Thread: How do I dis-assemble screwed up pens?

You can buy a kit that does it, 8 bucks or something, but its not much more than 2 rods. First you go down the twist mech and knock the tip off. Second one goes in from there and knocks the twist mech out. Same size punches the clip out of the top.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQix2XUxXpQ]How to disassemble a pen with the Pen Disassembly Punch Set from Penn State Industries - YouTube[/ame]
You don't need the kit as that does everything. You only need the 2 sizes for a slimline.
3.14mm for the tip remover.
6.25mm for the tip and mech remover.
Just hold the pen half, insert the rod and give it a whack with a small hammer.

There is a Pen Dis assembly tool you can get that works well on the Slim line and Streamline pen kits. Check out the forum sponsors sites (Carroll's or Timberbits both sell them).

Good luck
Gloria

hey avery
there is 2 types that i got the first is the basic one for slimlines only PEN DISSASEMBLER or there is the complete set of punches that will do from a slimline to an emperor ( hope i dont need to use it on one ) heres a link to a usa site showing the set Pen Disassembly Punch Set at Penn State Industries
and i have seen them available here in australia S/E QLD Woodworking Supplies
its not on his website but he showed me when he was up a month ago , i would have bought one of him but had already got one from the states 6 months ago

Something I started doing a while ago which works quite well is using blunt drill bits which I no longer drill with and are too cheap to bother sharpening, I get as large a drill bit as I can in the end of the pen and holding the pen in my hand I hit it with a large knockometer.

If you hit it then pull it back so there is a gap between it and the component and hit it again then keep doing that it will move a bit at a time until it pops out completely, it is not as tedious as it sounds and even better if you don't require the turned part of that pen anymore then you can be a bit more brutal by putting it in a vice when doing it which will obviously make the process quicker.

Avery, something that has helped me - I use BLO on the parts when pressing together, helps them slip on better--also-helps in dismantling if needed. Amos

I have this set of punches. Can't even begin to tell you how much money it has saved me.

+1 on the transfer punches. Extremely handy. I've even used them as a closed end mandrel gripped in a chuck.