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WillyCornbread

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Hi all,

I recently purchased a basic repair lathe with bed from Midamerica, along with a modified drilling tailstock.

In addition to maintenance on my cues, I am interesting in trying my hand at making pens or other things like pepper mills. I searched the forum and see that others are doing the same, but I'm unable to find a thread or a location that explains exactly what I need to make them...

I've looked around at penstateind.com and I think I need:

+ Mandrel - no idea what kind
+ Pen Press - necessary or would a drill press do the trick
+ A live center that is not convex
+ A tool rest
+ A set of woodturning tools / skew


Any help is much appreciated, realizing this may be off topic...

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International Association of Penturners is what you are looking for. There is more information on that forum than you will ever be able to look through. It's set up almost just like this forum and there are a ton of GREAT guys and gals over there.
 
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Allen Brown said:
International Association of Penturners is what you are looking for. There is more information on that forum than you will ever be able to look through. It's set up almost just like this forum and there are a ton of GREAT guys and gals over there.
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On my way - thank you!
 
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WillyCornbread said:
Hi all,

I recently purchased a basic repair lathe with bed from Midamerica, along with a modified drilling tailstock.

In addition to maintenance on my cues, I am interesting in trying my hand at making pens or other things like pepper mills. I searched the forum and see that others are doing the same, but I'm unable to find a thread or a location that explains exactly what I need to make them...

I've looked around at penstateind.com and I think I need:

+ Mandrel - no idea what kind
+ Pen Press - necessary or would a drill press do the trick
+ A live center that is not convex
+ A tool rest
+ A set of woodturning tools / skew

Any help is much appreciated, realizing this may be off topic...

b
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60 % Live and dead centers

You can do the skews if you want to personally I have never used one.

Your lathe can do the pen pressing stuff.

Why do you need a drill press ? when you have a lathe ?

get set up to do live cutting.


 
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