Wine Stoppers-best drive center mount?

[c2h6o]

Have been turning wine stoppers for about 8 months on my SS PP upgrade. I have been using 5/16 hangar bolt in a Jacobs chuck for the drive center mount. I see there a number of options, including mandrels and bottle stopper chucks.

My questions are the best ways to mount the block on the drive center for turning wine stoppers?

[wa2crk]

Have you tried this site?

http://nilesbottlestoppers.com/index.html

Ruth has food grade SS bottle stoppers as well as a mandrel that she developed for the Shopsmith.
She is a very good person and is well known in the turning fraternity. The SS mandrel is part #SS157.
I recently bought her off center jig and am having fun trying a new form of turning.
Bill V

[beeg]

GOOD site there. I just ordered that mandrel today. You might want to order the short drill bit to.

[c2h6o]

Thank you. No I had not heard of this site. Checked it out and I also purchased the mandrel.

[beeg]

Thank you. No I had not heard of this site. Checked it out and I also purchased the mandrel.

She sent mine USPS and should have it Monday.

[c2h6o]

I received this mandrel in just a couple of days. Looks to be of very good quality. Looking forward to turning some stoppers.

[chevyguy65]

I drill and tap the blank then put it on a Mandrel from PSI which is mounted on my drill chuck. I use a live center tailstock until im done finishing most of the stopper. Cut off the rest and finish the end.

[c2h6o]

I have been using the wine stopper screw chuck from Niles or about a month now. As reported by others really a very good option for wine stoppers. Attached are a few of the stoppers I have been making. Thanks for the suggestions.

[wa2crk]

c2h6o
The pix you tried to upload did not come through nor does a link appear. Can you try to repost?
Bill V

[c2h6o]

I hope these come thru--the file size was too big for the site.....