Sappheiros
Member
I was turning a slimline today and got my blanks ready to go. I had a nice dark wood blank and a purple acrylic blank for this pen. I put together the top portion with no problem. Once I got to the transmission, I had a whoopsie mistake. The transmission wasn't perfectly straight and I was using a clamp to insert it and it cracked off a piece of the acrylic. I quickly glued it back on and it isn't too quickly noticeable, but it bothers me. I had a similar issue with the last slimline I turned.
1) How do you ensure that your transmission is going in straight?
Also, something that's been bothering me is the bulging blank dilemma. After turning tonight's pen, my aunt asked if I could turn a blank perfectly straight without much curve to it. I've seen one video where a guy attached sandpaper to a wooden board to ensure he has a straight blank turned. I know part of it is confidence. When I first started I had to gain the confidence to turn down deeper the blanks I was working with.
2) How do I turn a blank completely (for the most part) level? Is it experience? A good eye?
1) How do you ensure that your transmission is going in straight?
Also, something that's been bothering me is the bulging blank dilemma. After turning tonight's pen, my aunt asked if I could turn a blank perfectly straight without much curve to it. I've seen one video where a guy attached sandpaper to a wooden board to ensure he has a straight blank turned. I know part of it is confidence. When I first started I had to gain the confidence to turn down deeper the blanks I was working with.
2) How do I turn a blank completely (for the most part) level? Is it experience? A good eye?