Drilling pen blanks on the lathe.
Randy
>Does anyone know of a quick way to accuratly mount the pen blank for center drilling on a mini lathe? Thanks, Randy
Drilling pen blanks on the lathe.
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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ
>Randy, I use a Talon chuck with spigot jaws. Check the link below.
Oneway's Spigot Jaws
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Russ Fairfield
>Like this???
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#4Yep, like that!
Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ
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mainebowlman
>I put the drill in the headstock and, with a quick clamp to hold the wood securely, use the tailstock (without a center) to apply pressure. I even MacGyvered an adapter for my portable drill to quickly rewind the tailstock.
Got the idea from someone on a newsgroup, probably IAP on penturners.org.
Till I get the deal of deals on a drill press that'll drill 3", I find I can make a pretty well centered hole this way. I always start the hole from what would be the center of the pen so if I'm off a hair, it's on one of the extremes of the pen itself.
Jack
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Randy in Redlands CA
>Thanks for the help all. but, after several days of "thinking" out loud with my wife present I came home yesterday to new Delta table top drill press! Maybe I should start "thinking" out loud about that mitre box I've been using to cut my blanks with. Hmmmmmm?
