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A Brief Explanation of our Mandrels - Bushings - Drills
High Precision Drill Driver System
High Precision Drill Driver System -
Limited Supply
Drill Driver #1 MT - Limited Supply Cost  
Fits Mandrel Shaft A 20.00 Order
Fits Mandrel Shaft B 20.00 Order
Either of the above with matching mandrel shaft 25.00 Order
Precision System
Please consider buying these they will significantly improve the quality of your pens.
Arbor plus mandrel & Brass Knurl Nut
Please specify MT#1 or MT#2 Arbor
Please specify A shaft or B shaft
16.50 Order
Separate mandrel A or B 8.00 Order
Separate Arbor MT#1 or #2 9.00 Order
Separate brass knurled nut 1.30 Order
Note the mandrel A&B can screw into the same
arbor (#1 MT or #2 MT)
In order to make pen kits and other kits you must hold the wood blanks on your lathe to turn them to the correct size.  In order to properly accomplish this you will need a mandrel, a way to mount the mandrel on your lathe, bushings to help turn the blank to the correct size and the proper drill drill for the kit.  All these thing together are called "tooling".  Each kit has the tooling you need to make the kit listed with the kit description.  All our tooling is industrial grade and precision made.

MANDRELS:
A mandrel is a round steel rod that you slide the wood blank with the brass tube inserted onto.  Unlike most other companies who offer only one size mandrel we sell two sizes.  The A mandrel (sometimes called a "7mm" mandrel) which is 0.247 +0 -0.002 inches in diameter and and other mandrel which has a larger diameter, the B mandrel.  This is 0.291 +0 -0.002 inches in diameter.  We use the B mandrel on some kits because the thicker diameter helps prevent whip while turning and allows for a much better result.

BUSHINGS:
These are round pieces of steel that slide on the mandrel between the mounted pen blanks.  You must turn the wood down to the top of theses bushing to achieve the correct wood size.  Each kits has specific bushing.  The letter after the bushing number indicates which mandrel to use the bushing on e.g. A or B.

DRILLS:
We sell unique precision industrial drills called parabolic flute drills.  These cut faster, more precisely, and last up to 10 times longer than ordinary drills.  These drill wood, plastics and Dymondwood effortlessly.

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MOUNTING THE MANDREL IN YOUR LATHE:
You must hold the mandrel in the lathe head stock spindle. If you have a Morse taper hole in the spindle you can use one of our Morse taper holders-either the high precision drill driver collect or the standard precision Morse taper arbor.  If there is no Morse taper hole you can use a drill chuck or 3 jaw chuck.  Please note that you must support the other end of the mandrel with a live (one that spins) tail stock center.
Additional Technical Information
Additional Technical Information
precission system
Precision System