Bullet Cases

[Vic Perrin]

Hi All, I have purchased some bullet cases off Alex with the intent of doing a few Pens.

I understand that the firing cap end has to be drilled out to take a 7mm tube and that at the point end the brass tube has to be packed out to secure a snug fit between the tube and the point end of the bullet.

I have filled the whole of the bullet case with hot melt glue and will have a go at drilling them out and fitting the brass tube tomorrow.

Could I ask how you experienced guys and girls go about fitting a brass tube into the blanks?

By the way the Bullets from Alex are great.

Regards

Vic

 

[paulm]

Hi Vic, I did a bit of a tutorial a while back

http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-items/2999-7-62-how-i-did.html

I think its been improved on since but this is the basics of how I did it.

 

[cookie21]

Hi Vic
I'm no expert on this type of pen, made my first one today when Alex cases turned up, thank you Alex they are good, what I did for the pointed end was to glue a short piece of 8mm tube onto the standard 7mm tube & away we went

 

[Woody]

All I did was put a bit of masking tape on the end of the tube and glued it in