let me rephrase,
I use bushings when I am turning my cigars, Jr. Gents.
so the main problem that would cause OOR is bad bushings?
thanks for all the input
First thought would be bushings drilled off center. Check with a caliper.
If that is not it, check the tail stock alignment with head stock.
I could be wrong here and have not experienced this, but here goes: Another idea concerning the bushings - I have read here a couple of times that in some kits that are the same basic pen with different names from different vendors such as CSUSA or PSI, the bushings between vendors can be something like .002 or .003 difference. If this is so, using a CSUSA pen kit with a PSI bushing can cause some wobble or OOR. (I am just guessing at this as a possibility.)
But I am puzzled with the "flexing" idea. I understand this happening with "A" mandrels but have not even seen a hint of it in the last year of mandrel-less turning. Exactly where is it flexing?
Last winter, I did try an experiment to see if I could turn without a bushing by starting with a square blank (a burl at that). I did by taking small bites with a sharp round nose scraper. I did catch the edge and stop it from turning a couple of times until I go the "feel" down. But after that, no problem. Even with the scraper, I took it down to the cigar size that I was working on - and without flaring the brass tube. So, it didn't take as much tail stock pressure as one would think, but it did take concentrating on my techniques.
I don't recommend doing it without a bushing except as an experiment to see if one can do it. :wink: But I did put quite a bit of pressure on bushing during turnings at the beginning of my mandrel-less turning.
What all of this comes down to - is that the exact descriptions of using something like this is subjective to each individual's definition of too much, too little and just right. For most, it takes experimenting to get the right feel, but it is time well spent.