Mini Lathe Project: Making a Pen From Steel Bolts

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it's 2023 silent movies have been dead for awhile now.

good project

Nice design and build. I especially like that you didn't drown out the great machining sounds with awful YT musak! I do have one concern, however, Most pens have a vent in them so that the ink will flow, rather than becoming vacuum-locked as the refill empties. Has this become an issue in your design, and if so, have you thought of a design feature to account for it?

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why don’t you use lathe to cutoff the bolt ends? way faster

how long does it take to make such a pen :P Well done

Been machining 25 years and never thought to put a small drill up to catch bits im parting off, nice tip.

Engineering. Love the machinery.

Great work dude 👏👏

Great job!

That is the coolest pen ever. Very nice work.

Hi are you selling any of those pens

A very nice little project, Subbed :o)

this is not only pen, it's so tools for war, or not?

A very enjoyable and well crafted project. Great camera work too. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. 👏👏👍😀

....and then penholder or cap.... ;o)

Very cool this video lathe's ❤🇧🇷😉👏👏👏👏👏👏subscribed 👍👍

hi, really nice video and nice looking pen. Do you consider making more and putting them up for sale?

Nice work 😍

Very nice

Sooner or later a viewer is going to chastise you for not covering the ways while sanding. For the record, it wasn't me.😋 😉
That pen is too heavy for what it's used for but you can easily modify or make another to use as a Scribe in the shop. Another handy tool to make is a little Colette Pen Chuck. They're handy for holding small drill bits and taps. When making miniature objects it's always handy to have small tools to gain that tactile interface with the part. Best of luck and have fun! 🤗
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I like the video. You did a great job with the tool you have and videowise. But I think you should comment on your project over the course of the video. Machining project involve some craftmanship and knowledge that viewers like to know. Like why you decide to partoff the holding section of the pen of in the vise instead of directly on the late or the problems you incountered when you had to face the part while the part was hanging to long. All of that will engage the viewer in your project and make them comment so you will have more visibility on YT. Anyway keep the good work!

Nice pen! I subbed!!!

Great video - very watchable 👍

Nice work! May I know brand/model of you tap bits? I haven’t been able to find those in that style.