Welcome everyone to week 2 of the Monster Build …!!!

What we are going to do is show you how I build my Old Salts Pencil Popper.

I just want to thank Smitty and SBO for this opporitunty to be invited to this list of great builder’s . And also Skippy for putting this together. This is awesome and I am proud to be involved.



1... What we do is find the centers of our AYC , I like to pre-drill all my wood before I turn it. First I drill the bottom with a 3/16 drill bit 8 inches long. what this does for me is puts a 3/16 hole about 2/3 of the way through the blank. The bigger bit makes for less wondering. Then I turn it around and finish my nose end with a 1/8 bit. I have had too many blowouts in my turned blanks
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2… Then we turn the blank, sand and layout my eye,hook and belly weight lines...

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3… Next we us a laser to find the center line of our blank on 2 sides for the eye and belly weight, hook placement.

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More to come...
Next steps we will drill for eyes, hook hole, and weight and prep the plug for sealing...

, could not wait to get home tonight

Very informative and laid out in layman's terms.....your tooling and lathe set-up is incredible...very humbling. Thank you for sharing with us

Excellent

The eye shield on the cutter is sweet :read:

Ok from here we drill a 3/32 hole threw for the eye placement.
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Then we drill out a 1/2 inch hole for the eye about a 1/4 inch deep, with a forsner bit.

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As well as the recess for the belly grommet.

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Then we drill a 11/32 hole for the swivel and grommet .

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Next i like to put a small amount of belly weight near the ass of the pencil. That is also a 11/32 hole.

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And last thing i do is burr ball the eye socket out , i think it makes the eye look better.

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Now i put the belly weight in and i use a fiberglass product call DuraGlass its waterproof and dries in minutes..

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With in minutes i put the blank back in the lathe and sand down the excess glass.

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Now i cut the bottom end of the plug off and drill for the ass weight with a 3/8 drill.

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Here is a little something i do for when you are putting your plug threw wire in a little easyer. I use a 1/2 inch counter sink bit to the front of my weights..... man is doing this sweet.

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Then i cut the head end off at 31.5 degrees.

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Now after i am finished all this into the sealer for about 2 minutes. Hang to dry overnight and ready for Paint.!!!

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Ok then next is how i do my paint and finish the plug out.....

Man Salts, fantastic, pictorial is outstanding,

SALTS..... YOU THE MAN!!!! LOOKING GREAT CANT WAIT TO SEE YA FINISH IT UP!

Excellent presentation Ed.....Great tips as well.

Excellent tutorial Ed, lots of useful info, thanks.