General Assembly...

Locate the threaded insert bush (f) and press firmly into the lower end of the upper body, with the thread outward.

Fig 6

Upper body f d c e

Push button i

More Information...

If you are still a little unsure about getting into pen and project kit making, why not come on one of our one day courses here at Axminster.

This is a one day course for anyone who wants to learn the art of pen making and producing objet d’art from project kits. If you are thinking of buying a small lathe or have a lathe, this is the course for you. Gaining a real insight into what can be achieved, after one day you will be able to leave with the completed, professionally finished masterpieces and a multitude of ideas and skills.

For details visit: www.axminsterskillcentre.co.uk or call: Vicky Turner on 0800 9751905.

Ensure the click mechanism (i) is correctly oriented (the push button outward). Slide the Silver tube

(e) over the mechanism, introduce the push button through the clip

(c) and into the clip securing cap (d). Insert the whole assembly into the top body and press firmly together until the clip retaining cap has trapped the clip itself positively (See Fig 6).

Fig 7 h

Upper body

online

VIDEO

available

!

Pen Kits The Principles of Turning

Lower body

Introduce the ball point refill (h) into the bottom of the top body, feed down through the lower body, and overcoming the spring pressure; screw the two parts of the pen together. Exercise the push button to check the action of the mechanism.

(See Figs 7 & 8)

Fig 8

10ct Click Pen

Order No: 400316

Pen Kit

Instructions

Click, click,……….. well done, one completed pen.

4

www.axminster.co.uk/penmaking

Axminster. Devon. EX13 5PH. UK

FREEPHONE 0800 371822

www.axminster.co.uk/penmaking

Instructions for 10ct Click Pen Kit...

Kit No. 400316 10ct European Pen Kit (A logo)

Pictures of the finished sample articles, in both timber and acrylic, can be found in our catalogue in the ‘Woodturning Projects’ Section.

Below is a list of the items required to make the finished items from the purchased kits. (Not including the body blanks). If you do not possess these items we have offered our catalogue stock code numbers alongside the items as a quick guide. We have tried to include everything in the list, although we realise that many woodturners will already have most of them.

Ey e P rotectio n Ea r D efende rs Du st Mask

Required items...

Alternatives are listed to cater for different lathe configurations.

Deluxe Pen Mandrel 1MT

Deluxe Pen Mandrel 2MT

60˚ Live Tail Stock Centre 1MT

60˚ Live Tail Stock Centre 2MT

60˚ Live Tail Stock Centre 3MT

Bushing Set (4 pieces)

8mm Drill Bit (we recommend the Colt Pen Drill)

Axminster Universal Barrel Trimmer

2 Part Rapid Epoxy Resin Adhesive

Alternative Zap-A-Gap Adhesive (Cyanoacrylate)

Order No:

211322

211323

340202

340203

340204

310380

702555

700265

340282

990095 f a h d c

Turning the Bodies...

Slide a mandrel spacer onto the shaft. Add a bush from the Bushing Kit. Mount a Pen

Body next, add two more bushes (back to back) then the other Pen body, finally the last bush of the set. Add the mandrel spacer and the locking nut; tighten finger tight.

Mount the assembly onto your lathe. Tighten the lock nut to allow the assembly to be turned without moving (See Fig 2).

Fig 2

Mandrel bush Pen bodys

Bushing

Mandrel spacer e b g i

Morse taper shaft

Bushing

Preparing the Bodies...

Using 16mm (5/8”) Square stock; cut the blanks to the length of the brass tubes adding 2-3mm to allow for trimming. The Pen Blank Sizing and Cutting Jig makes this process very much easier.

Drill an 8mm diameter hole through the centre of the blank. Care must be taken not to force the drill bit, (this may cause it to ‘wander’ from the centre line), and remember to back out the drill frequently to clear the debris from the hole. If you are using a pillar drill the Quick Action Pen Blank Vice is a very useful accessory for this task, it ensures that the blank is held upright and firmly in position. Moreover, if the vice is clamped to the table of the drill, it will provide accurate repeatability for all the blanks that require drilling.

When the hole is drilled, spread the adhesive randomly over the brass tube and insert the tube into the blank using a twisting motion to ensure the glue is spread evenly between the two surfaces. Over insert the tube into the blank by approximately 1mm giving an allowance for the blank to be trimmed to size and the excess glue to be removed (See Fig 1).

Fig 1

Blank

Fig 3

General Assembly...

Locking nut

Live tail stock centre

Do not overtighten, this may cause the assembly to distort, the bodies to split, strip the thread on the lock nut, etc. Similarly do not advance the tailstock centre with too much force. The current bulk of the blanks may be adding strength to the assembly but as the body diameters are reduced, too much force on the mandrel may cause it to distort/bow. Turn the main bodies, finish and sand to the guide diameters of the pen bushings. Remove the finished bodies from the pen mandrel (See Fig 3).

Note. The Axminster Pen Assembly Press (200205) is a very useful accessory for these operations, as it gives greater control over the applied force and keeps the components in line (See Fig 4).

Recommended Accessories...

Quick Action Pen Blank Vice

Pen Blank Sizing and Cutting Jig

Axminster Pen Assembly Press

600771

600623

200205

Fig 4

Axminster Pen Assembly Press

What’s in the Kit...

8mm

ø

Zap Z-7

Debonder

2 Brass Tubes (50mm Long)

1 Lower Joining Bush

1 Pen Clip

1 Pen Clip Securing Cap

1 Silver Tube

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

1

1 Threaded Insert Bush

1 Tip

1 Ballpoint Refill

1 ‘Click’ Mechanism

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

Brass tube

Warning. If you are using cyanoacrylate adhesive, exercise extreme caution and do not allow the adhesive to come into contact with the skin. If this happens keep the affected area from contact with any other surface, until the glue has hardened or you can treat the area with a softening agent similar to Zap Z-7

Debonder (990099), and you can remove the glue.

Allow the adhesive to dry thoroughly.

Using the Barrel Trimmer trim the ends of the blanks squarely and neatly to the ends of the brass tubes; this will also remove any excess glue that may have exuded from the joint. Take care not to undercut the brass tubes.

2

In the illustration that follows the upper and lower body of the pen have dissimilar profiles; and the instruction is oriented to this fact. If your body profiles are the same then the instruction applies to either, ensure however, that the correct parts are fitted to each body. Line up the Lower Pen Body components as shown in (Fig 5).

Make sure the body and the tip (g) are aligned and gently but firmly, press the

Ballpoint End Tip home. (Force Fit), repeat at the other end with the lower joining bush (b) (thread out).

Lower body

Fig 5 g 3 b

Continues Over....