Thread: Pen Mills

You could you a sanding disk to clean the pen ends. This takes a little longer than a pen mill. If done correctly you would end up with a better finish.

The 12mm could be used, but you have to chase the tube around by slowly working around the tube. I have in the past did this but the $30 to upgrade to a larger mill was well worth the investment.

Timberbits.

The sander is your best option. But get a larger mill as soon as you can, they can be used on smaller diameter pens too, but as you have discovered, not the other way around.

I turn down Corian Inserts with a 7mm tube that fits inside all the larger pen kit tubes.
This way I only need a 7mm pilot shaft to mill the larger tubed kits.
I use the inserts on my disk sanding jig as well.
I also use these inserts for doing finishing of the larger tubed kits on my "A" Mandrel.

Les

Thanks Les but the problem is the head of the mill is not large enough I can make inserts too.
Mick

Mick, you can buy just the milling head & put it on you're shaft. Get the 3/4". It will mill any size blank you need, & make spacers to go from the mill to the inside of each different size tube.

G`day mobile man where can you just buy the milling head?
Mick

Originally Posted by mick61

G`day mobile man where can you just buy the milling head?
Mick

Addictive Pen Kits has them for $8.95

G`day thanks for the help fellows.
Mick

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