PaulSF
Member
Hi Folks,
I'm new to this, and I'm having some issues with my mini-lathe. I have the Turncrafter Pro, the kind where I change the belt position manually. I've got my pen blanks on the mandrel with bushings in the proper place, everything is tightened up and spinning nicely, but when I put the gouge to the blank to round the corners, it stops the blank cold. Everything else is still spinning away, but the blank isn't moving. I've sharpened the gouge and adjusted the positioning, but these darn blanks just...stop.
Any thoughts as to what might be happening, and what I can do to overcome this?
I'm new to this, and I'm having some issues with my mini-lathe. I have the Turncrafter Pro, the kind where I change the belt position manually. I've got my pen blanks on the mandrel with bushings in the proper place, everything is tightened up and spinning nicely, but when I put the gouge to the blank to round the corners, it stops the blank cold. Everything else is still spinning away, but the blank isn't moving. I've sharpened the gouge and adjusted the positioning, but these darn blanks just...stop.
Any thoughts as to what might be happening, and what I can do to overcome this?