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Originally posted by Surfster
Why not just throw it in the lathe between centers till it seems to run true then crank on it a little. When you remove it you should have a center in both sides to work with....no?
Or am I missing something?
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That would take additional time to get it right and you would end up with a bunch of holes in the ends of your blank. Using the jig I posted (or other similar jigs) takes a few seconds per blank. You can do up a bunch, then move on to turning. More accurate and quicker. Also, if you are center drill on the drill press before turning, you'll have the center marked without using the lathe.
I got the jig idea from the other site. Someone (mrpogie?) had posted something similar.
Jigman
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