Pen barrel trimmer sharpening. Then theres keeping the edges square so that it remains 90 to the brass tube. Is there a sure fire way or a good way or any way of sharpening a barrel trimmer. Zac just wanted to say thanks for the vid on sharpening the barrel trimmer. Considered by serious pen makers to be the most accurate highest quality barrel trimming system available today whiteside machine pen mill pilot shafts and barrel trimmer head are proudly made in the usa to meet the demands of the most discriminating pen maker.
Designed to be used with hand held drills. Check out customer reviews and learn more about these great products. Reviewed in the united states on january 3 2019. I think ive gotten one of the four edges of the trimmer slightly longer than the others.
A sharp barrel trimmer is the best tool for accurately flushing and squaring up pen or project blanks with the brass tube. 7 mm 8 mm 10 mm and 38 pilot bores 34 hardened cutter allen wrench and adapter sleeve for trimming tubes with 8 mm diameter hole in blank. 2 of 2 people found this review helpful. Barrel trimmer ian in ca.
Having a dull barrel trimmer can be very frustrating when youre trimming your project blanks. 2 thoughts on how to sharpen pen blank barrel trimmers bob terrell. Its an important step to ensure there arent any unsightly gaps between the components and blank. Sharpening your trimmer is quick and easy well show you how.
30 out of 5 stars alright kit needs sharpening very frequently. I bought this kit because of the versatility to be able use it for a number of different pen sizes and it works great. Decent for its purpose expensive compared to other kits on amazon but it had better reviews so i thought id try it. Set contains the following.
Barrel trimmer cutter kit pen makers turning tool 7mm 8mm 38 10mm. I was trimming 6 cigars i glued yesterday and the trimmer caught the blank and ripped it apart. This video shows you how to sharpen your barrel trimmers properly so that you can achieve better. Due to important health and safety measures in place to protect our warehouse employees shipments may be delayed.
September 11 2016 at 1050 pm. This 7 piece barrel trimming kit allows you to quickly square the ends of pen tubes before final assembly. Comments on may 29 2014. Give your custom turned pens the perfect fit and finish they deserve with whiteside machine pen mill components.
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