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7.62 Part Two

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use the top tube and a centre band to measure the length required for the blank
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Cut the blank to that lenth, drill the hole and glue in the brass tube. The tube won't go all the way through so keep it at one end. Then when the glue is dry, square off the ends

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I have made some bushes up from another cartidge; one has a piece of the tube projecting from it which will be used to go in the end of the blank where there isn't any tube and the other bushing has a part with no tube that will become usefull later.

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Mount the blank in the madrel and turn it down to the bushes

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Mark on the blank the amount of blank to remove that will fit inside the top of the bullet.

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Turn that wood off the blank down to the tube

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turn the bushing around so that the tube fits into it and polish the blank or finish with ca etc.

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Now expand the hole in the clip so that it fits over the 7mm tube.

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Use a Dremel to cut a notch in the end of the top cap

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This should allow the clip to just fit inside.

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Turn a gash piece of wood to the diameter of the inside of the cap

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and cut a piece so that its just shorter than then inside length of the cap (to allow for the clip)

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Glue this piece onto the end of the tube not forgetting to put the clip on first.

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Glue to cap on and you're finished TA DA!
 
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The finished article

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I made a nickel plated one at the same time.

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There may be many other ways to make these pens and some of the others on this forum and already given me tips... like SHUT UP!

Others have been more constructive and added things such as Grump saying use gripfill instead of turning the narrow end of the nib which is a bit of a pain. Woody turns them with centers instead of a mandrel and I'm sure there are many other enhancements, just let me know :thumbs:
 
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Well done Paul a very simple way to do it yes a few differences to the way I do it but the same outcome in the end just that my way is right :face::face::funny::funny::mooney2:
 
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rayf6604 said:
Great tutorial Paul, any chance this can be made into a pdf to download please? [emoji3]
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sure Ray... give me a while and I'll do it. :thumbs:

Isn't Gary Glitter a pdf file? ... ok I'll get my coat.
 
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Excellent Paul, you have made this look so easy my friend .. I hope you won't mind me adding this to the tutorials when i get the time .. :thumbs:
 
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paulm said:
I'm sure there are many other enhancements, just let me know :thumbs:
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Great tutorial Paul.

One thing I do very slightly different when drilling the clip. I drilled a shallow hole in the block with a front notch to sit the clip in while drilling. I use a plastic quick action clamp to hold it in place as well. Reason is 'cos the first one I did snatched, twisted the clip and nipped my finger. Not happened since.

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Jim said:
Excellent Paul, you have made this look so easy my friend .. I hope you won't mind me adding this to the tutorials when i get the time .. :thumbs:
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No thats fine Jim, please do.
 
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Love the tutorial Paul. Will give it a go soon - after I have cracked nickel plating in my shed, getting there. Will post the out the outcome shortly.

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rowdyyates115 said:
Love the tutorial Paul. Will give it a go soon - after I have cracked nickel plating in my shed, getting there. Will post the out the outcome shortly.

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I look forward to seeing that Rowdy but after your thread with Brian the last time it nearly cost me a kit to do gold/nickel plating and I forgot about it for a while so hopefully it won't look absolutely excellent so that I won't have to buy kit :funny:
 
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Got hold of a few bullet cases this morning, my partners son has loads of them. So dying to give this a go now. Thanks for that Paul.

My only issue is I don't have a dremel, so will have to file the notch for the clip I guess
 
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