BKind2Anmls
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I am trying to make several of the Berea Hardwoods jar openers as Christmas presents. There are no tubes or parallel holes that need to be drilled through the blanks so I am basically turning a spindle using a pen blank.
I am trying to use the centers shown below.
I punch a little hole in the live center end of the blank and I push the prongs into the drive center end. But when I try to turn the blank round, it keeps stopping when I touch the gouge to the wood like the blank is not being held tightly enough. However, when I tighten up the tail stock the live center pushes a large hole into the end and splits the wood.
I can't seem to find a balance between tight enough to turn but not tight enough to split.
Am I using the wrong centers or doing something else wrong?
I am trying to use the centers shown below.
I punch a little hole in the live center end of the blank and I push the prongs into the drive center end. But when I try to turn the blank round, it keeps stopping when I touch the gouge to the wood like the blank is not being held tightly enough. However, when I tighten up the tail stock the live center pushes a large hole into the end and splits the wood.
I can't seem to find a balance between tight enough to turn but not tight enough to split.
Am I using the wrong centers or doing something else wrong?