Bart
Member
I have been looking at Drill bits & mandrels & see that they have different sizes. I was planning to get the #2 morse taper & 7 mm mandrel. Is the 7MM mandrel used for the bigger sized pens blanks?
Also have any of you drilled your pen blanks on the lathe. I cut some scrap into 5/8 & 3/4 blanks today & chucked it in my Oneway Talon chuck & using the live center aligned it & then slid the Jacobs chuck with a brad-point of standard fractional size that is close to 7 MM & 10 MM & drilled the 2 blanks & it seemed to work fine. The chuck only left minor impressions on the corners of the wood that would be removed when turned.
Also have any of you drilled your pen blanks on the lathe. I cut some scrap into 5/8 & 3/4 blanks today & chucked it in my Oneway Talon chuck & using the live center aligned it & then slid the Jacobs chuck with a brad-point of standard fractional size that is close to 7 MM & 10 MM & drilled the 2 blanks & it seemed to work fine. The chuck only left minor impressions on the corners of the wood that would be removed when turned.