byounghusband
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Here is an idea for sanding Pen Blanks instead of using a Barrel Trimmer.
At SWAT this past summer, I saw Colin Nelson (Ken Nelson of Kallenshaan Woods' son) and he had a new idea for sanding blanks. He had a aluminum block on a MT2 that fit in his tail stock. Into the block, he had shafts that were the Inside Diameter of specific pens. In his Headstock, he had a sanding disk. He would use the shaft in the tailstock to keep the pen blank square to the sanding disk. The only problem I saw was that only one small part of the sanding disk got used....
Enter the Pendant Backer Plate that Richard Joyner makes. Many of you are familiar with it. I use it and it's multiple holes to mount the pilot shaft and thus use much more of the sanding disk.
Here is the Pendant Backer Plate in a Jacob's Chuck in my tailstock. A Sierra pilot shaft is in one of the 8 holes in the Backer Plate
Sierra blank is on the Pilt Shaft ready to sand.
Headstock View
Tailstock view
Sanding the blank by simply sliding the blank towards the sanding disk in the headstock.
Sanded Sierra balnk.
I had the Pilot Shaft made by JohnnCNC. They are threaded 3/8" x 16 to fit in the Pendant Backer Plate. I only had him make the Sierra shaft to start so I could test it. It works great, especially with the FRAGILE laser cut blanks.
I am going to ask him to make other Pilot Shafts for other pen kits.
At SWAT this past summer, I saw Colin Nelson (Ken Nelson of Kallenshaan Woods' son) and he had a new idea for sanding blanks. He had a aluminum block on a MT2 that fit in his tail stock. Into the block, he had shafts that were the Inside Diameter of specific pens. In his Headstock, he had a sanding disk. He would use the shaft in the tailstock to keep the pen blank square to the sanding disk. The only problem I saw was that only one small part of the sanding disk got used....
Enter the Pendant Backer Plate that Richard Joyner makes. Many of you are familiar with it. I use it and it's multiple holes to mount the pilot shaft and thus use much more of the sanding disk.
Here is the Pendant Backer Plate in a Jacob's Chuck in my tailstock. A Sierra pilot shaft is in one of the 8 holes in the Backer Plate
Sierra blank is on the Pilt Shaft ready to sand.
Headstock View
Tailstock view
Sanding the blank by simply sliding the blank towards the sanding disk in the headstock.
Sanded Sierra balnk.
I had the Pilot Shaft made by JohnnCNC. They are threaded 3/8" x 16 to fit in the Pendant Backer Plate. I only had him make the Sierra shaft to start so I could test it. It works great, especially with the FRAGILE laser cut blanks.
I am going to ask him to make other Pilot Shafts for other pen kits.
