drumley
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I was wondering if I purchased one of the collet pen mandrels, is it a standard size? Can additional collets be purchased to use with the collet for different size mandrels?
Yes this is what I was initially looking at, a pen turning mandrel, sorry about the fuzzy language.@drumley
Is this the mandrel you are talking about?
If so, I don't believe they use any type of standard collet. I think it is proprietary and that there aren't any other sized collets available.
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Good decision. They are worth every penny.Yes this is what I was initially looking at, a pen turning mandrel, sorry about the fuzzy language.
Based on what I have read here and some further research, I think I would be better off in the long run getting a ER32 collet holder that threads on to the headstock of my lathe. I believe that it would be more versatile as my skills progress than a dedicated pen mandrel.
Good decision. They are worth every penny.Yes this is what I was initially looking at, a pen turning mandrel, sorry about the fuzzy language.
Based on what I have read here and some further research, I think I would be better off in the long run getting a ER32 collet holder that threads on to the headstock of my lathe. I believe that it would be more versatile as my skills progress than a dedicated pen mandrel.
Try to get the metric ones. The imperial (ie fractional) have some gaps in coverage above 1/2", but the metric have continuous coverage over their range.You can get sets of ER32 collets from Amazon in either metric or standard.