spnemo
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I just finished my first closed end pen. It is curly spalted maple using a tycoon pen kit from PSI. It looks really good but I think I need to work on my process.
Everything went smoothly until I parted off the end. From that point on I had a wobble at the end of the mandrel. Is there a way to eliminate that wobble without buying a collet chuck or special tool?
Here is my process:
1. Cut and drilled blanks then glued in tubes.
2. Mounted blank for closed end on lathe.
4. Parted off the end (wobble begins) and sanded the end
5. Applied CA Finish , sanded, buffed, and waxed.
What did I do wrong?
Everything went smoothly until I parted off the end. From that point on I had a wobble at the end of the mandrel. Is there a way to eliminate that wobble without buying a collet chuck or special tool?
Here is my process:
1. Cut and drilled blanks then glued in tubes.
2. Mounted blank for closed end on lathe.
a. Used a rod from my center punch kit as the mandrel. It was mounted in my drill chuck.
b. Put blue tape on the mandrel to make sure the bushing and barrel trimming sleeve would fit snug and support the entire tube.
c. Mounted the blank on the mandrel and brought up the live center (with just enough pressure to turn the blank)
3. Turned the blank and sanded.b. Put blue tape on the mandrel to make sure the bushing and barrel trimming sleeve would fit snug and support the entire tube.
c. Mounted the blank on the mandrel and brought up the live center (with just enough pressure to turn the blank)
4. Parted off the end (wobble begins) and sanded the end
5. Applied CA Finish , sanded, buffed, and waxed.
What did I do wrong?