For more on nova pin jaws 8.5, see below. First bad set went back when I ordered the second. These unique jaws are designed especially to hold pen blanks for drilling. The insert has different lathe spindle thread sizes internally, and simply screws into the back of your Nova chucks. Teknatool - Nova Pen Drilling Jaws.

I was wrong it worked way better then I was hopping for worth every penny and replaces my drill vise and drill press and my pin jaw.

I was going to buy a really expensive pen vise but with this no need I am so happy with this. As easy to install on a Nove 2 as any other jaws.

Really grabs a pen blank and allow you to use a tail stock drill chuck to drill a centered hole through a pen blank. Since you are drilling along the lathe axis you are sure to get a perfectly centered hole for then mounting on your mandrel. I have a pen drilling vise for my drill press, but this is faster, easier, less expensive and much more exact, not to mention less finicky, than using my drill press. Find a Store. My Account. My Cart. Go to Home Page. Mobile Navigation. Same Day Shipping Find a Store.

Search Go. Item Teknatool - Nova Pen Drilling Jaws. In Stock check in-store availability. Add to Wish List. More Details. View Full Details. Quick View Item Compare With Quick View Item Quick View Item 15M Details Reviews. Reviews 5. Write a Review. Learn More. Customer Care Talk to a friendly customer care representative to help with your purchase. My routine is to TBC the blank round and then use a collet to hold while I drill. I've been very happy with that routine and felt it was a huge improvement over the Nova Pen Plus jaws.

To me the pen jaws are better suited for what we do. I say this because it will close on just about any shape material. If you have a blank that is not square there is no problem because they rely on only 2 points of contact as opposed to 4 with pin jaws.

I have both and since I got the pen jaw problem fixed that has been my go to way of drilling. I use to use the PSI pen jaws but they wear out too easily and then do not tighten on the blank properly.

This is strickly my opinion and it does not carry any weight here. The major differences are The pen drilling jaws are just 2 jaws and meant to clamp onto the exterior of a round or square or rectangular slightly off-square blank and still hold it centered for your drilling operation. It has an interior corner that will help keep the blank in position as long as everything is properly tightened down. Don't over-tighten the chuck! This will bend the extra-long jaws and make things much more difficult down the road It really just needs to be snug enough that the blank makes full contact or as much as possible for the length of the jaws and doesn't shift it's position in any way.

If you have a blank that you are having difficulty with because it's too misshapen or doesn't wish to cooperate with your chuck jaws, the simplest solution is to just turn the blank round between centers Wow guys! Thanks for the fast responses! From what I gather reading the other threads, it sounds like the quality issues with the Pen Plus jaws have been resolved.

It sounds like an "early production run" type issue, but some low turnover vendors may still have some defective products on the shelf.

I normally buy stuff off of Amazon, so I assume that I would be getting a non-defective item if I order now. Dehn said:. Click to expand MTViper Member. I have both and have used both for drilling pen blanks.

I have found little difference between the two when it comes to drilling accuracy. I think if you're drilling a square blank with opposing corners in the slots in the pen plus jaws the blank is more secure than it is with the corners in the gaps between the 4 pin jaws. The pin jaws offer more options for different uses though Nova Pin Jaws 10 than the pen plus jaws do. I use them in recesses on small turnings all the time. MTViper said:.

You said that already, Sam Lol, I was hoping nobody would notice :biggrin:. I purchased two sets of pen plus jaws from amazon. First bad set went back when I ordered the second. Second one was also bad. Both purchased in the last 5 weeks so I would not count on getting a good set from Amazon. I buy everything there if possible Sent from my iPhone using Penturners. More4dan Member. To turn a blank round before drilling I use a live center in the tail stock and a dead center in the head.

I haven't needed a spur drive. Just use a center drill on each end of the blank, mount between centers and turn to a cylinder. The added benefit is once the the hole is drilled and tube glued in, the outside is parallel to the tube. I square the ends using a fence squared to my sander without having to have special jigs.

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