Pen Mills/Barrels

[Irish Pat]

I have bought a few pen mills/barrel trimmer lately and notice that the screw on the size of the barrel trimmer wares away very fast when tightened with the allen wrench and in time you can't use it any longer.Have anyone come across this problem,any ideas how to solve it and where can you buy the best trimmers?

 

[hard hat]

the pen mills made by whiteside machine are top quality. no problems with the setscrew wearing out there. I would just replace the set screw with a new one from the hardware store

 

[Scruffy]

and the Whiteside Pen Mills will ..

actually cut rather than tear. I like almost all the Whiteside bits I have ever used.

 

[Irish Pat]

Barrel Trimmer

I am from Ireland,not sure where I can find that machine type over here.Who sells them?

 

[Scruffy]

I got the Whiteside Pen Mill Set.

It is made by the Whiteside Machine Company. They make drill bits, router bits, v-bits, etc. I paid around $30 for mine a few years back. I think Wood Craft and Amazon sell them.

 

[sbell111]

I have bought a few pen mills/barrel trimmer lately and notice that the screw on the size of the barrel trimmer wares away very fast when tightened with the allen wrench and in time you can't use it any longer.Have anyone come across this problem,any ideas how to solve it and where can you buy the best trimmers?

The easiest way to solve this problem is to simply buy mulitple heads so that you only have to tighten that set screw one time.

 

[DavidSpavin]

The easiest way to solve this problem is to simply buy mulitple heads so that you only have to tighten that set screw one time.

You still have to remove the head to sharpen it !

 

[philipff]

The way I do it is to not use a mill. I turn the ends by locking the blank in the chuck, trueing it with the tailstock/60d and then turning the ends down to the metal. Keep it straight and all is well. Never fails, unless I fail to wear my glasses. Philip

 

[sbell111]

The easiest way to solve this problem is to simply buy mulitple heads so that you only have to tighten that set screw one time.

You still have to remove the head to sharpen it !

Nope. Heads are cheap. I remove one to throw it in the trash can and replace it with a new one.

 

[butchf18a]

The easiest way to solve this problem is to simply buy mulitple heads so that you only have to tighten that set screw one time.

You still have to remove the head to sharpen it !

Nope. Heads are cheap. I remove one to throw it in the trash can and replace it with a new one.

Ditto!! or buy the new carbide heads. Cut great, last long time.

 

[johncrane]

What Supplier sells the Carbide heads, i think the folk that use pen mills would be interested.