jbswearingen
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I'm moving "beyond" the basic Slimline and Cigar style pens, which require larger brass tubes and barrel trimmers. I don't want to spend $5 each for plastic trimmer inserts that I turn down to match the ID of the brass tube, for fear that I'll screw it up.
I have scraps of olive and other dense, smooth woods that would work well, but I just want to make sure I have the concept correct before I attempt it:
Drill a 7mm (my mandrel's OD size hole into the block. Mount the block onto the mandrel; locking it into place with bushings to keep it from spinning freely.
Turn down to size to match the ID of the pen tube that will be trimmed. Then slide the adapter onto the 7mm barrel trimmer's shaft, insert into the barrel, and trim it square.
Is this it?
I have scraps of olive and other dense, smooth woods that would work well, but I just want to make sure I have the concept correct before I attempt it:
Drill a 7mm (my mandrel's OD size hole into the block. Mount the block onto the mandrel; locking it into place with bushings to keep it from spinning freely.
Turn down to size to match the ID of the pen tube that will be trimmed. Then slide the adapter onto the 7mm barrel trimmer's shaft, insert into the barrel, and trim it square.
Is this it?