Drcal
Member
I have turned about a dozen Sierras in the past week and something unusual has happened. One bushing- the one closet to the headstock, has to be pried off when I am ready to assemble the pen. At first I thought it was the bushing itself so I tried a whole new set of bushings and the same thing happened. The pens assembled fine and work well.
When I am trying to get the bushing off, it spins freely in the tube but won't come out easily. It is as though it is in a groove or rut in the tube and it is always the bushing closest to the headstock.
Could it be a bad mandrel? I use a mandrel I have used for a long time---it is a MT#2 adjustable- the one that has the big locking collar on it.
Help!
Carmen
Tampa Bay
When I am trying to get the bushing off, it spins freely in the tube but won't come out easily. It is as though it is in a groove or rut in the tube and it is always the bushing closest to the headstock.
Could it be a bad mandrel? I use a mandrel I have used for a long time---it is a MT#2 adjustable- the one that has the big locking collar on it.
Help!
Carmen
Tampa Bay