Finally got around to playing with one of the Rockler 2mm pencils..
A little tricky figuring out the right drills to use... needed to drill each end different... 7mm drill at top and 15/64" at nib end..
Did the drilling on the lathe from both ends... nib end only drilled about 1.5" deep after drilling top end.
First time using my new Axminster chuck, what a dream.. mandrel ran dead one and straight... I am going to like that.. Since the nib end was drilled smaller than a A mandrel, I actually screwed the mandrel into the wood at the nib end and used my cone head on the live center at the tail stock to hold it in place..
Since this was a trial, the wood is just a nice plain piece of ash.. nothing fantastic.. actually from an old hoe handle.. due to an idiot mistake it is about 1/8" shorter than it was supposed to be...
Sanded to 800 grit, then a quick CA finish sanded to 12000MM and Ren Wax...
A little tricky figuring out the right drills to use... needed to drill each end different... 7mm drill at top and 15/64" at nib end..
Did the drilling on the lathe from both ends... nib end only drilled about 1.5" deep after drilling top end.
First time using my new Axminster chuck, what a dream.. mandrel ran dead one and straight... I am going to like that.. Since the nib end was drilled smaller than a A mandrel, I actually screwed the mandrel into the wood at the nib end and used my cone head on the live center at the tail stock to hold it in place..
Since this was a trial, the wood is just a nice plain piece of ash.. nothing fantastic.. actually from an old hoe handle.. due to an idiot mistake it is about 1/8" shorter than it was supposed to be...
Sanded to 800 grit, then a quick CA finish sanded to 12000MM and Ren Wax...
] And, didn't that hurt?