I have just completed a wonderful three days on a course offered by Craft Supplies (UK). In it we learnt to turn pens, unfortunately I only got to turn one which came out excellent. I then went and bought the deluxe pen mandrel and the deluxe ball point pen set. I attempted to turn my first, on my own, pen today and after the usual disintegration caused by, I assume, only gluing on one side of the brass tube and getting a catch on the other, I managed to turn out one misshapen pen. My problem which I hope somebody could answer is, how do I stop the brass tube in the centre from burring and sticking onto the bar between the mandrels. Am I using to much pressure on the tail stock thereby squeezing the tube to tight (seems the only way I can get the wood to turn) or is there some other 'trick'. I do not know how to access the google search for items so I unfortunately have to ask this common question again, sorry.
Bob `S`