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jwall459

jwall459

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I am new to the community and excited to learn from you all. I am curious if anyone has suggested tools to use for making accessories or advanced tooling or techniques beyond the bespoke pen basics. For instance I want to make my own clips, finial, center band, maybe nibs, plastics, engraving and stamping. What tools and supplies do you recommend for doing the extras?
 
I don't have a metal lathe or mill, or the space to add one to my tool collection. I make clips from sheet material (stainless and titanium alloy). After cutting a couple of blanks using a jeweller's saw, I decided to get a hand-held metal bandsaw (this HarborFright Bauer model) and the SWAG Off-road Portaband table. It made cutting out the clip blanks much easier. (I drill them first using a step-drill mounted in my drill press.)

I bought a miniature belt sander. Between that and a rotary tool with mini sanding drums and buffs I can shape, smooth and polish them.

I started putting the bend in the clips using a vise and mallet. After a while I talked with Rick Herrell and he built a jig to hold the blank, it makes it much simpler to get the bends right (as in "bends, not creases or folds").
 
duncsuss said:
I don't have a metal lathe or mill, or the space to add one to my tool collection. I make clips from sheet material (stainless and titanium alloy). After cutting a couple of blanks using a jeweller's saw, I decided to get a hand-held metal bandsaw (this HarborFright Bauer model) and the SWAG Off-road Portaband table. It made cutting out the clip blanks much easier. (I drill them first using a step-drill mounted in my drill press.)

I bought a miniature belt sander. Between that and a rotary tool with mini sanding drums and buffs I can shape, smooth and polish them.

I started putting the bend in the clips using a vise and mallet. After a while I talked with Rick Herrell and he built a jig to hold the blank, it makes it much simpler to get the bends right (as in "bends, not creases or folds").
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I love it. Do you happen to have any pics of your clips? Also do you have a pic of the jig Rick Herrell made for you?
 
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