| Forum topic by MidnightTurner | posted 06-10-2016 01:07 AM | 979 views | 0 times favorited | 4 replies |  |
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06-10-2016 01:07 AM |
Why call myself the Midnight Turner? Because as much as I love my family, all us guys need some downtime – I’ve always been interested in woodworking and even did an a level in it at school. My main passion is cricket, but this is an all day job and not possible so much with a young family. So my friend gave me a load of tools, and I got a cheap second hand beginners lathe, and here I am – aiming to only spend the odd couple of hours at night on this after the family have gone to bed – hence the name the Midnight Turner – plus I like the rolling sones too lol!! I’m a complete newbie to turning, as of only four weeks ago. I wanted to start off with something simple and I was told pen turning would be good. I’ve learnt a hec of a lot already about tools needed and finishing, and I’m getting to the stage after wasting about 5 slimline kits where I like the shape of what I’m doing, however, one issue I still have is that the mandril is still wobbling only ever so slightly, but it’s enough to see a difference when the pen is put together as it is ever so slightly off centre. Has anyone got any ideas? I’ve been a bit influenced by Keith Barrow on YouTube so I thought I’d film myself making a pen and post it on YouTube, but I’d feel a bit embarrassed at the minute as it isn’t straight. Any help much appreciated, Kind regards, Miles |
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#1 posted 06-10-2016 06:21 AM |
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#2 posted 06-10-2016 10:35 AM |
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#3 posted 06-11-2016 09:55 PM |
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#4 posted 06-12-2016 04:21 PM |
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