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- Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:06 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Turning beginnings
- Replies: 20
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The mandrel I purchased has a deep enough hole in the end that mates to the live center that the outer rim rides on the cone, not the point. If your point is touching, then you might need to drill the hole in the mandrel a bit deeper. Now, How does a pen-turning mandrel work with a live center? I ca...
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:30 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Turning beginnings
- Replies: 20
- Views: 28511
I would suggest a chuck that includes a screw center. Also, make sure you have a live center rather than the cup center. As Paul said, pine might not be the best choice for most projects. However, it can be a decent and cheap wood to practice on--I used some 2X4 scrap pieces to help me improve my ba...
- Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Pen Turning - Beall Buffing System
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14549
Neat idea, I've been thinking about the need to get something like this. Perhaps shortening the threadstock would reduce the vibration. Looks like there's plenty on the right side that you could remove. Could you put fender washers and nuts on each side of each wheel to keep the side-to-side movemen...
- Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:06 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: pen turning
- Replies: 47
- Views: 23229
I've not yet tried CA on wood pens, hope to do on my next batch when weather warms up. I did use CA on a couple of plastic key fobs I turned for stocking stuffers and it worked well other than needed overnight to dry (but the temp was only in the 40s when I put it on); I applied it with a paper towe...
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:09 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: My Shopsmith story/Owners shop pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34257
Edski, I'm a youngster to the SS world, purchasing my used 500 w/bandsaw and jointer 1.5 years ago. I already had a Ryobi BT3000 table saw, which I won't part with as I really dislike the SS's table saw function, and a floor standing drill press, which I could see replacing with a smaller bench-moun...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:40 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: New Forum Subjects
- Replies: 27
- Views: 55081
- Sun May 13, 2007 5:24 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: New to the Lathe What should I watch out for?
- Replies: 13
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Could you tell me what parts are needed to get started pen turning? I have the penn state catalog and wasn't sure what to get. I will need the mandrel centers and chisels along with pen guts. Have you ever made pencils? I bought a mandrel from Woodcraft that had a #2 morse taper screwed onto the ma...
- Tue May 08, 2007 8:30 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: New to the Lathe What should I watch out for?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 40424
Jason, I'm fairly new to turning myself, around 9 months since I first held a tool during a class at the local vo-tech. The first thing I'd recommend investing in is any type of beginners' class. You should look for something that will teach you how to safely use a lathe for spindle work (maybe bowl...
- Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:46 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: How did you get your Shopsmith
- Replies: 52
- Views: 74001
- Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:24 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: Creating Shopsmith Video/DVD Series
- Replies: 13
- Views: 37698
I'd gladly part with $25 or so. However, I'd really want to get an idea first if the video were of adequate quality with good closeups, lighting, etc. Perhaps you could first post a short howto for free, even before you commit to a full DVD, to gauge people's interest, get feedback, etc. How to lube...