help !!!

[Makey11]

I have a old wood turning lathe and want to make pens but my lathe is spindle and i need to make it MT ??? how can i do it easily ?
any help would be amazing
Thank you in advance

 

[paulm]

Welcome to the forum Tina, tell us about yourself in the 'Introduce Yourself' department and show us some pictures of your lathe so that we can get an idea of what you mean although I'm sure the wrinklies will understand.

 

[Buckeye]

Hi Tina, what lathe do you have?

Peter

 

[Makey11]

Welcome to the forum Tina, tell us about yourself in the 'Introduce Yourself' department and show us some pictures of your lathe so that we can get an idea of what you mean although I'm sure the wrinklies will understand.

ITS a very old Wickes one ,,, its amazing for bowls and wood but i want to now do pens and cant get anything to fit it :-( ,,, love my lathe and dont really want to upgrade it as it works perfectly , i will have to upload pics from my phone :-)
thank you all again for your help

 

[Makey11]

Hi Tina, what lathe do you have?

Peter

Peter its a old Wickes one at least 12 yrs old but it works well and i loath to up grade it when its been so good to me
thank you for you help i will post pics tomorrow

 

[Jim]

Pictures would help stir the brain matter of those who could help Tina .. :wink:

 

[Buckeye]

I think it is like the old Clarke lathe, which didn't have a morse taper, the spindle isn't hollow. I had a Swedish lathe with a solid spindle when I first started and asked around if there was a way to make pens with it, but I had no joy. I now know that if I'd had a patriot chuck with the zero jaws I could have used the mandrel shaft held in the chuck. If you already have a chuck have a look at the jaws and see how small they will close, if you have a chuck then there will be a way to turn pens.

Peter

 

[Grump]

Peter has given the best solution is to use a chuck, Do you have a drive center? You could use that and turn single tubes with no worries.
My grandson had a Clark lathe he rescued from a skip and he turned pens on it but I can't remember what mod we used to do it.
I'll sleep on it.
Oh yeah welcome to the nuthouse init?

 

[Woody]

if the spindle is 3/4" x 16tpi then yoy could use an Axy junior collet chuck with a 6-7mm collet Axminster Junior Chuck - Woodturners Chucks - Woodturners Chucks - Woodturning - Woodturning & Crafts | Axminster Tools & Machinery and a mandrel shaft and if you have a hollow tailstock then you would probably need a mandrel saver Axminster Evolution Series Quick Change Pen Centre - Live Tailstock Centres - Lathe Accessories - Woodturning - Woodturning & Crafts | Axminster Tools & Machinery

 

[Buckeye]

if the spindle is 3/4" x 16tpi then yoy could use an Axy junior collet chuck with a 6-7mm collet Axminster Junior Chuck - Woodturners Chucks - Woodturners Chucks - Woodturning - Woodturning & Crafts | Axminster Tools & Machinery and a mandrel shaft and if you have a hollow tailstock then you would probably need a mandrel saver Axminster Evolution Series Quick Change Pen Centre - Live Tailstock Centres - Lathe Accessories - Woodturning - Woodturning & Crafts | Axminster Tools & Machinery

I wish someone had told me about that chuck, it would have been a cheaper solution to me changing the lathe.

Peter

 

[Penpal]

Welcome Tina since you already turn you will have most things. Welcome to the forum from Australia enjoy.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

G'Day Tina,

Welcome to the forum from the hot,windy and dry centre of Aust.





Cheers,
Mark.

 

[Kardav]

Hi Tina and welcome, hopefully the suggestions in this thread will sort you out.

 

[Vic Perrin]

Hi Tina, Woodys suggestion looks promising you could try turning a jamb chuck to take the morse taper of the pen mandrel. Nice to see another Midlander join the clan.

And by the way

 

[Walter]

Hi Tina, all the suggestions above should sort you out for pen making, but if you do need a Morse taper for anything else you could always use a Morse taper carrier like this Axminster one in your chuck. Just make sure you get one that is designed for your make of chuck.

 

[Vic Perrin]

Hi Tina, all the suggestions above should sort you out for pen making, but if you do need a Morse taper for anything else you could always use a Morse taper carrier like this Axminster one in your chuck. Just make sure you get one that is designed for your make of chuck.

I have not seen these before Walter it should be ideal for what Tina wants

Vic

 

[Penpal]

New to me as well Walter thanks mate.

 

[bassethound]

Hello Tina, welcome to the Asylum!..

 

[stevenw1963]

Welcome Tina (the) Turner.

Have fun

 

[Makey11]

this is a pic of my Lathe
Thank you all for your help , you have gave me so many options , I promise i will try not to ask to many questions but being new to pen making I may become a pain , I have made one pen and i'm addicted
Thank you for the welcome