Sabaharr
Member
The last 2 pens I made came out funny. Lets see if I can describe the problem. To start off with I could see my mandrel wobbling when it turned. The blank colsest to the headstock was fine but the one by the tail stock visibly wobbled. I made a euro style pen and the wobbling secttion and the corresponding end of the other section came out off center. One side of the material was visibly thicker than the other. Since the bottom section fits slightly into the upper section on a euro the section was acting like a cam and jammed in the top when twisted so that the point would not come out. A short tug to get it out of the recessed area of the top released it so it would twist open. I made another euro pen last night and observed the same wobble but it did not seem to affect the pens operation or produce an off center hole thru the pen so I do not know if this was or was not the cause. First, what causes the wobble (I did not notice it on the first few pens I made), and second what caused the off center hole in the turning? Thanks,
Stephen
Stephen