Marc Phillips
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I got a gift card for my birthday, so in keeping with my tradition of buying stuff that I wouldn't normally get for myself.....
.... I ordered and received a collet chuck and the Sorby 1/16" parting tool...
First the chuck -
I wanted to try one of these for a couple of reasons... and found another reason after trying it that I didn't even think of... 2 more actually
I wanted one because:
I have tried 3 other mandrels, and still can't get rid of a little bit of wobble
I want to try making a closed end pen eventually
I wanted to try to make tops, Christmas ornaments, etc that my large chuck would need another set of jaws to do
I discovered that:
The wobble was in those other pen mandrels, because now it spins super smooth
I can adjust the length of the mandrel a lot easier than that "pro" mandrel
I can now get the tool rest closer because there is no mandrel nut in the way
I no longer take tiny chunks out of my knuckles because the collet chuck is smooth
Love it... really glad I got it. It was sure a lot bigger and heavier than I thought it would be...
The Robert Sorby parting tool....
Works EXCELLENT!
I was trying to make the pen below and the mesquite and the maple wanted to chip no matter what I did.... so I put the pen on hold and waited for the parting tool to arrive... just to see if it was the indian or the arrows It was so easy to make the cuts.... easy to control, be accurate, and it was easy to sharpen.
I added the maple bands because the mesquite kept chipping no matter what I did.... even the ol CA bath didn't stop it... then the maple chipped a little too! ... and still had a chunk missing out of one of the maple bands so I wanted to fill the hole...
I used a plastic bag from the pen kits and the spindle sander and sanded a chunk of maple and captured the dust in the bag... filled the hole, doused with CA, sanded a little, and repeat... looked good until I finished the pen with CA... the hole turned dark. I guess it's the end grain VS face grain thing... it would be kinda handy to be able fill a hole in the lighter woods and have it look decent... works great in the darker wood.... You can see the chunk in the second shot...
Anyhoo, I got to play around with new tools and stuff, and got a pen out of the deal... thought that pen was a goner Nothing special about the pen, but was happy I was able to "save" it...
.... I ordered and received a collet chuck and the Sorby 1/16" parting tool...
First the chuck -
I wanted to try one of these for a couple of reasons... and found another reason after trying it that I didn't even think of... 2 more actually
I wanted one because:I have tried 3 other mandrels, and still can't get rid of a little bit of wobble
I want to try making a closed end pen eventually
I wanted to try to make tops, Christmas ornaments, etc that my large chuck would need another set of jaws to do
I discovered that:
The wobble was in those other pen mandrels, because now it spins super smooth
I can adjust the length of the mandrel a lot easier than that "pro" mandrel
I can now get the tool rest closer because there is no mandrel nut in the way
I no longer take tiny chunks out of my knuckles because the collet chuck is smooth
Love it... really glad I got it. It was sure a lot bigger and heavier than I thought it would be...
The Robert Sorby parting tool....
Works EXCELLENT!
I was trying to make the pen below and the mesquite and the maple wanted to chip no matter what I did.... so I put the pen on hold and waited for the parting tool to arrive... just to see if it was the indian or the arrows
It was so easy to make the cuts.... easy to control, be accurate, and it was easy to sharpen.I added the maple bands because the mesquite kept chipping no matter what I did.... even the ol CA bath didn't stop it... then the maple chipped a little too! ... and still had a chunk missing out of one of the maple bands so I wanted to fill the hole...
I used a plastic bag from the pen kits and the spindle sander and sanded a chunk of maple and captured the dust in the bag... filled the hole, doused with CA, sanded a little, and repeat... looked good until I finished the pen with CA... the hole turned dark. I guess it's the end grain VS face grain thing... it would be kinda handy to be able fill a hole in the lighter woods and have it look decent... works great in the darker wood.... You can see the chunk in the second shot...
Anyhoo, I got to play around with new tools and stuff, and got a pen out of the deal... thought that pen was a goner
Nothing special about the pen, but was happy I was able to "save" it...