Candlesticks & mandrels What tool is that on the tailstock

[Rick James]

😕I came across this project on diy They were making Candlesticks here is the url..
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/woodworking Go down and click on Turned Candlesticks.
What I am wondering about is the Mandrels and tailstock, what is that he is using on the tailstock I notice that when he put the mandrels on that gismo he started turning it like a screw. I would sure like to know what he was using to hold the on the tailstock. Is that the only tool on the tailstock that you can use to hold mandrels. I know what he has on the headstock a very nice chuck, can't wait to get one and something like that for my tailstock!! One step at a time... someday I would love to do things like this on my lathe.

Rick

 

[Grant Wilkinson]

Rick

Here is all that he did for the tailstock mandrel:

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_other/article/0,2049,DIY_14443_4262078,00.html

 

[Steve Worcester]

What he does is make a friction drive mandrel that threads onto the Oneway live center. You actually could do it with the big bull nose center on there, but less likely to split the wood and drive it better with his gizmo.

(He should have given Rude Osolnik credit for the candle stick design though)

 

[john lucas]

I could not get it to play properly but those are copies of Rude Osolnik candlesticks. Rude turned them between centers and drilled the hole for the candle on the drill press when he was done.

I prefer a tapered hole so I made my own mandrel to fit over the live center ( I didn't have a Oneway live center back then) The only problem with a tapered mandrel is that it has to fit the tapered hole perfectly. If the hole drill is too shallow the mandrel will split the wood. If it's too deep you get a sloppy fit. If you drill 3/4" straight sided hole you could of course use a straight sided mandrel which prevents this problem.

 

[john lucas]

steve I meant to add that he may have given Rude credit but it could have been edited out in the final cut. We'll never know.

 

[MichaelMouse]

What I am wondering about is the Mandrels and tailstock, what is that he is using on the tailstock I notice that when he put the mandrels on that gismo he started turning it like a screw. I would sure like to know what he was using to hold the on the tailstock. Is that the only tool on the tailstock that you can use to hold mandrels. I know what he has on the headstock a very nice chuck, can't wait to get one and something like that for my tailstock!! One step at a time... someday I would love to do things like this on my lathe.

Rick

Looks like he might be using a live center similar to this. Looks like the Oneway, though. http://www.teknatool.com/products/Lathe_Accessories/Centres/nlc.htm I have this one, and the hanger bolts will accept all kind of tapered (for centering) items to stabilize the non-driven end. I use the taper of the center itself, without any end, to help center and stabilize when mounting and turning bowls.