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First pens for ages

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Knocked these out very quickly last weekend following a request by a mate who goes a hunting.

First pens for a long time, A mixture of 308 and 303 casings, the 2 on the left have real bullet tips which were a pita to drill out ( I melted the lead out first to make it easier), a couple have tips from the bolt action range and others are std slimline.
I don't find them exciting to make but a promise is a promise and he's waited a wee while :goesred: Appologies for the poor pic.
 
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Mission accomplished Bob ,nice to get a promise fulfilled.I leave the lead in and use drills designed for brass successfully, admire your patience and effort.Your hard work has been worth it.

Peter.
 
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Penpal said:
Mission accomplished Bob ,nice to get a promise fulfilled.I leave the lead in and use drills designed for brass successfully, admire your patience and effort.Your hard work has been worth it.

Peter.
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Did that with the first one's a while ago Peter but found that lead grabs hold of the very thin drill bits needed and either snapped or stopped them being exactly central. All I do now is drill deepish oles in hardwood a tight fir for the tips put them just in the top of the hole and melt out the lead with a blowtorch, takes seconds and then I can drill very easily and accurately from the back. The brass discolours with heat but a quick rub with Brasso soon rectifies that.
 
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When I saw the title of the thread I was wondering what ages the pens would be for :funny:

Bit like riding a bike isn't it? Never forget how to do it.

Excellent lookers as well, not lost your touch.

Done a couple of the casing pens using kit parts but never used the real bullit tips.

I wouldn't even know where to start and buy the tips from, never mind even drilling them and make them in to pens.

Be interesting to see a tutorial of how you do them Bob. :praying:
 
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Nice to see you back at the coal face again Bob. I especially like the first three - not because of the wood, but because of the part shells at the finials.
 
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silver said:
When I saw the title of the thread I was wondering what ages the pens would be for :funny:
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That's what the missus says Eammon but it's along the lines of what the hell are you going to do with all those pens? ( I've been threatening for years to "do" a craft fair ). :whistling: I think the kids will be having a huge boot sale when I'm not longer here. :funny:

Be interesting to see a tutorial of how you do them Bob.
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Too simple to do a tut. Just need a block of hardwood, I used some scrap mahogany, drill a hole thats a press fit for the tip to insert just enough to sit point up just into the hole entrance, I do several tips at a time and then heat with a blowlamp so the lead melts and drops into the hole. Takes seconds and the discolouration on the brass polishes off easily.

To drill, I use a block in a lathe chuck, drilled a hole to take the bullet about half way in and drill slowly through the tip with a drill the correct size for the refill. Might need to clean the end afterwards but easy to enlarge the hole so must be careful - et voila'. No reason why the drilling can't be done with a drill press instead.

I got a few from a mate who has some shooting club connections but also bought a few bullet tips off one of the forum members. Can't say who in public as I'm not sure if it's "allowed" to sell components that can be made into weapons.
 
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Did you braze the rifle clip onto the shell casing :thinks:
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Nope no need to.

It's not my method as there's a tutorial somewhere. I turn the wood to size then trim 7 or 8 mm off the end down to the brass tube so a standard rifle clip can be pushed on though you need to drill the clip out to 7mm. I do that by drilling a shallow hole close to the edge in a block of hardwood the dia of the clip ring, push the clip into it and clamp the rifle part to the side of the block. Need to do this and drill very carefully or you'll twist the clip, don't ask how I know that! :rolling:
Then you need to make a spacer to go on the tube above the clip the correct dia to fit the cartridge casing end, try for size and notch the cartridge end to slip over the rifle clip. I use a dremel or needle file to cut the notch. When happy glue it with epoxy and clamp it square until set.
 
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