I tried a New Bottle Stopper Kit

[Whaler]

Both are Bocote using PSIs pour spout stopper kit.

[GeekMom]

Nice shaping and lovely wood, Dick.

[boblon]

Very nice.

BobL.

[gerti]

Neat! how does the tooling work, eg what steps are involved?

[monte]

Very nice!

[Whaler]

gerti

They are quite simple to do.
After following the instructions on the first two with good wood, I used a scrap piece of 2X2 to experiment with.
I found that if you drill the hole 1 3/16" deep the chrome lip on the stopper blends with the wood better.

Since I have a Nova midi chuck I used that rather than the PSI jam chuck.

The PSI Instructions





Sample with hole drilled to 1 3/16"

[gerti]

Thanks Dick! I agree, the deeper hole makes it look better.

Doesn't using the midi chuck make it hard to work on the bottom of the stopper?

Gerd

[Whaler]

gerti

It was very dificult finishing the bottom of the stopper in the chuck. I tried a spur center in the stopper hole today and then switched to the chuck to finish the top. Still difficult so I ordered the PSI jam chuck.

I'll let you know how it works out.

[boblon]

Now those are neat. I never realized those came with the pouring spout. Guess I should pay more attention. I might have to order a couple next time I order pens.

BTW, can't you just make a jam chuck out of scrap wood?

Nice work as always.

BobL.

[gerti]

quote:Originally posted by boblon
BTW, can't you just make a jam chuck out of scrap wood?

The hole is cylindrical, and the objective is to be able to turn the bottom where it would make contact with a traditional jam chuck.

I think a rubber sanding drum might just be the ticket. Rockler every now and then has a set on sale ($12.95 or so I think) that contains a 1" by 1" drum that looks a lot like the jam chuck from the PSI instructions.

Gerd