishing pads pen kits I always buy packs of ten of each pen type. extraction pin set clothes A vacuum to keep the workshop clean and tidy Drawers to store all parts in. I made three sets of drawers wood and acrylic blanks (If you buy 50 random acrylic blanks from China the price is reasonable) cases to put pens in to sell them A display case That should be enough to get you started. Have fun. You are going to be so busy.

Can't tell me yourself I like to have one

Awesome work glad to see you my friend take care and stay safe healthy and happy God bless you

What type of Wood do you use?

I'm a bottom feeder too, I have looked all over for the light your using with no success... Can you please give me a source if possible...

I asked dad to make something for me using hairpin legs so many times so this is a very fitting tribute for him! Thanks so much for caring about my dad and for making such a beautiful item out of wood he gave you. This video made me cry an awful lot. ❤️

Great video! What brand blades do you recommend?

I'm late but happy birthday JB

Awesome video Sterling, as always take care stay safe and God bless.

Great Tribute, Sterling

what is the size of the blank you started with? those aren't 2 x 4's. they look more like 2 x 8 or 2 x 10, glued 3 or 4 high

Ted was a great guy. Nice video Sterling

Cap'n Ted is smiling down on you for this brother. Miss him and you and Braxton

Excellent turn out. Something that caught my eye was that turntable gadget. Checking your videos to see if the build of that is there. Good to see you Sterling!

Beautiful desk. Thought for sure you were building it for your daughter!

That walnut slab desk turned out really nice Sterling! i'm sorry to hear about Ted Alexander i didn't know he past i was wonder what ever happen to him i use to watch his videos and he use to watch my bird videos years ago he even made me a hummingbird feeder years back for the wild birds that came to my yard he was a great guy' sorry to hear of his passing' Thanks for sharing with us!💖👍😎JP

Great video Brother, Ted will be missed for sure

Nice job Sterling!

That was great bro, keep up.

WD-40 is a rust preventative. _Water Displacement Formula 40_ to be exact. It is not a lubricant.

1:53 🤣 love it!

Sanding

Grow up little boy, educate yourself, and learn that smoking anything is disgusting and deadly.

Grow up little boy and stop objectifying women as sex objects! How pathetically immature, immoral, uneducated, and Godless, thus anti-American.

Is it okay to use 286346-00 instead of the DW788 carbon brush? Where can I buy this? I would be happy if you could let me know.

I’m five years late but I made it!!!! Great job on that birdhouse really realistic!!

Car polishing

Hummingbirds are open nesters and won't use a bird house. Have fun anyway!

💦 Promo SM

I love how men don't care about splinters lol They are terrible. Omg I love the train ❤very nice work!

So cool 😎

always gets the job done No matter how old.😎👍

Unlike traditional varnishes, it is best to apply Halcyon on the thicker side. We recommend applying Halcyon around 4-6 mils wet. When applying the varnish, try not to overbrush the product otherwise the coating may be too thin causing the brush strokes to show. If you have any other questions, please reach out to our tech team. They would be happy to assist!

Other tips are all correct… better sanding.. foam brush etc but why brush at all? Invest a few bucks in a decent spray rig (make sure it can handle all finish types latex and solvent). Finally if you’re looking for A glass-smooth finish you may just need to build more coats and then sand back flat with wet/dry paper 400-600-1200 etc , a flat hard rubber and a lot of time and patience. Weeks not days Good luck.

Too much surface area. Your finish is drying while you’re brushing it. Thin it down, try again.

Foam roller

Go to an auto parts store and buy a paint cup gun. Hook it up to your compressor and spray the finish, let dry, sand and repeat until you have a smooth coat and appropriate thickness. Wear a respirator. No brush marks

I’m sure steel wool outa get the job done

I had this happen on a maple counter top. I used a very high grit sand paper then coated again with a sponge brush

Give the wood a good sand to start getting rid of the natural grooves, then use a foam roller to apply your coats. That or a stain brush, which is basically just a sponge on a stick

Maybe a dense weenie roller?

Did you sand well enough before you applied the epoxy?

Have you tried using a sponge brush instead? Once its dry like this i think you just have to sand it out.

I wish I could help, but I don’t have experience with that finish. Hopefully Total Boat can offer some guidance. It’s going to be a beautiful piece.

Got to ask, it's been 4 years, have you had any hummingbirds in your house you turned? No one ever shows any hummingbirds nesting in any house people make....

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😂😂 recognizable But.. very often it does have potential😁

Dude, those wood prices early covid got me saving shim scraps. I get it.

what?? I was just looking for one of those earlier

Are you spying on me?????😅😅