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07-12-2008, 05:59 PM
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Name: Don City: Pineville State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: May 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.00 over 30 days | Gotta drill some pen blanks...
Guys/Gals,
The only thing keeping me from completing my fateful journey to the dark side is to find an accurate, reliable (cheap?) way to drill pen blanks. I can't seem to locate a drill press, or any other tool that will drill the depth required for pen blanks without spending hundreds of $$. Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks!
Don 
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07-12-2008, 07:09 PM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.77 over 30 days | Re: Gotta drill some pen blanks...
Don, I have not done it with a pen yet but I drilled a screw driver handle on the lathe. I mounted the bit in the drive end. Then marked my centers on the stock. After aligning the bit and live center with my marks I pushed the stock toward the bit by adjusting the live center. You have to hold the stock during the drilling process.
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07-12-2008, 07:13 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 30 days | Re: Gotta drill some pen blanks...
Drill them on the lathe. If you have a chuck you can use that to hold the square pen blank. Then all you need is a drill chuck to go in your tail-stock 
This will hold your bit and while the blank is spinning in the headstock chuck, you just advance the tail-stock.
You can also turn the blank round between centers. Mount it in a pin or collet chuck and then drill it. This is the most accurate way to get a centered hole.
HTH,
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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07-12-2008, 10:50 PM
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Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.73 over 30 days | Re: Gotta drill some pen blanks...
It's defintely most accurate drilling on the lathe.
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