Pendant Mandrel PLUS Pendant Starter Pack

A great tool for starting pendant turning. Overall diameter is 2 1/2'' with 7 offsets holes, The second plate has 24 indexing holes set 15 degrees apart.

The pendant blank is attached to a piece of scrap wood /melamine which is attached to he indexing plate , hot glue , double sided tape or even contact tape can be used. A headless bolt is screwed in the centre hole with the other end going into a drill chuck .

Turn the blank to the desired shape on a medium speed then swap the mandrel to another offset hole and drop the lathe speed down to about 300 - 600 rpm and drill a hole suitable for pendant fittings . Use the indexing plate for positioning the hole in the desired location , make sure all 4 screws are securering the indexing plate to the mandrel. From there experimenting with different hole locations in both the indexing plate and backing plate to achieve different patterns.

Return to the centre hole and sand and finish the pendant.