kenlholley
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I am very new to pen turning, i still am in the early learning stages. I am having problems drilling out blanks, especially 10mm for cigar pens, without wallowing out the hole. This causes the tube to fit very loosely in the blank and sometimes slip out during turning. I use a dedicated pen blank chuck and a drill chuck on my lathe to drill. I start each hole with a centering bit then switch to my regular bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.