allen levine
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help me understand this mandrel stuff. I purchased a mandrel with a pen set.
I turn 7mm slimline pens. Ive turned over 15 pens or pencils so far.
If I want to turn another style pen, lets say one that is a fattie, do I have to buy a new mandrel or do all mandrels fit all bushings for all style pens?
Second, Ive used around 10 of my own blanks, split quite a few of them, my own fault, aggresive gouge......
when I cut the 7mm hole, I have not yet built a jig for the drill press, only use my battery operated ryobi drill, eyeball it, and even if its a bit off center, I figure its a 3/4 inch blank, the pens have been coming out ok.
Is it essential I need to build a jig for any other reason other than its convenient?
while IM on the turning subject.
Ive been turning and practicing alot. A real lot. Ive been out there at night, even when my eyes have shut down for the day, and been practicing with different ways to hold the gouges, skews, speeds, etc....
Ive been making candle stick and candle holders just to learn shaping.
Today I took a piece of that old oak furniture sides the wood guy gave me, depinned it, made sure there was no other metal in it, cut it down and mounted it between centers to try to make a bowl. Man, oak is one tough cookie.
My gouge hand was burning so bad when I came in at lunchtime, it was red and it hurt.
When I went out, I wrapped my left hand with a heavy plastic style duct tape I had, and that stopped the burning.
I got a good hand waxing when I pulled the tape off, but I got the bowl spun enough.
I turn 7mm slimline pens. Ive turned over 15 pens or pencils so far.
If I want to turn another style pen, lets say one that is a fattie, do I have to buy a new mandrel or do all mandrels fit all bushings for all style pens?
Second, Ive used around 10 of my own blanks, split quite a few of them, my own fault, aggresive gouge......
when I cut the 7mm hole, I have not yet built a jig for the drill press, only use my battery operated ryobi drill, eyeball it, and even if its a bit off center, I figure its a 3/4 inch blank, the pens have been coming out ok.
Is it essential I need to build a jig for any other reason other than its convenient?
while IM on the turning subject.
Ive been turning and practicing alot. A real lot. Ive been out there at night, even when my eyes have shut down for the day, and been practicing with different ways to hold the gouges, skews, speeds, etc....
Ive been making candle stick and candle holders just to learn shaping.
Today I took a piece of that old oak furniture sides the wood guy gave me, depinned it, made sure there was no other metal in it, cut it down and mounted it between centers to try to make a bowl. Man, oak is one tough cookie.
My gouge hand was burning so bad when I came in at lunchtime, it was red and it hurt.
When I went out, I wrapped my left hand with a heavy plastic style duct tape I had, and that stopped the burning.
I got a good hand waxing when I pulled the tape off, but I got the bowl spun enough.
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