darrenjttu
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Does anybody have any good advice for turning pepper mills?
Pepper mills
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nwcatman
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i've only made about 50 so am no expert at all but what kind of advice are you looking for? about what aspect of them?
TellicoTurning
Member
If you are making standards, measure carefully[
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]BigRob777
Member
All I know is that it takes a lottttttttt of drilling. You also need long bits, to make it to the proper depth. I guess people use extensions.
Rob
Rob
calebsg
Member
Hi,
I am just starting -- doing a batch of four. Did my first one and then doing the next three as a batch so I can share some struggles.
The first thing to note is if you are using the regular mechanisms make sure you end up with enough length in the completed mill to hold the mechanism properly.
Next thing I noticed is that the drilling (for me anyways) always starts on center and usually ends up off center. So you'll want to do some of the drilling up front after things are roughed out. This off-center bit will affect how the two pieces fit together and line up so you'll need to be aware of that as you go so that the 1/4" hole on either end of the top end up at center on both ends. Also the 1-1/16" hole on either end of the base.
I don't know how many more of these I'm going to do -- I don't enjoy all the drilling and trying to line up stuff and keep it centered.
Caleb
I am just starting -- doing a batch of four. Did my first one and then doing the next three as a batch so I can share some struggles.
The first thing to note is if you are using the regular mechanisms make sure you end up with enough length in the completed mill to hold the mechanism properly.
Next thing I noticed is that the drilling (for me anyways) always starts on center and usually ends up off center. So you'll want to do some of the drilling up front after things are roughed out. This off-center bit will affect how the two pieces fit together and line up so you'll need to be aware of that as you go so that the 1/4" hole on either end of the top end up at center on both ends. Also the 1-1/16" hole on either end of the base.
I don't know how many more of these I'm going to do -- I don't enjoy all the drilling and trying to line up stuff and keep it centered.
Caleb
winpooh498
Member
Here is a link to a thread about a tutorial that ed4copies made.
Hope it helps answer you questions.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/top...PIC_ID=26182&SearchTerms=pepper,mill,tutorial
Hope it helps answer you questions.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/top...PIC_ID=26182&SearchTerms=pepper,mill,tutorial
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Thanks Dawn, I forgot where it was.
Fred
Member
Darren ... Here is another article concerning the 'ins and outs' of turning pepper mills ...
http://www.nickcookwoodturner.com/articles-peppermill.pdf
http://www.nickcookwoodturner.com/articles-peppermill.pdf
winpooh498
Member
Your welcome Ed.
Oh and I am sorry to hear that old timers is setting in for you so early!
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
It's not "setting in", it has firmly established residence!!!
nwcatman
Member
you may want to get the peppermill video by TED SOKOLOWSKI. has both design and function stuff in it. goes past the table leg with a cue ball on top design.
nava1uni
Member
I attended a demonstration by Paul Chilton in Utah and he mentioned the off center drilling. His pepper mills are exquiste. He said you should drill the top and bottom from where you cut them. So that they match when you assemble them. This way they will work well. The off center drilling happens whenever you drill long lengths, just make sure that you have adequate wood to turn.