I just finished my first pen today and this brought up a question. During the sanding I needed to turn it by hand and had to grab the spindle to turn it as I had no handle. A little past wax on my fingers while sanding and I could not turn a thing. Used a piece of bicycle inter tube for some grip and got it done. Looking at the outboard side (where you insert the knock out bar) it looks like some threads on the inside. Does anyone know if they are theads what kind are they??? I was thinking I could turn a wheel with a hole in it and bolt it to the threads inside. In the mean time I could make a wheel and tap the hole for 1X8 threads with a tap I have and screw it on to turn the spindle. I had made some glue blocks similare to what Darrell shows on his web site and they work. Thanks Darrell OH, the pen?? It acually worked ( had some doubts along the way especially putting it together) and I got it done in 1 day which is a suprise to my wife. She really liked it and said can you make more of these? Of course I can I am an expert now with one done. She wants to sell them along with her quilts. I see quilting and segmented turnings are the same. You chop up good material then sew/glue it back together to make your project. Hope everyone has a happy Thanks Giving.
Bruce