Hello everyone, still learning...
I have turned a few pens, wood and arcrylic, but I find when I do a two blank pen like a slimline I am getting the pen offset in the middle a bit. And it's very hard to fix to make it correct. If you see in the pic the middle part is smooth on one side with the ring and off on the other side. They are of course lined up so it's even on one side. But if I rotate the pen it's off all around.
On the lathe they are right down to the bushings.
I checked the mandrel on a known flat surface and it's straight
Could it be my lathe? I do have a very cheap lathe.
Why could this be happening?
I have turned a few pens, wood and arcrylic, but I find when I do a two blank pen like a slimline I am getting the pen offset in the middle a bit. And it's very hard to fix to make it correct. If you see in the pic the middle part is smooth on one side with the ring and off on the other side. They are of course lined up so it's even on one side. But if I rotate the pen it's off all around.
On the lathe they are right down to the bushings.
I checked the mandrel on a known flat surface and it's straight
Could it be my lathe? I do have a very cheap lathe.
Why could this be happening?