Looking for new mandrel

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jrc

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Somewhere I heard that there is a mandrel that can hold 1 blank without the live center holding on the right. I would like to make a line of desk pens with no caps or clips.
 

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Check Russ's site making a wooden pen(you can find the link on the Home page it's a well kept secret)
OPn his site he has the steps in modifying a slim line to make different styles of pnes.You request is one of them and a "special mandrel" can be adapted from the standard mandrel.He tells you how.[:D]
 

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I think that you're talking about a pin chuck.

Search the forum for "pin chuck" and you'll come up with a lot.
 

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Originally posted by bgray43050
<br />I think that you're talking about a pin chuck.

Search the forum for "pin chuck" and you'll come up with a lot.

A pin chuck will certainly "work", but because JRC mentioned a desk set I imagined a long tapered upper end.
It would be difficult to do that with a pin chuck and no support by a live center for most of the tooling.
If you look at Russes method, chances are there won't be a need to purchase anything else other than a 1/4" bolt.(that's how I made mine)
 
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