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I found this tutorial for making a texturing tool, using burl bits from Dremel. Doesn't seem to hard and the materials are fairly easy to get. Thanks for the suggestions about shellac: I'll have to try that out sometime... I just tried a clear spray on finish, and it protects the wax to some extent (still can dig it out with fingernails, but better than nothing at all, I'd think). The beehive-shaped thing is just a handle for the barrel trimmer. Sometimes I mount a barrel trimmer in the drill press, but I usually just sand down the face with a belt sander and use the barrel trimmer by hand for better control.

Thank you!

Oh, I didn't know this; thanks for pointing it out. We ran out of boiled linseed oil in the shop and Boos was a good substitute we had from cutting board work.

These are great suggestions! I really like the idea of having no brass tube and just the nib.. may be trying that out sometime soon.

Ooof yes, doing turning work with a drill press sounds much more tedious. But it gets the job done!

Clever idea for incorporating the battery. Nicely done!

This is really neat! I never thought of using leather for turning a pen. Thanks for the idea.

This is awesome! Reminds me of a dandelion water fountain that I saw in New York.

I've been having quite a few pen blanks split on me, and this is a nice and simple solution! Thanks for sharing.

Great job, and thanks for sharing tips!

The valve on/off switch is a neat touch. Great job!

Wow, this is a neat idea!

Yes, wood glue is usually for porous materials like wood or paper that can really soak up the adhesive.

Not sure what you need wood glue for this tutorial? If you could explain your application perhaps I could help you better.

Thank you and hope it ended up going well for you!

Yay: Great job in f0lowing the instructions! It looks quite perfect, and I hope you enjoyed it. :)

Nice design!

Your patience is admirable ;) Good job!

Nice job!

Glad you like it :)

Good point; you didn't miss anything, as I just didn't include child-friendly features. I don't know of a foolproof way to child-proof the lamp, but I would think that you can coat the edges with something thick like hot glue; that would be messy and time consuming though. Perhaps you could also try adding a clay to the edges; essentially, you'd just want to thicken the edge so that it won't cut. Also, soda cans are made of aluminum, so the petals are actually quite delicate so if anyone presses on the petals, they'd deform, unfortunately: the best way to protect this lamp would be to attach it to a ceiling lamp.

Great idea! I love that the front propeller can still be turned.

Yes, this is a classic case of over engineering and no offense taken. :) Thanks for the comments!

Thank you. :)

Thank you!

That's a great idea! Now I'm wishing that I did that...

Thank you so much for the kind comment! That depends on the light source you use: if you use the same as mine, the light source would not be able to be changed out, unfortunately, because the petals are glued onto the whole thing (LED encapsulated). If you make this with a light source that has a removable bulb and glue the petals to the edges of the lamp (not the light bulb) then you would be able to change the bulb without affecting the petals. Hope that helps!

The first attempt or two might be frustrating, but perseverance would likely pay off! Others have posted pictures of their version below, so I'm thinking that effort will be worth it. Looking forward to your version when you get to it. ;)

Great job outlining the CAD steps in Fusion 360. :)

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great job! That's a nice way to bind the magazines to the spine.