Wood Turning Push Pins (Fast Version)

I thought woodturning a vase out of push pins and resin would be cool, but little did I know that most push pins are made out of steel. As it turns out, steel is very hard metal... It wore down and chipped my carbide cutters in mere seconds, and I barley made a dent. I had planned to make a nice v shaped vase, but that would have taken weeks and every carbide cutter ever made! In the end the vase still looks pretty cool, but next time I brave putting metal on my lathe I will try aluminum or some softer metal!

This was also my first time using TotalBoat resin, and now I see why so many woodworkers use it!
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My tools:
TotalBoat Resin: http://www.totalboat.com/product/high-performance-21-epoxy-kits/
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Carbide Chisels: https://amzn.to/2NUiEdq
Face Shield: https://amzn.to/2Ac4Cvj
Center Finder: https://amzn.to/2ld06Ju
Jet Lathe: https://amzn.to/2qG2wD5
Nova Chuck: https://amzn.to/32tJvkm
Miter Saw: https://amzn.to/2ZpjuBW
Drill: https://amzn.to/2XtnW0G
Square: https://amzn.to/2VaCNzW
Clamps: https://amzn.to/2UvPSiZ

*if you shop through these links I may receive a small commission. The price is the same for you, but it helps support me as a beginner woodturner in my quest to get a bigger lathe to make bigger projects, and I really appreciate it!

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