rick_lindsey
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Thanks everyone for all your great advice with regards to my out-of-round issues. I located a 60 degree live center today and eventually managed (with the help of a grinder, a machine screw, the "pokey stick" from the lathe and a mallet) to get the old live center out. I had an african mahogany blank with slimline tubes that I used to test out the mandrel with the *right* live center -- success! There was still just a touch of wobble at the end of the mandrel, and therefor still just a touch of out of roundness i'm sure, but I did a centerbandless not-so-slimline and i'm hard pressed to find any out-of-roundness with the pen either extended or retracted, so I'm most pleased! The nib/lower barrel interface came out well too.
Next time i'll either turn a wooden center band or add a segmented "faux" center band in a contrasting color but I'm pleased with the pen . (yeah, yeah, I know, no pictures but I don't have a camera handy so you can wait )
thanks again!!
-Rick
Next time i'll either turn a wooden center band or add a segmented "faux" center band in a contrasting color but I'm pleased with the pen . (yeah, yeah, I know, no pictures but I don't have a camera handy so you can wait )
thanks again!!
-Rick