A BIG THANK YOU!!!

[jeff3285]

I would just to say thank you to everyone that has put input on my threads,,,i know I have had a lot of them,,lol but it really helps,, your input that is,, started out making pens when I got my lathe about 2 years ago and then went to turning other things,,never knew how much you can forget,,lol im kinda rusty now,,question,,when I turn the pen I have noticed that turning down to the bushing isn't always a match up to the pen parts when you assembly them,,not much off maybe a few thousands,,but I would like to get a better fit,,,can anyone help?

 

[ghansen4]

I would suggest using a calliper to measure the pen parts first, then turning the pen to match those measurements. I believe this is much easier if you get a 60 degree live center and a 60 degree dead center then turn between those centers instead of using a mandrel. This way you don't have to worry about bushings getting in your way. Though sometimes I still will start on a mandrel, with bushings, until the diameter gets close THEN switch to turning between centers.

 

[Dehn0045]

Here is the tutorial that I learned TBC from: http://content.penturners.org/library/techniques/turn_between_centers.pdf

Nothing has had more positive impact on my fit than TBC. Secondly, I started squaring on the lathe (turn round, mount in collet chuck, square off using skew), this has further improved my fit.

 

[WriteON]

I'm not a TBC turner...have not tried that yet. For now I use bushings and leave slightly oversized....simply check & measure to get to where you need to be.