Blank squareing Alternates

[Haynie]

Now that my meticulously set up disk sander went up in flames (See flaming sander thread) I am without a blank squaring process. Once I got the disk sander set up I found no reason to get a barrel trimmer.

Any thought on alternate ideas. Barrel trimmer on order but I needed to get one done today.

 

[Drstrangefart]

Ah. Barrel trimming. Different kettle of fish. I live and die by the pen mill. Not sure what other options are available.

 

[ragz]

You could chuck the blank and use a 3/4 or 1" forstner bit or an square bit easy woods or equivalent tool

 

[micharms]

If you have the pendant jig use that on your lathe and a Jacob's chuck with a transfer punch or whatever you have of the right size. Works great.

Michael

 

[Haynie]

Where there is a will there is a way, I had the will I have power tools, I found a way. Slow but worked. Found a bolt the longer than barrel and fit barrel perfect. Chopped off the head and chucked it into the jacobs chuck on the metal lathe. Dug until I found a course enough grider bit and chucked it into the spindle. Put the blank on the bolt, slid bolt to within an 8th inch of the grinding bit turned the lathe on and slid the blank up to grinder. Worked like a charm.

 

[Turned Around]

what about the lazer cut kits? you can't use a mille on the ppuzzle kit. it'll rip up the pieces.

 

[sbell111]

You can, but you must be super careful and have a sharp mill.

 

[Sabaharr]

What about chucking up a sanding wheel from a Dremel tool or pneumatic sander on the tail stock in a drill chuck end and mount the blanks in a Stronghold clamp on the head stock then sand away?

 

[Haynie]

What I am doing is working fantastic. Mounted a piece of 50 grit paper on the grinding disk and it takes no time at all now.