Up to now I've turned my grips on a mandrel. I mostly do fly rods. Now I have a lathe with a bore thru the headstock and can turn my grips pre-bonded to the blank. How do I protect the graphite blank when I grip it in the chuck jaws. Any other words of wisdom on the process? Do you normally support the end of the reel seat (fly rods) with the tail stock? Thanks
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Hi All Just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction as to which mini lathe to buy and what to look for in one.I am in the UK and so far i am struggling with all of the different models/makes etc. Most of the time i will be doing cork handles and reel seat inserts . Thanks in Advance Bryan
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well since it's the new year i think i need to get a real wrapper instead of this hand wrapper. it works fine and does it's job ok but i can't shave cork or hypalon if i need to adjust a grip after it's on the rod so if you had your choice what rod wrapper would you buy. i'm also getting a lathe here soon so i can turn handles so bear that in mind
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i want to get into making(among other things) rod handles and have never used a lathe before. been doing lots of research on the different lathes and pretty much decided on a Jet JML-1014I: 10" x 14" Mini Lathe with Indexing Head. it comes with 6" tool rest, live center, 3" face plate, spur center, tooling knockout, and safety goggles. question is: has someone here used this
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Santa brought me a brand new Rikon mini lathe and didn't even scratch it getting it down the chimney! Also got the newest issue of Rodmaker mag and have to say it's the best issue they've ever done. Now the question, on the urethane cores, how hard are these to shape with just sandpaper? I don't have any turning tools yet--- Santa forgot those--- but thought I might put in some turning tim
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Im new to this craft having built only 3 rods --- however Im hooked!!!!! Looking to get start making my own handles etc... I have been hand wrapping and turning by hand to dry. Is there 1 piece of equipment I can buy that will allow me to shape handles (wood , cork & eva ) as well as wrap and dry without completely breaking the bank ? ($1000.00 or less) or should i just keep going as i a
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While searching the photo page I saw that Scott Hovanec posted a picture of his Drill Press lathe attachement from Penn State Ind. seen here The Penn state site shows that this has a 6" tool rest I did a search on the internet and found one at Grizzly that has a 12" tool rest, shown here If I order the 12 version what lenth mandrel do you think would work good with this. I prett
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Years ago Dale Clemens used and sold what he referred to as a super chuck. This was for a very simple lathe to turn handles. He used a shaft holder(sorry, don't know what it is called), motor and super chuck. There were also three rod supports. My question is: has any one used this setup and where can I buy one. John
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I am looking to purchase a good lathe to turn some wood and acrylic handles. I am new to turning and don't know which ones are good and which ones are junk. I have been looking at a few different ones and thought I would ask which one you would pick. The first one is the turncrafter pro midi The Delta LA200 The Central 8"x12 Mini The Rikon Mini The Jet Mini The P
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Have been using the C3J-4 from Penn State, am happy with it. But have a need now for another of the same 3-jaw self-center chuck type, but able to handle material around 2-21/4" diameter. Penn State may have it, but if they do, guess I just missed seeing it. Would appreciate any leads on what would be a good one for my Jet. Just on a side note, anyone interested in
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I am considering purchasing a Renzetti complete lathe with the 1/10hp motor andn foot controller. I notice that the have an upgrade motor for turning however, this is not foot controllable. My question is: Will the 1/10hp motor be adequate for turning cork and synthetic grips? Thanks Chris
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i am in the market for a mini lathe and am considering harbor freights 8"x10". tired of grizzly stuff. anyone have the unimat or ????? i want to turn reel seats, make screws and make parts as needed in the shop. any help is appreciated. thanks
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Has anyone used the Penn State kit to add variable speed capability to their wood lathe? Been considering it for my Jet Mini and I see it's on sale now. Would like to hear first hand reports before going down that road. Dave
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what is the simplest and most accurate method you can use when drilling a hole in a solid cork or eva ring, or a poker chip, to ensure putting the hole in the center of the ring so you can mount it on a mandrel? i don't own a lathe, only a small drill press. thanks john
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I have been trying to setup my jet with the extended bed and can get the joint flat and straight but when I put on a straight edge there is a .004 gap at the joint that extends about 2 1/2 " to each side of the joint, is this tolerant, or should I do more adjusting, and any Idea's on what to adjust.
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Does any one have pics of turning tools and which do you use most? Just got my Jet mini and am not totally sure of which tool is what, I can see round, but not sure what is skew, parting and the the rest. I love toys so give me all you got and I'll figure it out from there.
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Just bought a Jet mini 1014I, got the extra bed, ordered the 3 jaw chuck from Penn, and bought the Jacob chuck, all set to start turning handles???? Has anyone put a foot pedal (sewing machine type) rheostat on the mini and has anyone tried to make it reversible??
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Question!! What speed have you found best for turning acrylic type materials? What tools do you prefer
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If I've counted correctly, the 2007 ICRBE featured 38 vendors in something like 60 booths. For 2008, the numbers are already pushing past those figures. Currently, I have paid contracts in hand from 44 vendors. We've pushed the number of booths to 80, which is about all the hall can hold and still feature those wide aisles that everyone liked last year. I should see contracts from 3 new and so
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Hi all I am looking for a small lathe. I did the searches & searches and learned a lot. But still need to ask your opinions. What low cost lath to get I saw the grizzly which looks like a possibility. Give me some more suggestions. I'm pretty good at making things but want to keep it pretty simple and defiantly low cost. Thanks for all your help
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Hi all, I am from Australia, mandrels r a little to heavy to import from america, price wise, Ross at the Rod works does not stock them, could some one please tell me the sizes dimentions ect so i can get a enginering shop to make me up some, i am thinking a 1/4" through to 5/8" dia would look after most if not all rods i build, i know Andys mandrels r 18 inchs long, before i ring and
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I don't know if this will have useful information for anyone, but this morning while I was watching the "New Yankee Workshop" on PBS, it was announced that next week's show (May 19th) will be devoted entirely to lathes. This was aired in central Virginia. I have no idea if the program is shown in everyone's area, or if the same programs are aired in all parts of the country. I inferr
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good morning all, i am trying to help my dad with his new jet mini wood lathe that he bought in high point this year. he is having trouble boring a straight tuur hole in the wood and acryllic blanks that he is wanting to turn down. he bought andy's dvd that he and i have watched several times. i don't at this time have a lathe, and have not used one much at all ever. does the lathe have to be pe
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I got the Custom PowerWrap with the 3 jaw lathe type chuck upgrade. I haven't been able to pick up a chuck for my Jet Mini(midi?) lathe yet. I was wondering if the CPW chuck is easy enough to take off and if it will interchange with my Jet lathe. If so, then I can get started playing with my lathe. I was looking at the chuck, but don't really see how it comes off the CPW and don't want to scre
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hello all, I recently purchased a jet mini lathe and am getting ready to experiment with wood handles and reel seats. I have noticed however that the lathe makes a slight squeaking sound when I turn it on. I disengaged the belt and still heard the sound. So my conclusion is its something in the motor. While I'm anxious to get going, I don't want to ruin my new toy. Should I be concerned?
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I just got a Jet Mini Lathe as a gift. I would like to try a duplicator. I have been turning mostly burl cork, or burl and natural cork spinning grips. Will a duplicator work well for this? Any recomendations on which ones are the best or easiest to use would be great. Thanks, Marc
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OK i bought cheap and now i am paying for it. Can someone put me on to a morse#1 taper drill chuck. I bought a Wilton with a psi 3 jaw chuck, of course my head stock fitting and tpi did not fit. So being my usual brainless selg I ordered a adapter from psi guess what nothing matches to the lathe. So I called to Wilton to find out the size of the head stock fitting adn they said the had no idea as
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Is the bed extension the same for the old version of the Jet Mini Lathe and the new indexing version that recently came out? I imagine they would be, but I can't tell what the difference is by looking at pics online or know what "indexing" is. I picked up a few of Andy's mandrels, but don't look like they fit. Rather than pay shipping to send back to get cut was thinking it may just
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Hi all I just got a new mini lathe and am wondering what you use to hold corkand foam grips while you turn. This is my first exposer to lathes since shop back in high school. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks for your time Paul
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How tight do you make the cork grip on a pre-made handle fit on the blank? When I drilll/ream out my factory cork handle it can be made very tight or a bit loose on the blank. Do you leave a bit of space for the epoxy? If so, how much movement or space do you leave? I'm afraid my first two handles might have been too tight. I've been careful to try to not make the lower end of the handle tighter
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