Thread: Pen holding Jig for drilling blanks

Cheers for the replies however is someone able to point me in the direction of drilling on the lathe.

I have a Carbatec 1100 lathe and I have vouchers to use there so what Scroll Chuck and what Jacobs chuck could you recommend I get from Carbatec.

Thanks heaps

Originally Posted by Arry

Cheers for the replies however is someone able to point me in the direction of drilling on the lathe.

I have a Carbatec 1100 lathe and I have vouchers to use there so what Scroll Chuck and what Jacobs chuck could you recommend I get from Carbatec.

Thanks heaps

OK, these are what I have and they are sold by Carbatec

Scroll Chuck

Teknatool® G3 Key Operated Chuck : CARBA-TEC

Pin Jaws

Teknatool® Pin Jaw Set : CARBA-TEC

Jacobs Chuck

http://www.carbatec.com.au/keyless-c...e-taper_c14390

The pictures I linked to in an earlier post here show these items on my previous lathe, an MC900, so very similar to yours.

I have to say if I was starting over I would go for the Vicmarc VM100 chuck with their pin jaws, they may cost a bit more but they are worth that bit extra.
But if you have vouchers for Carbatec, the Nova will do the job quite nicely.

Have a look at this.
Pen Blank Drilling Chucks at Penn State Industries
David

Originally Posted by dj_pnevans

Have a look at this.
Pen Blank Drilling Chucks at Penn State Industries
David

Sold locally by McJing

McJING Online Tools Products Search

That's good to see save on postage.
David

Cheers guys but wow, SWMBO will never let me spend that much considering how much I have spent already (

I would not be very popular at all

Tell her to cost of it will pay for itself when you make pens for her friends. Carroll's has an economy version with 3 or 4 jaw sets Arry. Use your Carb ate voucher on pen kits )

Arry

McJing Tools also have them. Her is the link. McJING Tools Online

I bought one a few weeks ago and it is much better and easier than the drill press. They also have the chucks you need for the tailstock. When I bought the chuck I went for the biggest so I could put a 14.5mm drill bit in it. A lot won't take that size drill bit and are limited to 13 - 13.5 I think.

I tried jigs and stuff, for me I found the best and cheapest way was to mount the blank in the chuck in the lathe and mount a Jacobs chuck into the tail stock and bore it out, centre the blank and line bore it use a smaller drill to pilot bore the hole and finish up with the right sized drill bit, since doing this I have had no blow outs and every hole has been straight on centre.

You don't need fancy chucks just use your four jaw chuck and cut your blanks square.

Arry,
I'm not sure I would use Carbatec vouchers for pen kits given the limited range they offer. They are plenty of local sellers that stock or list a better range at better pricing. Better to pay with vouchers for garden variety odd and sods consumables like polishes, CA and abrasives even if the price might be higher at Ctec than other sources.

If you are only buying the chuck and pin jaws for drilling blanks and you don't plan to do a huge number in the short term, I personally think you should practice technique with a drill press and save your bikkies. There are numerous threads that discuss blank drilling and avoiding blank blowouts when drilling. If you don't have one already, drill press vices are cheap. (A good chuck esp. in combination with various jaw types opens up a myriad of turning options though.)

There are sellers that offer economy options for chucks and jaws, just don't go too cheap or upgrade time will roll around too fast.

d.

I made my own jig for drilling blanks out of 3 scrape pieces of wood and 2 G clamps it keeps the blanks square and supports the end of the blank and best of all very cheap.

Cheers guys

Dave, how is it secured to the drill press?

Arry There is normally no need to secure it to the drill press, one the occusion when I have had to I just used a large G clamp. ( It would be just as easy to drill a hole in the jig and bolt it to the drill press bed)

Hi Arry,
I may have missed one of the Posts/ Threads, but to my way of thinking, you are not taking the Drill Bit in & out enough times.
An 11+ mm. Drill is fairly big, & I would think you would have to retrieve that Bit at least 9 / 10 times, in say a 2 1/2in. / 65mm. blank & you would not need to much Speed.
Well that is the way I think I would do it.
That's my 2 sence worth.