terrymiller
Member
This a question for all the pros out there.
I tried turning bottle stoppers for the first time today. The first one I tried was drilled and then I inserted a 1/2" cherry dowel rod into the hole and tried turning it. The dowel rod immediately snapped. The second one I tried I drilled the hole then turned a piece of hardwood down to fit into the hole to give me more room away from the chuck for turning. Do most of you guys use one of the mandrels or like I did with the waste block. Can someone give me some kind of tutorial or help with some kind of link.
Thanks
Terry
I tried turning bottle stoppers for the first time today. The first one I tried was drilled and then I inserted a 1/2" cherry dowel rod into the hole and tried turning it. The dowel rod immediately snapped. The second one I tried I drilled the hole then turned a piece of hardwood down to fit into the hole to give me more room away from the chuck for turning. Do most of you guys use one of the mandrels or like I did with the waste block. Can someone give me some kind of tutorial or help with some kind of link.
Thanks
Terry