pen press

Does anyone use any lubricant when pressing pen parts together. I recently cracked a pen barrel on assembly. I will watch more carefully to make sure the barrel was clean, however using a little lubricant seems like a good idea-is it?

I have been looking at pen presses online and they all require adding and removing spacers to press. I made this with a leftover piece of t-track from a drill press table top that I made. I drilled the "bowl" area, joined 2 pieces of scrap poplar. I poured a layer of Plasti-Dip in the bowl. The...

This is a 7mm Summit Pen Kit I got from Rockler. The pen is ready to be assembled. Questions: 1. When I put the bushing next to blank, the bushing is larger. Does the pen press automatically press the blank them together. Should I use 2 or 3 spacers? 2. How long should I leave the...

.....giving me the opportunity to have some of my work published in his latest edition(3rd) of his "Pen Turners Workbook". Myself, Don Ward(its_virgil), and Harry Anderson(plano_harry) as well as other penmakers, attended the 2013 Dallas/Ft.Worth Woodworking Show today, where we picked up...

I just started to use CA to finish my pens... when i look close at the finish I see some slight chase cracks below in the finish... I do about 8 to 10 layers. I use accelerator about 10 inches away I put the CA on with a paper towel. Any suggestions?? I also need suggestions on which companies...

After recently talking with a supplier from Arizona, :rolleyes: I wonder who it could be, about the fact that I didn't see a pen press on their site. They said they'd recommend an HF Arbor Press (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3552) over a pen press. I'm...