Kirk Dietrich
Member
Well, I finally got set up but had a little problem with the mandrel saver unless it was operator error.
Last month, I talked to Ed at Exotic Blanks and ordered what he recommended for ten pens exluding the wood, which I have an abundance. Well, it took a little while to get a drill press and I was busy with fly stuff and just got around to building a work bench for the drill press and band saw - had to clean out the back of the shed first so you can imagine...
Anyway, I cut and drilled a couple blanks last night and glued a tube in each blank so I could give it a whirl tonight. Well, this morning, I couldn't wait, so, before work, I chucked up a blank and turned it down. Everything went real well and I think I may like this.
The sort of problem came when I removed the brass nut from the end of the mandrel; when it got near the end of the mandrel, it stopped. Seems the Mandrel Saver that was slipped over the threaded end up close to the nut did a little damage to the last thread or two. I was able to get the nut off and it fixed the threads on the way off but that does not seem like a good thing. Am I doing something wrong I wonder?
Kirk
Last month, I talked to Ed at Exotic Blanks and ordered what he recommended for ten pens exluding the wood, which I have an abundance. Well, it took a little while to get a drill press and I was busy with fly stuff and just got around to building a work bench for the drill press and band saw - had to clean out the back of the shed first so you can imagine...
Anyway, I cut and drilled a couple blanks last night and glued a tube in each blank so I could give it a whirl tonight. Well, this morning, I couldn't wait, so, before work, I chucked up a blank and turned it down. Everything went real well and I think I may like this.
The sort of problem came when I removed the brass nut from the end of the mandrel; when it got near the end of the mandrel, it stopped. Seems the Mandrel Saver that was slipped over the threaded end up close to the nut did a little damage to the last thread or two. I was able to get the nut off and it fixed the threads on the way off but that does not seem like a good thing. Am I doing something wrong I wonder?
Kirk