usfwood
Member
Greetings again.
I have a question, and at first glance the answer might seem obvious, but there may be another answer. I have turned several of the slimlines. I typically use the skew to plane down the blank to the bushings. Often, not everytime, the blank will be even with the bushing on one side and proud of the bushing on the other. Why would the blank not turn evenly. I have a fairly light touch with the skew as I get close, and do not feel I am putting enough pressure to cause the mandrel to deform.
The mandrel rod does not seem bent when I roll it on my table saw surface. And I do not believe that I am over cranking the tail stock in to the end of the mandrel. And since I know this question might come up, I am using the stock live center with the Rikon lathe. Oh yeah, I have the Rikon minilathe.
Thanks,
Darin
PS. They were Woodcraft pen kits and bushings.
I have a question, and at first glance the answer might seem obvious, but there may be another answer. I have turned several of the slimlines. I typically use the skew to plane down the blank to the bushings. Often, not everytime, the blank will be even with the bushing on one side and proud of the bushing on the other. Why would the blank not turn evenly. I have a fairly light touch with the skew as I get close, and do not feel I am putting enough pressure to cause the mandrel to deform.
The mandrel rod does not seem bent when I roll it on my table saw surface. And I do not believe that I am over cranking the tail stock in to the end of the mandrel. And since I know this question might come up, I am using the stock live center with the Rikon lathe. Oh yeah, I have the Rikon minilathe.
Thanks,
Darin
PS. They were Woodcraft pen kits and bushings.