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mandrels

  1. Les ELm

    First...........

    Attempt at making some wooden rings using Maple Burl and Blackwood. A long ways to to go. Don't have any of the proper mandrels etc. for ring making. Finished with 10 coats of Thin CA. Les
  2. alpha1

    Ring cores mandrels etc where do I get them.

    I have been watching some youtube videos on ring turning. I can not find any sites anywhere:thumbs: that sells mandrells ring cores etc. Any one doing this can you point me in the right direction to get the kit necessary to have a go. :thumbs:
  3. Morse

    Tool/machine tips

    Now the winters are starting to draw in and some of us don't have the luxury of heated workshops, I was thinking again of how to protect my tools and machines from the dreaded rust. Over the year I've regularly waxed or oiled my tools, more to keep clean and protect. Like the tapers on the...
  4. A

    Pen mandrels and bushes

    Ok first post as a newbie so hope I don't go over old ground. If pen mandrels have an O/D to suit a standard 7mm tube, why are the bushes I've been purchasing (cigar / elite etc) have a much larger bore size? This only leads to the bushes running a mile off to the mandrel.
    • andyl
    • Thread
    • bushes elite mandrels pen purchasing
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    • Forum: Turning Pens
  5. Z

    Identification on what type of Closed Pen Mandrel this is

    Hi Penturners, I have found this mandrel in my filing cabinets after a lot of searching, I need a little bit more information on whether this is for Closed end Pens or as I Googled ..it seems to look like a bit similar to Duck Call Style mandrels sold in USA... If anyone knows Seller or has...
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