!st Jr Gent and a question

[alinc100]

Hi All,
Spent some time in the shop today and was able to make a pen using a JrGent kit from Smitty's Pen Works.Thanks to Smitty for the quick shipping,as always.
I ran into a problem when I went to trim the larger cap barrel.I did not have a barrel trimming sleeve that matched the diameter of the brass tube.i ended up freehanding it close on a disc sander and then block sanded it to finished size.

My disc sander is not stable,accurate enough to build a jig like I have seen here on the forum/library.

Are there other inserts that I need to purchase?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Lenny]

Drill a 1/4" hole in a srap piece of hardwood and carefully turn it to the proper size. ... sneak up on it ...
Or, you can purchase sleeves ... I believe the PSI Tycoon kit uses the same drill bits and therefore the same sleeves. You can often purchase them as a package where they throw in the drills and sleeves for free.

btw,... Nice Pen !

 

[mb007]

+1 on what Lenny said. I purchased a pack of 7mm pen tubes for about $4 and a poplar dowel at the home improvement store. I cut and drilled the dowel as if I were making a pen, glued in the brass tube, and then turned it down very carefully as Lenny suggests. Then I can just use my regular 7mm trimmer!

for about $5, I have enough supplies to make 10 sleeves.

Drill a 1/4" hole in a srap piece of hardwood and carefully turn it to the proper size. ... sneak up on it ...
Or, you can purchase sleeves ... I believe the PSI Tycoon kit uses the same drill bits and therefore the same sleeves. You can often purchase them as a package where they throw in the drills and sleeves for free.

 

[Smitty37]

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Hi All,
Spent some time in the shop today and was able to make a pen using a JrGent kit from Smitty's Pen Works.Thanks to Smitty for the quick shipping,as always.
I ran into a problem when I went to trim the larger cap barrel.I did not have a barrel trimming sleeve that matched the diameter of the brass tube.i ended up freehanding it close on a disc sander and then block sanded it to finished size.

My disc sander is not stable,accurate enough to build a jig like I have seen here on the forum/library.

Are there other inserts that I need to purchase?

Thanks,
Andy

If you don't have a spare 7mm tube laying around I'll send you one free - just PM if you need it.

 

[GColeman]

+2 on Lenny and mdb007 methods. Its good practice too.

I you happen to have an Olympian Elite kit one of the trimmer sleeves fit the top of the Jr Gent 2. Making you own is the best Idea though.

 

[Dave Turner]

Hi Andy,

I dislike using barrel trimmers. Unless they are razor sharp, they risk marring the end of your blanks (I"ve lost a few that way). I now use a disc/belt sander ($50 from Harbor Freight when on sale) and it works great.

I also had my eye on the blank squaring concept show in this thread. I already have the transfer punch set and Jacobs chuck (I do all my drilling on the lathe). It should be simple to fashion a flat plate for the headstock and square it up. A few small circles of adhesive-backed sandpaper and you're good to go.

Dave

 

[thewishman]

I make my own sleeves out of acrylic or corian - that way they don't change with humidity. If I use wood for a sleeve, it is stabilized wood.

Nice to see you posting, Andy.