programmergeek
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Ok I am getting into pen turning and need a good press and drilling jig. Besides the guy on the form that is back loged and I am not sure I can waite to start my new hobbie 6 months. Who makes the best.
I drill on the lathe - just need a chuck and a jacobs chuck. No need for another machine and lathe drilling is very accurate.
How is this done? I have a Jet mini, and I picked up a Jacob's chuck. But what do you do with the dead center end of the lathe? What supports the blank?
You need 2 chucks one is some type of chuck to hold the wood. The other is a the Jacobs chuck for the drill bit. You put the chuck with the wood on the drive side, and you put the jacobs chuck and drill bit on the tail stop. then you spin the wood and use the tail stop to advance the drill bit into the wood.
I haven't actually started doing this, but that's my understanding of how it works. I'm picking up a jacobs chuck tomorrow so I can try it. I've started doing more complex segments, and can't get my holes true enough on the drill press. A slight drift on the drill press and you can throw away that hering bone blank .
Ben
Please post back to let me know how it goes. I'd like to learn how to use the Jacobs chuck on the tail stop. I guess that for the drive side you use a jaw-type chuck like the Barracuda?