Homemade Pen Press

[cpmech216]

Anybody have any pictures of shop made pen presses that they would like to share? I am thinking of making one and would like ideas. Thanks Brian

 

[Lenny]

This is what I made ...
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[ttpenman]

Do a search on YouTube. There was just one there recently.

Jeff in northern Wisconsin

 

[Lenny]

 

[MarkD]

Here is one that I made a few years ago. It works great.
I like that it's mounted vertically. Let gravity give you a hand!
Yes, I still use a mandrel :biggrin:

 

[lorbay]

Here are some more for cheap ones.
http://www.woodturningonline.com/Turning/Turning_content/pen_assembly_press.pdf
Buy Lathe Pen Press Adapters #2 MT at Woodcraft.com
Lin.

 

[Fatdawg]

Here is one that I made a few years ago. It works great.
I like that it's mounted vertically. Let gravity give you a hand!
Yes, I still use a mandrel :biggrin:

I love the retaining pin! Had to do a double take on that.

 

[shortz1lla]

Here's mine:

I initially made one similar to the peg adjustable ones previously shared but it broke. I find this to be a much sturdier design.

 

[medlongpens]

I turned a scrap piece of oak to fit in my drill press and I use that to press my pens together. I think corian would work better, I just don't have any laying around.

 

[Pjohnson]

Pen Press

Not exactly homemade - a retrofit

 

[kirkfranks]

I made the same one that Lenny posted. I never did like using it better than the wood handscrew clamp that I started with and have always used since. If you would like my press send me a PM with your address and I will send it to you free. If you are really looking to build one I would say it is a good plan.

 

[cpmech216]

Thank you for the offer but I would like to make one. Brian

 

[Dustygoose]

Lol. I turned a 3/4" Oak blank down to just under 1/2", glued a piece of corian to the bottom. I use it in my drill press. I drill on the lathe

 

[ChrisN]

My homemade pen press consists of 2x ~1" long pieces of cherry faced with plexiglass. One goes in my headstock taper, and another in the tail stock.

 

[sschering]

Like ChrisN I primary use my tail stock as a press.

Just to see if it would work I did use an Irwin Quick grip clamp to press a few pens last weekend. It worked but it's not ideal because the jaws don't stay parallel under pressure.

 

[Rodnall]

Here is a link to woodturning online with pen press plans.

Woodturning Reference and Information Magazine Online

 

[BigCountryJarHead]

I made the same one that Lenny posted. I never did like using it better than the wood handscrew clamp that I started with and have always used since. If you would like my press send me a PM with your address and I will send it to you free. If you are really looking to build one I would say it is a good plan.

Kirk,
Would you consider sending that to me out in Japan?:wink:

 

[Marnat3]

Hey Rodnall, not sure that link is working.

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Anybody have any pictures of shop made pen presses that they would like to share? I am thinking of making one and would like ideas. Thanks Brian

Here you go.
Cost $1.00

Les

 

[ALA]

Anybody have any pictures of shop made pen presses that they would like to share? I am thinking of making one and would like ideas. Thanks Brian

Here you go.
Cost $1.00

Les

I use something about like this and a vice. Works fine.

 

[mywoodshopca]

I use a cheap woodworking vice, clamp it to the table and twist away.

 

[Rodnall]

The woodturning online site must be having problems, it worked when I posted it.

 

[aprayinbear]

using what I had on hand...

I took a large C clamp I had sitting around, glued little hard leather squares to the ends with CA glue and there you have it.

 

[Rodnall]

It looks like the woodturning online site is back up.

 

[sanyalsoumitra]

I use a standard C-clamp and two Teflon sheets CA glued to the two tips- assembled some 20 pens without slightest damage. Just a suggestion to try !!

 

[ironman123]

A 2 pound drilling hammer and a steel work table. (Had to say that).:biggrin:

Ray