Jeff Barnett
Member
So I have been turning pens and small stuff for a couple years and have bent my fair share of mandrels. They all seam to be made from different metals or alloys atc. I started using the mandrel saver from psi and I am really liking it out of all the ones I have tried. I did pick up a pro mandrel from woodcraft that I have yet to try but all I can tell about that one is it has the collete so you can turn one blank at a time. Anyway, I was wondering If I were to buy some spare stock and just cut a new mandrel when I needed one,,,,,,,, what would be the hardest and least likely metal to bend?