Pen Press

[rtparso]

I thought I would try to start something. Showing off my favorite jigs. Well I did not make the press but used someone else’s idea of using the 1/2" ply shims instead of using the screw clamp adjustment. It is a lot easier then trying to get the screw clamp tight. Forgot to add that I screwed a piece of 2 x 2 to the bottom so it clams in my bench vice.

 

[Ligget]

I have just received the "penpress 2", it does not have a lever just the wooden spacer blocks x 3 (as showm on the right of your picture).
Verdict so far, YABA DABA DOOOOO [][][]

 

[JimGo]

Nice Ron! Now, can you tell us where to get a handle like that? Oh, wait, is that a "standard" (i.e. commercial) pen press that you've modified?

 

[rtparso]

As I stated, the press is off the shelf (PSI?), the home made is the spacers from 1/2" ply.

 

[wicook]

I solved the problem of trying to get the set screw tight on my press by replacing the big round knob that was hard to grip with a rachet-handled set screw. It works great! []

 

[jrc]

Here is my pen press and I use 1/2" copper tubing for my spacers. The wood block has a tapered hole for the tip, the tip is tight in the hole as it touches the shaft. Does not mark the pen tip. I flip the block over to another shaft hole to press the cap on.

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[Ligget]

This is my new press. I think it came from PSI as I bought it through PoC. It has no tightening mechanism at all, just the spacer wooden blocks. It had "penpress 2" on the box.

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[jdavis]

Nice presses.

 

[coach]

I have the same one as Mark. My brother has the screw kind like they sell at Woodcraft. I like the one with the blocks much better.