I started off milling by holding the blank in my hand while using a hand drill with the mill attatched.
BIG MISTAKE!!
Smacked my fingers silly and took off a nice chunk of skin in the process!! A lesson VERY well learned!!
I used this as incentive to get comfortable using my drill press and havent really had a problem since and can honestly say that I have not yet experienced a blowout during the 2 years that I have been turning. (Thank you lord)!!
However, I do have 2 issues, that you might be able to help me with.
1/When I mill arcylic blanks on the drill press the acrylic tends to "gum up" around the tube and cause a little "overlap".
2/I have not been able to find a mill large enough for the bigger pens. I usually end up trying to mill them on the sander and they always turn out lopsided somehow.
Any tips??
Thanks!!
Happy Turnings!!
Susan