My wife wants me to make several slimline pens out of some acrylic blanks she picked out but the slime line kits have small centerbands. How can I use/order/make a bigger centerband?? Im a little rusty at making pens, havent made a pen in about 10 months.
Help with centerbands.
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Lenny
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Do away with the cb entirely by making your lower blank 2 3/8" long and gluing the tube flush with the nib end. Trim the center with a barrel trimmer just enough to square the blank end. This now gives you the option of turning it thicker or even turning it like a Euro. Hope that explains it well enough. Lots of other oprions as well!
Good luck!
Good luck!
Lenny
Member
You can also drill a 1/4" hole in some scrap pieces (probably easier to start with bigger pieces) and turn them for center bands.
Hi Jack; This Father Sing pen from CS USA has a larger dia. centre band, and makes a real nice slim that has some bulk to it!
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s...Kits___Father_Sing_Pen_Kit___father_sing?Args=
I showed the wife but she didnt like them. Guess I will try and figure out how to make a custom centerband.
Any good articles floating around on making centerbands?
Mac
Member
Use the comfort grip kits the center band is bigger and the nib and cap is the same as a slimeline. Just don't use the grip .We have a guy ,in our local club ,that does this all the time . You might want to buy the bushings for it also, unless you want to use calipers for the center part.
Lenny
Member
A quick search of the site turned up this older post you might want to look at ...
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40102&highlight=making+center+bands
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40102&highlight=making+center+bands
Comfort grip pens from PSI are exactly what you are looking for. They have a center band that has a bigger diameter than a slimline but is larger. Xiamen-Rizheng sells centerbands in a variety of finishes.
Dustygoose
Member
I had this site bookmarked for years. Easy way to do different style pens all from a slim kit. I used the no centerband way more than once.
http://www.woodturnerruss.com/Pen10.html
I hope this is what you were looking for
http://www.woodturnerruss.com/Pen10.html
I hope this is what you were looking for
JakeAB
Member
I also make my own center bands, but I've also made a number of Saturn pens from WoodTurningz. Take a look at http://www.woodturningz.com/Saturn_Pen_Kits.aspx. These kits are simply slimlines with a larger center band. I've gotten great results with them. There are a number of similar kits from other vendors as well, but the Saturn is the one I've had experience with.
KenV
Member
Don't pass the opportunity to try the one piece slimline -- Don Ward has a paper on this at his site -- www.redriverpens.com The one piece is a great way to have a larger bodied pen and showcase a special piece of material.