Pen Press

[Themackay]

Anyone got a view on the New Axminster pen press

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[Dalboy]

Anyone got a view on the New Axminster pen press

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One of our club members has one and he asked me how it works and from what I see it is a lot of money for what it is.

 

[Themackay]

Have always put off getting one ,as you say lot of money for what it is but someone need to get me a birthday present lol.

 

[Penpal]

150 of our pesos ,bit rich IMHO.I have Metric and Imperial punches,use a bearing press.

Peter.

 

[flexi]

I have their older version without the disassembly function TBH it takes up a lot more room than my arbour press for little gain. For disassembly I have a marigold and punches which works....not quite so controlled but also a fraction of the cost

 

[Dalboy]

Have always put off getting one ,as you say lot of money for what it is but someone need to get me a birthday present lol.

I would have a look for something more useful for the money

 

[wm460]

Make your own, there is enough plans and ideas on the hinter net.

 

[Pierre]

Very expensive for an out of stock item!!

 

[Themackay]

I have their older version without the disassembly function TBH it takes up a lot more room than my arbour press for little gain. For disassembly I have a marigold and punches which works....not quite so controlled but also a fraction of the cost

Would you say one is better off with an arbour press dont know what a marigold is

 

[flexi]

You can use a G clamp in a vice....a vice....your lathe..a drill press to put components together..... personally I prefer my arbour press.....
A marigold is a rubber glove!!

 

[Themackay]

Wasnt expecting marigold to be a rubber glove thought it was some gizmo I had never heard of lol

 

[Curly]

It is a gizmo you never heard of. It is a brand of dishwashing glove and I'm suspecting you don't go near the kitchen sink much. Even have the brand on this continent.

Pete

 

[Phil Dart]

Well, I seem to be alone then, because I think it looks pretty good.

I've only seen the piccies from Alan's link, but the castings seem significantly more substantial than the normal affair you get on a forty quid job, and you get the benefit (assuming it works how I'm guessing that it's intended to) of a controlled disassembly process if you need it.

The length adjustment seems pretty slow and cumbersome though, but I never adjust mine in any case - I just stand blocks of wood in front of the buffer from a selection I keep for the purpose. A flat base would be better for me rather than rails, but overall, I think it's a pretty nifty piece of thinking on the part of Axminster, and I wish I'd thought of it first.

Not so long ago, a mandrel was something you picked up for a few quid, but now everyone has to have the Axi compression version, which by comparison costs a small fortune. I predict that this pen press will be a market leader in the not too distant future too, and I bet they improve the length adjustment method before too long as well.

 

[Penpal]

It is a gizmo you never heard of. It is a brand of dishwashing glove and I'm suspecting you don't go near the kitchen sink much. Even have the brand on this continent.

Pete

I have a confession to make,I have not washed up,wiped up since the first year of my marriage.

I built a small shed on our block of land in 1955 with the intention of living in it for 4 mths the ET of completion. It turned out to be a year. One day I volunteered to wash and wipe up the dishes,my Mum always used near boiling water so I did also follow her example ,a couple of pieces of precious hand me downs from my wifes g,ma etc were in the mix. Small bubbles came up from minor cracks so I opened the door of the shed and heaved a couple of items. We were the only ones on this new section even the road was not built yet. My wife took real exception to my display/demonstration and to this day 64 yrs later I have never been invited to the kitchen sink.

Alas and alack I sure do not miss the pleasures at the sink.

Peter.

 

[Curly]

Peter that's a long time to never have dishpan hands! Until I met Marla I was single and if I wanted to eat I had to do the dishes. Now that I am retired and Marla is the breadwinner most of the cooking and cleaning duties are mine. When the hand me downs are needed I'm not doing the fancy cooking so those are not my responsibility to clean.

Pete

 

[flexi]

Phil Dart.....I think if you check the PSI site you will find something very similar.....Axi are importing a lot of PSI kits, this may be linked, either made by them or a sanctioned copy? Just my thoughts!!

 

[Themackay]

Phil Dart.....I think if you check the PSI site you will find something very similar.....Axi are importing a lot of PSI kits, this may be linked, either made by them or a sanctioned copy? Just my thoughts!!

I see the PSI one has been around since 2016

 

[Phil Dart]

Phil Dart.....I think if you check the PSI site you will find something very similar.....Axi are importing a lot of PSI kits, this may be linked, either made by them or a sanctioned copy? Just my thoughts!!

Thanks - didn't know that.

 

[Morse]

Think it’s called the “pen press xl”
Mines from psi a few years ago. It’s saved a lot of pen kits at my local clubs.
The length adjustment is very easy, Lift and move.
Havn’t figures out the Axi part at the rear, threaded buffer, think they call it a steady.

 

[geordie0928]

Save some money take a look at my post

http://www.penturners.co.uk/tools-equipment-and-accessories/24208-penpress.html