Comments on: Pen Boxes http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/ ... adventures in woodturning and woodworking Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:08:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Peter Hinchliffe http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-66065 Peter Hinchliffe Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:08:03 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-66065 Keith great article on pen boxes. I have made about a dozen so far but this looks a lot easier than how I make mine. Hinges the same will now make mine in the same way. and like you say you have to make them in batches. I now have a bigger router as I burnt the last one out doing the groove for pen about 10 years ago. ps. have just started turning again so can not wait to make the boxes. thanks again for great article. Peter Keith
great article on pen boxes. I have made about a dozen so far but this looks a lot easier than how I make mine. Hinges the same will now make mine in the same way. and like you say you have to make them in batches. I now have a bigger router as I burnt the last one out doing the groove for pen about 10 years ago.
ps. have just started turning again so can not wait to make the boxes.
thanks again for great article.
Peter

]]> By: Keith Larrett http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-48826 Keith Larrett Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:49:58 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-48826 Jim, you can get the hinges and rare earth magnets at the following links: http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2003267/783/Miniature-Barrel-Hinges.aspx http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2081312/30044/Rare-Earth-Magnet-14-x-110-65mm-x-25mm-10pcs.aspx Jim, you can get the hinges and rare earth magnets at the following links:

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2003267/783/Miniature-Barrel-Hinges.aspx

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2081312/30044/Rare-Earth-Magnet-14-x-110-65mm-x-25mm-10pcs.aspx

]]> By: Jim http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-48749 Jim Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:54:24 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-48749 Hi Keith,I have always bought the boxes for the pens i have made.But seeing your boxes i am going to have a go.Can you tell me where you got the hinges and magnetic catches. Your boxes look brill Hi Keith,I have always bought the boxes for the pens i have made.But seeing your boxes i am going to have a go.Can you tell me where you got the hinges and magnetic catches.
Your boxes look brill

]]> By: Keith Larrett http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-42489 Keith Larrett Mon, 02 May 2011 09:59:40 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-42489 Glad to hear that Ciaran :) Glad to hear that Ciaran :)

]]> By: Ciaran http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-42387 Ciaran Sun, 01 May 2011 20:37:54 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-42387 Hey Keith, no real problems with the routing as long as I concentrated. On one, I lost concentration for a second and forgot to keep the router tight against the fence - as a result the groove was a little wiggly! Not too good for a straight pen. Oh well. Thanks again. Ciaran Hey Keith, no real problems with the routing as long as I concentrated. On one, I lost concentration for a second and forgot to keep the router tight against the fence – as a result the groove was a little wiggly! Not too good for a straight pen. Oh well. Thanks again. Ciaran

]]> By: Keith Larrett http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-42384 Keith Larrett Sun, 01 May 2011 20:25:32 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-42384 Ciaran, did you have any problems with the routing? You had asked earlier about the router feed direction. Ciaran, did you have any problems with the routing? You had asked earlier about the router feed direction.

]]> By: Keith Larrett http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-42381 Keith Larrett Sun, 01 May 2011 20:17:32 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-42381 Ciaran, that's a great idea! I'll be sure to mark the magnets the next time I make some pen boxes. I've added your idea to the blog entry, just in case someone doesn't read as far down as this reply to your comment. Thanks! Ciaran, that’s a great idea! I’ll be sure to mark the magnets the next time I make some pen boxes. I’ve added your idea to the blog entry, just in case someone doesn’t read as far down as this reply to your comment. Thanks!

]]> By: Ciaran http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-42375 Ciaran Sun, 01 May 2011 19:42:18 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-42375 Hi Keith, I have now had a go at making the boxes and, as a first attempt, they turned out not too bad. The first one I made, however, I forgot what you said about gluing in the magnets one at a time and, even though I concentrated really hard, I did manage to glue one of the magnets in the wrong way around and the magnets repelled leaving the box perminantly open. Oh well! To make sure I got the rest of magnets the right way around in the remaining boxes, I arranged the magnets in pairs, stuck together, and then used a perminant marker to put a small dot on the outside edges - i.e. the edges that go into the holes. It was then easy to identify the 'right' side of the magnets. Thought you could be interested. I hope I explained this clearly enough. Thanks again Ciaran Hi Keith, I have now had a go at making the boxes and, as a first attempt, they turned out not too bad.
The first one I made, however, I forgot what you said about gluing in the magnets one at a time and, even though I concentrated really hard, I did manage to glue one of the magnets in the wrong way around and the magnets repelled leaving the box perminantly open. Oh well!
To make sure I got the rest of magnets the right way around in the remaining boxes, I arranged the magnets in pairs, stuck together, and then used a perminant marker to put a small dot on the outside edges – i.e. the edges that go into the holes. It was then easy to identify the ‘right’ side of the magnets. Thought you could be interested. I hope I explained this clearly enough. Thanks again Ciaran

]]> By: Keith Larrett http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-38298 Keith Larrett Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:33:00 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-38298 You're welcome Joseph :) You’re welcome Joseph :)

]]> By: Joseph http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/11/19/pen-box/comment-page-1/#comment-38237 Joseph Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:20:19 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-38237 Hi Keith - I wanted to add my thanks for sharing this information. I'm in the process of making some special fountain pens and plan on using this info to make the boxes. I had planned on purchasing some - but I have not found anything on the market that comes close to these. It is so nice when you discover someone willing to share! Hi Keith -

I wanted to add my thanks for sharing this information. I’m in the process of making some special fountain pens and plan on using this info to make the boxes. I had planned on purchasing some – but I have not found anything on the market that comes close to these.

It is so nice when you discover someone willing to share!

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