Niles Mandrel 2 MT and 12″ drawbar

#2 Morse taper mandrel has a 3/8″ x 16 tpi threaded stud with a tapping flute in the threads making it self-tapping in most wood. The 13/16″ diameter collar is the same size as stopper top. A spanner hole makes it easy to get leverage when the wood gets difficult to remove. It is threaded for a 1/4″ x 20 tpi drawbar.

The nylon washer can be used as a spacer to help keep some wood from locking on too tight when you are turning your project.
*note: if the wood does get a death grip and you can’t get the project off the mandrel, put the whole thing in the freezer for 10 – 15 minutes and it will unthread once the metal shrinks.

Because the body is thicker, this mandrel has the additional option of being able to be used in a jaw chuck for those not wanting to remove the jaw chuck for each stopper.