Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Grizzly Punch/Pen Press
Stan Campbell
>I also Orderen one of the Grizzly Punches to use as a Pen Press. After seeing how someone had fixed their's up I thought I would do the same, with a couple of small changes. I added a small knob at the front and I turned down a piece of Aliminiun for the top of the press.
Stan
Columbus,OH
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Stan Campbell
>Here is a pic of the Aluminium Piece. By the way the Piece shown on the other picture is a piece of Purpleheart.
Stan
columbus,OH
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EagleS.C.
>I am flatterd you liked my design for your press.
Why did you choose aluminum for the top piece?
I didn't show it in my picture,but I used a tapered bit for the inside of the "ram"( made of the same high density plastic) to center the tips when pressing.
Bonus benifit of the press. If you remove the ram,it is a good tool to disassemble pens once the pen tip is removed.
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Stan Campbell
>I thought your Idea was Great, I was dissapointed I didn't think of it. I figured Aluminiun would stay smoother, longer, giving me equal pressure and less likely to cause marring.
Stan
Columbus,OH
Great job, Stan !!!
Fred in NC
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jwoodwright
>Seeing EAGLESC's modification, I went and added a Corian Baseplate and a bolt embedded in Corian for the ram. Used Poly Glue. Trouble getting the photo small enough to show here, it's posted on Penturners...
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Lee Dale
>Stan
Could not find the press in catalog, probably because I did not look in right place. Could you give me a part # and the price?
Thanks
Lee
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Dick Parr
>I got mine last Wed. and have been told by others that ordered this weekend that Grizzly is sold out.
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Stan Campbell
>I went to their web site and could not find it. The Model Number I had from my invoice was G9838 and it was called a Hand Punch.
Stan
Columbus,OH
Grizzly Pen Press ... how many
Fred in NC
>have the people in this forum bought ?
It looks like we completely cleared their stock!
They were a closeout item, anyway.
Fred
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kenny in Indep mo
>I think i got one of the last ones which is good. Would you share with me the jig sizing on the base of the press. Thanks for your time.
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Rog In Oregon
>Just got mine and the ideas of what it will do, just amazes me.
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Lee Dale
>Thanks Stan
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Jack in Orlando
>I ordered mine on the 24th and got an email tonight that it shipped and will arrive tomorrow. I also just picked up the last closeout Delta Midi at our local Lowes. I guess I jumped in with both feet since I have never used a lathe in my life. I had just started reading about turning pens and was mildly interested when I saw the lathe.
Congratulations and
Fred in NC
>welcome to the round world !
This group might be of interest to you:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners
And some of the best penturning instructions in the web:
www.woodturnerruss.com/Pen10.html
Fred
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Jack in Orlando
>Thanks Fred, I will check out those links.