Assembly on lathe

[Smitty37]

I seem to remember seeing something about using the lathe to press things together during assembly. I can't remember where I saw it and exactly what it talked about. I tend to think it was a tool (or Jig) that could be mounted on the lathe such that the press fitting could be done with the tail stock wheel. If any one could point me in the right direction I'd be forever in their debt.

I did look at the library index and if it's there it didn't jump off the page at me.

 

[KenV]

Craft Supply and PSI both sell a similar jig that fits into the tapers.

 

[walshjp17]

Smitty,

Check these out ==> Lathe Pen Press Inserts at Penn State Industries

They are OK (I had to CA the magnets into the Delrin as they kept sticking to the head/tail stock). You probably can do better by making your own, though.

 

[Fay Prozora]

I saw that on a video the other night. It was a little tool you put into the head stock and one for the tail stock and the tools had a hard plastic cap like thing that was on them so he pressed the pens together with that, thus eliminating the use of a pen press. It was very interesting. Note he did not turn on the lathe to do this, Just used the tail stock to press the pens together with just as if it was a pen press. It was a neat vid. I'm sorry I don't recall who's video it was, but it was on pen making. Fay

 

[Dan Masshardt]

I put a set into pass it forward box 1 when it left here.

Otherwise I would have given them to you. Sorry.

 

[Smitty37]

Craft Supply and PSI both sell a similar jig that fits into the tapers.

Thank you, that's where I saw them....

 

[New Bill]

My method on the lathe. Block of pen blank in the chuck. Drilled a piece of stabilized holly to fit over the transfer punch. Very cheap and works great for me.

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[Smitty37]

My method on the lathe. Block of pen blank in the chuck. Drilled a piece of stabilized holly to fit over the transfer punch. Very cheap and works great for me.

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Yea I know I can do that I even have a plastic piece already drilled....but I can't sell them.