Thread: assembling pen kits.

There's a pen turner sub-forum here Mat; might be worth a scan of the posts.

Yes, the fit is meant to be tight. With care it can be done in a vise with wood jaws or in the lathe itself. Just be sure to keep it all square and lined up.

Welcome to the forum.

+1 they press fit in, make sure you get the assembly order and placement correct.

What style of kit are you using?... maybe a photo of the blanks & components will help us identify it if you don't know what the style is.

The name of the type of pen you are using will make it easier for those to offer an opinion.

Cheers Ian

The pen kit is labled 7mm European pen kit.
Thank you all for your input, I have now finished assembling my first successful working pen.(Two casualties getting there). I have made 2 wood jig plates to fit my vice and with a little care it seems to work.
Thanks heaps.
Any more advise would be appreciated.

Regards Mat.

Hey Mat,

What Rum Pig said, we need pics of your work and your mistakes.

HazzaB

If the fit seems to be too tight a tad of grease smeared on the end of the part helps. Make sure after you have glued the tube into the blank to run a pen mill down the tube to clean out any surplus glue that may have gotten into the tube when gluing it in place. Any glue inside the tube will make it difficult to fit the components into the tubes.
If you don't have a pen mill, you can use a drill bit or a piece of sand paper rolled round to fit inside the tube to get rid of the glue.

Originally Posted by HazzaB

Hey Mat,

What Rum Pig said, we need pics of your your mistakes.

HazzaB

This is mainly to justify our own uselessness and to have a laugh at someone else rather than being laughed at our selves.

Just joking!

Working on getting a camera for downloading onto the computer. (I don't own a digital.)

Will get them to you soon.