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in today's mail, lo and behold, there they were. my start up set from ruth. now i can't wait for it to warm up and get some practice in...
They must be transparent cause I don't see no stinking kits....in today's mail, lo and behold, there they were. my start up set from ruth. now i can't wait for it to warm up and get some practice in...
chatter....
Here's a question for the masses . . .
Is the thread on the stoppers the same as the the MT mandrel thingy? It would be logical right?
The reason I ask is that I bought a Mandrel, drill bit and supposedly matching stoppers from PSI. The threaded end on the mandrel is smaller than the threaded end on the stoppers. The drill bit is BIGGER than either of them.
If I drill out the blank with the supplied bit, it SLIDES (not threads) onto the mandrel. If I use a smaller bit on the blank so it threads onto the mandrel its REALLY DIFFICULT to get the finished turned piece on the the stopper threads.
I only bought 5 stopper bases so I'm not fretting the issue right now. I really need to ask PSI what the deal is . . .
Just thought I'd ask . . .
BTW - I hate working for a living. It cuts into my lathe time. Over the X-Mas break I turned 3 pens and 2 bottle stoppers. I even turned one of the stoppers on X-Mas day and gave it to my sister at 2 PM the same day. I haven't turned anything since then.
Whew - I feel better getting that out . . .
Jim
Here's a question for the masses . . .
Is the thread on the stoppers the same as the the MT mandrel thingy? It would be logical right?
The reason I ask is that I bought a Mandrel, drill bit and supposedly matching stoppers from PSI. The threaded end on the mandrel is smaller than the threaded end on the stoppers. The drill bit is BIGGER than either of them.
If I drill out the blank with the supplied bit, it SLIDES (not threads) onto the mandrel. If I use a smaller bit on the blank so it threads onto the mandrel its REALLY DIFFICULT to get the finished turned piece on the the stopper threads.
I only bought 5 stopper bases so I'm not fretting the issue right now. I really need to ask PSI what the deal is . . .
Just thought I'd ask . . .
BTW - I hate working for a living. It cuts into my lathe time. Over the X-Mas break I turned 3 pens and 2 bottle stoppers. I even turned one of the stoppers on X-Mas day and gave it to my sister at 2 PM the same day. I haven't turned anything since then.
Whew - I feel better getting that out . . .
Jim
Here's a question for the masses . . .
Is the thread on the stoppers the same as the the MT mandrel thingy? It would be logical right?
The reason I ask is that I bought a Mandrel, drill bit and supposedly matching stoppers from PSI. The threaded end on the mandrel is smaller than the threaded end on the stoppers. The drill bit is BIGGER than either of them.
If I drill out the blank with the supplied bit, it SLIDES (not threads) onto the mandrel. If I use a smaller bit on the blank so it threads onto the mandrel its REALLY DIFFICULT to get the finished turned piece on the the stopper threads.
I only bought 5 stopper bases so I'm not fretting the issue right now. I really need to ask PSI what the deal is . . .
Just thought I'd ask . . .
BTW - I hate working for a living. It cuts into my lathe time. Over the X-Mas break I turned 3 pens and 2 bottle stoppers. I even turned one of the stoppers on X-Mas day and gave it to my sister at 2 PM the same day. I haven't turned anything since then.
Whew - I feel better getting that out . . .
Jim
I screwed a screw into a hunk of wood and cut the head off for my 'mandrel'. Used whatever drill was correct from my collection of bits. Worked fine.
BTW, making stoppers is a fun project. I give as gifts, have never sold any. To sell, they get kinda costly. A friend who is a turner sells his but he uses only cork stoppers to keep prices down.
Chuck, I just got the new PSI catalog and their silicone stopper kits are $7.95 each.
Here is a stopper I like. Fun and easy to make. But, doe require at least a 16x42 and powerful lathe.
The kits are a bit pricey so I only make for gifts.
They are great for traveling.
No that's for a package of 10 with the dowels... makes them $.80 each.