John D. Ernst
Member
I am new to this hobby and have had a strange problem with the mandrel sticking in the headstock. I purchased a new Jet variable speed mini lathe (Model JML-1014VSI) and the appropriate mandrel from a local Woodcraft store. After turning the pen blank, I can only remove the mandrel by striking the knockout rod with many vigorous blows with a hammer. I returned the mandrel to the Woodcraft store and we inserted and removed it with no problem in a comparable Jet mini lathe in their workshop. Any suggestions? Thanks! John Ernst