Project Tutorials

Rolling Pin

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Size the blank to over the 3” desired diameter at this point. The amount will depend on the alignment of your lathe and its ability to drill on center. Drilling for the shafts may cause some slight out of trueness that we will have to correct for later.

Rough the blank down to the sizing cuts. The barrel will be finish turned later so do not worry too much with surface finish at this point.

True the end of the blank in preparation for drilling. An uneven surface could cause the drill bit to deflect off center. I am using the long point of the skew.

True the end of the blank in preparation for drilling. An uneven surface could cause the drill bit to deflect off center. I am using the long point of the skew.

The funnel shaped starter for the drill.

I am drilling to a depth of 2” with a 1/2” drill. The tape is my depth stop set for the 2” plus the length of the tenon.

Chamfer the opening.

Seat the tailstock center in the blank and true the tenon for the chuck if needed. We want the hole and the tenon to be concentric.

Reverse the blank and perform the same truing and drilling operations on this end.

The Oneway cone center I will be using to hold the barrel for the final turning. The small dummy rod holds the center while screwing attachments on and off. The threads on the center are ¾” 10 threads per inch.