DIY Pen Press

[wm460]

If anyone wants the aluminium press plugs..I have a couple spare. You put in your location holes. Willing to send uk only. FOC. Sorry to our overseas members. Wouldn't mind a blank in return, but not necessary.

Phil.

Disqimination

and used a couple of aluminium pieces with small drill hole bottom. and a larger one for the top, finished off with a couple of rubber inertube patches.

Any chance of a close up of these area of them?
What glue did you use?

 

[Buckeye]

Okay here is a photo of mine, with a hardwood insert, it's a beefy machine just look at the teeth on the column. I also use this to press metal to wrap onto tubes.

Peter

 

[Bayleaf]

Hi WM.
sorry I cannot deliver...but then Aus has a shed load of ally lol. My darling daughter had some ally legs left over from a project. Bottom one just set on the bottom of a vice with a 3ml drill hole for location and the top one on the bracket was just roughed up cleaned and super glued. Set with a shallow 5ml counter hole . I used a rubber patch on both surfaces so when the first pen went in, the rest will follow with no slippage .Since there is no lateral stress it should hold .If not I will set with metal glue or uk product Sticks Like Sh@t. Or drill a small hole and glue in a self tapping screw since its soft.
The reason I use the rubber patches is only to protect the pen kit. It wont effect any shift since the rig and vice is solid fixed.

phil

 

[wm460]

Only joking Phil.

I was more wondering how you made yours, as I am looking at making a new press as I am not happy with mine.

 

[wm460]

Thanks for the photo Peter.

 

[brody2123]

Nice one Phil. Love stuff like this. Does the job at a fraction of the price and you get to have a bit of a tinker.

 

[Jim]

Simple and useful, well done Phil ..

 

[Bayleaf]

Thanks everyone,
I have pressed 4 pens this last few days. With it being a small press you need to bolt it down really. I found for firmer leverage sitting down on a stool at eye level gives best results.

Phil