Sabaharr
Member
I have been at this penturning for about 2 months now and reading this forum for over 6 months. I searched the archicves for my question and I either missed it or it isn't there. I read a lot about how great it is to turn between centers and drill on the lathe. There are several mentions of some additional equipment needed but I haven't seen anything about detailed set up. My biggest lack of understanding is how do you suspend a blank and bushings between centers without a mandrel to keep them aligned? What holds the blank in place for the drilling process? I have a chuck for my tailstock and a set of adjustable jaws to clamp on the bottom of a bowl. I use a JET midi lathe. Detailed info on these processes (better yet setup photos) or the link to the description that already exists, and computer challenged me can not find, would be appreciated. Thanks,
Stephen
Stephen