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Nova makes four-jaw chucks. Nova also sells Pen Plus jaws. I have a Nova G3 chuck and the Pen Plus jaws. The Pen Plus jaws make drilling a pen blank on the lathe very easy. After drilling on the lathe, I use a common six-blade pen mill with an interchangeable reamer to square my blanks on the drill press.
In the product description, Nova says, [Pen Plus Jaws are] "Also perfect for squaring up the pen blank ends after gluing in the tubes."
Here are my questions:
-> Is anybody using the Pen Plus jaws to square blanks?
-> How do you do that?
-> How do you make sure that the blank is square and flush with the tube inside?
Product Links:
G3 Chuck: https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-g3-woodturning-chuck-18-reversible/
(Note: My G3 chuck came in a bundle with several jaws and a case)
Pen Plus Jaws: https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-pen-plus-jaws/
Off Topic, but related:
Nova just released a special pen turning chuck bundle, which includes a G3 chuck, the Pen Plus Jaws, a mandrel saver, and more:
https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-g3-pen-turning-chuck-bundle-direct-thread-1-x-8tpi-sku-48265/
That bundle is currently on sale at Rockler:
https://www.rockler.com/nova-g3-chuck-pen-turning-bundle-1-x-8-tpi
In the product description, Nova says, [Pen Plus Jaws are] "Also perfect for squaring up the pen blank ends after gluing in the tubes."
Here are my questions:
-> Is anybody using the Pen Plus jaws to square blanks?
-> How do you do that?
-> How do you make sure that the blank is square and flush with the tube inside?
Product Links:
G3 Chuck: https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-g3-woodturning-chuck-18-reversible/
(Note: My G3 chuck came in a bundle with several jaws and a case)
Pen Plus Jaws: https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-pen-plus-jaws/
Off Topic, but related:
Nova just released a special pen turning chuck bundle, which includes a G3 chuck, the Pen Plus Jaws, a mandrel saver, and more:
https://www.teknatool.com/product/nova-g3-pen-turning-chuck-bundle-direct-thread-1-x-8tpi-sku-48265/
That bundle is currently on sale at Rockler:
https://www.rockler.com/nova-g3-chuck-pen-turning-bundle-1-x-8-tpi