Drilling blanks on the lathe

[Rcd567]

I've got a nova midi and a drill bit accesory. I know the drill bit goes in the tail end, but what do you hold the blank with? Is there a set of jaws I should be using? Thanks for your time.

 

[pipecrafter]

You will typically find that "pin" jaws - also called #1 and spigot jaws - work the best for holding small things like pen blanks.

 

[thewishman]

I just use the stock jaws that came with the Nova midi. I put the blank in so that the corners of the blank are in the center of each jaw. You could be even more accurate by turning the blank round and then drilling.

 

[Russianwolf]

you need a scroll chuck for the headstock and the jacob's chuck for the tailstock.

 

[Skye]

I've got a nova midi and a drill bit accesory. I know the drill bit goes in the tail end, but what do you hold the blank with? Is there a set of jaws I should be using? Thanks for your time.

Headstock (jaws):

Tailstock (Jacobs #2MT):