Marc Phillips
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No, the centerband is not cut at an angle... no clue what is going on here, but with the new computer came a different version of my old software I used on the old computer... all I did was load the same program but it works differently on the new computer..
Oh well...
It's a chrome Euro with Juniper and a spalted ash centerband...
I am using the new 3" tool rest from Randy at Monster Tool www.monster-wood-tool.com ... works like a champ. Nice to be able to get the rest close again...
I also used my new bushings from JohnnyCNC
http://penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=35046 ... so I can turn Euro's between centers... Nice... I am totally hooked on turning pens between centers now... just seems so much better and easier than using a mandrel..
Moving along... this one was my first try at making my own centerband on a Euro... didn't get the proportions the way I would like, but hey, it's a first pen... I am either going to make the lower barrel larger or taper the upper barrel a little so that there is less of a drastic diameter change between barrels... and I needed to round the centerband a little too... Learning lots by doing!