Thread: Brass Punch Pen

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Having a couple of beers with a mate, when he asked if I could turn brass.
"Of course I can", I said, So he went to his Ute and came back with a the brass punch.
You have to sharpen your chisel every 30 seconds or so.

looks great i lone the brushed look
troy

Looks pretty good. Did you seal it with something to stop it tarnishing?

Russell.

Don't you love mates like that

Good result especially after a few beers

How is your WOP going??

Like that!!

Looks good, no good as punch anymore though!

Great pen. I just love brass.

How did you drill the hole and I suppose you could use a solid brass rod instead of screwing up a perfectly good punch.

I will have to try that. thanks for sharing.

Peter

ps.

One problem I am having is drilling a straight hole in a round blank. When I make an awl the nail is always cock eyed It is about time I sorted that out before doing any more.

Nice work wm Looks terrific.

Good job look's cool.
David

Nice, real nice.

Next you'll try taking on a piece of rebar to make a pen ...

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Russell, There is no finish done as requested, I want to try another one with a couple small modifications and this time either clear powder coat or Wop finish.

Rum Pig, Still trying every trying, I have never had so many interstate and overseas visitors. been areal United nations here England, India, Germany, Nepal, Philippines etc even a Buddhist monk.

Peter I used a collet chuck, made a indent in the end for the live centre, then turned it to a near size, drilled it to fit the buses on the lathe. I figured if I done this with out taking it out the collet chuck every thing would have to be parallel.
After parting off slightly over size , turn to size on a pen mandrel as you normally do.
Hope this makes sense
The reason we used a punch is you cant buy brass rod in Tennant.

Cheers,
Mark.

Looks good Mark, Amos

Like the way you accepted the challenge,your approach to the pen and the final result, you just opened up so many more possibilities as well.
Let me know or better still someone in the big smoke where brass supply is easier than here in Canberra a darn sight cheaper for sure. Brass comes in so many varieties and turns so differently perhaps Big Shed you may know more than I do on the subject. I am always gobsmacked when Skiprat and the Cat in America present their offerings in Stainless, Skippies old SS bolts hollowed, threaded, innovated. What do you think Skiprat?

Enjoy your mild winter and follow the trail of that Conkerberry even to having your own adventure finding,cutting,drying some yourself. Cheers mate.

Peter.

As a Retired machinist you will find that brass varies in its makeup as its an alloy of various metals ! Idont remember really the composition ,but the more tin content the harder the brass and the more brittle it is ,bronze is similar but with more lead, Brass needs negative rake tools similar to cast iron, and the material comes off in tiny broken pieces,whereas bronze will peel off and give you the familiar curled shavings , Such as when you drill the bullet casings for pens.The reason for negative rake tools is to stop the tools biting in to the work piece too much,drills in particular can try and drag in to the brass and jam and break, with those you have to take the sharp cutting edge off the drill .So if you get peeling type shavings sharp tools are fine as its most likely to be a bronze type alloy .That said if I was turning brass and such in a wood lathe I would try a good scraping tool ,maybe a 1'' slightly radiussed scraper and not too much speed ,In practice I may be wrong ,but would not put a skew any where near it hehe, Cheers John