lathe

Hi, My drill press has very little depth and I'm struggling to get dead centre holes when drilling both sides. Do you have any suggestions? I saw you can drill on the lathe but not sure where to start as I don't have a chuck, what kind would I need?

Hi Everybody I have at last started to turn some pens. I have fitted a record SE4 chuck and a pair of pen turning jaws to my DML305-M33 lathe which has worked great and I have spent the past few days drilling and squaring the ends of the pen bodies. I am now to the point of turning my first pen...

Took for ever to get this far but at last I have my lathe set up, not in my workshop ( still got to build that) but in my loft/ gunroom , I am resisting the urge to crack on but decided to leave it till tomorrow as i need to get the blanks perfectly square and drill through perfectly central, as...

Been a while but had a good day in the shed today first off the lathe was this Sirocco.

As you can see it’s still on the lathe... It was the most unassuming little off cut.... then this appeared...

I spent the day turning pen No 5. A Sciroco I used a hardwood blank. I will try and post a pic later. I am using a metal lathe for my pen turning because I already had the lathe before I discovered pen kits. I am building up a system for turning pens on my lathe. First thing I do when obtaining...

I am brand new to this I made a bullet pen that turned out OK. This fired me up to have another go. Up to now I have spent a few bob on gouges kits tooling etc so I thought it was time to make some pens and see the results of my out lay. I cut and drilled several blanks. Getting them square and...

Finished my 50 pens for the cancer center today. I will deliver them tomorrow. If there is a next time I want more lead time. And if anyone counts these there is only 49. The last one was on the lathe.

Made my first pen to day. A bullet pen nothing complicated. The wood turned out very weĺl. I only have a metal lathe but it worked out really well. I used a round profiling carbide cutter to turn the blank down to size then switched to sand paper to get the corect finnish. Once assembled the...

Hi Guys I am brand new to this I have never made a pen before. I was asked by a friend to help him with machining some bullet cases to turn into pens. I did a google search to see what it is all about. I found the whole subject fascinating and decided to have a go. I have a small hobby workshop...

As I have asked a few questions since joining this forum and haven't been made to feel a fool. I have a record power lathe and it has a reverse switch. Why would I need to use this function?? Regards Craig

Too much playing around with the bikes. And the Lathe is being neglected.

Hi Everybody My name is Dave and I am in the process of setting my first lathe up in my shed. I have always wanted to have a lathe but work commitments have prevented me. Over the last 2 years I have become ill and have now retired from my job as an electrical fitter. I am house bound but could...

Hey folks I am in need of your collective wisdom yet again. My old POS lathe – a Draper WTL 30 – has finally given up the ghost. I was able to use my Fathers Axminster for a while but the unspeakable so and so has need of its return! So I need a new lathe, my absolute hard limit is £300ish. I...

Hi all Six months ago my Brother passed away & left me his woodworking tools including bandsaw, pillar drill & a lathe. I had not used a lathe before but gave it a go and turned a few small things like light pulls and such then I discovered pen turning & am now hopelessly addicted to it...

Saw this on a website, probably the most dangerous thing I’ve seen someone do on a lathe. Home made Cole jaw extensions. Extending using plywood panels would have been safer. There are some right idiots out there.

Hi I am standing by for a range of answers !:thinks: What do you recommend for cleaning and making it easy to slide the banjo and tail stock on the lathe bed? Kevin:banana:

I have a jet 1014 lathe, which has an integral indexing feature. I know how to engage the pin, but it doesn't seem to hold itself in very well, and easily releases. I have read that it has 24 positions, but I dont know how to know which hole I am in at any time. my vicmarc chuck has just...

What is the best make of lathe to buy, for ease versatility of adding chucks etc, been looking on gumtree etc for second hand but not a lot about up here, so might have to go for a new one so looking for something I could add chucks etc at a later date without paying through the nose for the...

I noticed on the PSI site that they sell stabilised wood blanks and they are more expensive than the normal blanks, questions are 1- is stabilized wood nessesary for finished pen turning 2- how do I stabilise my own wood blanks ( teak garden furniture) that has been outside for years Or am I...