I always have a backer block whether I’m using a drill press or the lathe, I drill very carefully especially near the end and I have never had any issues with blowout.
Lecturer
I always have a backer block whether I’m using a drill press or the lathe, I drill very carefully especially near the end and I have never had any issues with blowout.
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Once I've cut my blanks, the extra bits I have left I glue together & when they are long enough I can make a pen blank out of them ( saves a lot of waste!)
Grand Master
Wow a long posting well worth while.
Peter.
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