pencil help

[gc]

I am trying to make a european style pencil from woodcraft(my first pencil try). One insert is longer and I assume that this goes on the working end( right/wrong) Also I don't know where the large ring bushing goes(same size as the center ring). enclosed is pic of the bushings, I assume I have them in prober position, but where does the narrow circular bushing fit in? thanks for much needed help.
Gary Clarke

 

[Daniel]

Do you know if this kit cross references to anotuher suppliers kit? jsut hoping. I don't have any experience with woodcraft kits, and really don't think suggesting sticking with pens would be very helpful at this point.

 

[JimGo]

Gary, I haven't done one of these, but I think the loose band is for reference so you know how big to cut the tennon for the CB. I think it will fit over the middle bushing; once you turn the pen to size, slide that over the bushing and then turn a tennon in the upper ("cap") barrel so that ring fits. As for the other two, I can't tell from the pic, but does one of the bushings have a larger diameter than the other? If so, that's PROBABLY the one for the cap. One way to tell is to get out a micrometer and measure the diameter of both end bushings, and compare these with the diameter of one of the parts (cap/nib); one of the bushings should match the size of the part pretty closely, and the other should be off by a bit. If they are the same size, then I think they're basically interchangeable. I'd use the longer bushing farther away from the headstock (i.e. closest to the tailstock) in an attempt to add a bit more stability at that end.

Good luck!

 

[DCBluesman]

Here's a link to the instructions which make this clearer than I can describe. http://www2.woodcraft.com/pdf/77A78.pdf

 

[gc]

thanks alot guys. I am making a pen and pencil set for my wife's nephew high school graduation. you saved my bacon.

 

[simplepens]

I buy a lot of stuff from Woodcraft, also. They have instructions for all their kits on the site.

 

[melogic]

Lou has the best answer, but yes the ring is for the tennon for the center band. Just like the pens.

 

[jdavis]

Go with Lou's answer. Way to go Lou.

 

[rtgleck]

Gary... on the picture, it's either my imagination or on the right hand side it looks like there's somewhat of a different diameter than the rest... I think that's the end for the Ring.. as the others have said for making the tennon.

 

[gc]

Randy, all the bushings are the same diameter. I finished the pencil today and will do the pen tomorrow and will send a pic when finished. the directions from woodcraft were easy to follow. My mandrel wasn't quite long enough so I had to unscrew it a little to thread on the nut. I used a mandrel from Berea. The pencil turned out well.