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My technique may not be perfect but I have turned other bowels without trouble using another lathe.

Finished inside and outside at the same time. I Was finishing sanding the inside when the the hole appeared. I could see light through both opposing sides before the hole. There is a detectable wobble with any wood mounted in the chuck.

While using the ShopSmith as a lathe with a SuperNova2 chuck and I am having a run-out problem. It only seems to be a problem when turning with the chuck.
The example I have pictured is a 5" bowel with a hole that I sanded in one side of the bowel. On the oposing side the wood is so thin you can se ...

The best tools I have used on the lathe are built and sold by http://www.thompsonlathetools.com/. They hold an edge longer than any oyher tool I have ever used except carbide.

Shopsmith are good tools especially for the price.

Bill v,
Great looking pens!!!

I would only use a #2 Morse taper to a #2 morse taper adapter. I would not try to modify any thing to hold the #2 morse taper as vibration will make it loose and very dangerous. I have used this one at slow speeds on the Shopsmith as the WTTools store is nearby.
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Pecan wood is a close brother to Hickory. Very tough to cut and even tougher to dry straight. Hard on turning tools. Keep them sharp and/or turn green if you are going to turn.

Limb Pecan wood is real tough to keep straight as lumber.

I let it spalt and turn it into pens and other turning ...

Thanks for all the pen turning info in one thread. IT has been a great experience for me.
Learned a bunch.
Look forward to a continuing relationship with this Forum.

F.Jim Parks,

I am new to this forum.

Just got a used Shopsmith 510.

What form of pen mandrel do you use on the Shopsmith. I have turned pens on a small lathe but not on the Shopsmith. Do you use a 1/4" router chuck or a pen mandrel?
When making the fatter pens using the 7mm blank how do you ...