jzerger
Member
Started turning about a year ago, joined your group a couple months ago and have since been turning a wider variety of things (antler, tru-stone, made a couple un-knots). I'm trying a closed end pen now and have done a few stoppers. The toolrest I have is the one that came with the Turncrafter Commander multi-speed (10") so it is 6 inches with a 5/8" post. The toolrest is almost as bowed as my mandrel. When turning closed end pens or stoppers or TBC (my next venture), do you use a shorter tool rest? If so, where can I find one? It seems 6, 9, and 12 are fairly common but haven't seen any shorter ones...or am I just not good enough to work that far away from the blank... I'm thinking a 3or 4 inch would be helpful.
Thanks for your help,
john
Thanks for your help,
john