TIPS & TRICKS OF TURNING

PEN KIT ASSEMBLY

  • Use a pen press to assemble your pen parts. WoodTurningz carries two different pen presses which give you the leverage to press your parts together easily.
  • As you press on a clip assembly to your pen, place a small scrap piece of plastic underneath the clip so it doesn’t scratch your pen barrel.
  • Tiny flaws on a finished pen can be hidden by aligning the pen’s clip over the top of the flaw. This works, of course, if the flaw is on the clip-end of the pen barrel.
  • As you press your pen parts together using a pen press, make sure your parts are lined up horizontally. Don’t press holding parts at an angle as this may damage the part or put unnecessary pressure on your finished blanks. Fragile pen blank material may crack if too much pressure is applied to a pen part incorrectly in a pen press.

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