Thread: Rubber finger grips ????

The ones I've used slip over the brass tube in the same way as some centre-bands do on caps. So you simply turn the end of the blank down to the tube to accommodate them. Or cut the blank shorter in the first place, but still slightly longer than needed so you can trim it square on the lathe.

Either way, the blank is glued to the tube first and the rubber is slipped on during final assembly. When bringing the blank to final size I often stop and quickly dry-fit the rubber until I get a good match. There's probably a bushing out there somewhere that'd slip over the tube to give you final size, but I don't do many and haven't bothered looking.

I was also given a couple of a type that only need a tenon turned on the blank, but I don't like 'em and won't be looking for replacements...

The ones I have just go over the bottom of the lower barrel, I never use them just make the pen as you would a slimline. They are a little bigger than a slimline that's all. They are called comfort pens

Two types of instructions Vern

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Originally Posted by Simomatra

apprentice_soft_grip.pdf

Dem's da ones I have.

Originally Posted by Simomatra

.........apprentice_soft_grip.pdf

Dems the ones alright. Thanks for the advice guy's. Reckon my mate will try the parting cut on a slightly shorter blank.
Pretty slick looking instructions Sam - didn't know they existed like that!

Originally Posted by TTIT

Dems the ones alright. Thanks for the advice guy's. Reckon my mate will try the parting cut on a slightly shorter blank.
Pretty slick looking instructions Sam - didn't know they existed like that!

Vern
They are available online for all the kits some take a bit longer to find than others

I make a lot of these pens and it is easier if you make the tube the regular length and then cut off 1" from the nib end. This way you get a closer fit to the wide end of the rubber or silicone. I use a caliper to get the final sizing and I use a parting tool to ensure that the end that sits against the rubber fits well and is flush. They are a good pen for someone with arthritis.