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Rockler Pen Press/Drilling Jig

Item #: 24577
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Overview

Drill and assemble your pens perfectly with flush fittings and a smoothly-operating mechanism! This dual-purpose jig takes care of both prep work and assembly. It holds your blank firmly in position for drilling, creating a precise, perfectly centered hole the entire length of the pen. Later, it smoothly presses your parts together without any bowing or misalignment. Notched jaws automatically center the blank for drilling, while two countersunk holes center the parts during assembly. Large clamping wheel provides slow, controlled pressure so you'll never crack a casing again.

After all the careful work of turning, the worst possible thing is to have something go wrong during assembly. The Pen Press/Drilling Jig prevents this from happening in two ways. It ensures a straight hole to accept your mechanism without binding, and it pushes everything together with steady, parallel clamping action. The result is a smooth operating pen, every time.

Features:
  • Includes 3 replaceable sacrificial wood blanks for the exit hole in drilling operations.
  • Extruded aluminum base provides space for a shop made drawer.
  • Feet are pre-drilled for mounting to an auxiliary base.
  • Cast aluminum jaws are notched for vertical drilling and countersunk for horizontal pen pressing.
  • Self-centering jaws allow for repeatable drilling of various pen blank sizes.
  • Centered countersink in the jaws allows precise pen pressing without bowing and misalignment.
  • Clamping wheel provides slow, controlled pressure when pressing your pen or clamping your pen blank.

What's included

(1) Rockler Pen Press/Drilling Jig

Technical Details

  • Brand: Rockler
  • Weight (lbs): 5.6000
  • Type: Drilling

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for pen making
Rick B on Sep 12, 2016
i NEED IT
RONALD P on Aug 25, 2016
for pen making
Rick B on Sep 12, 2016
I wanted to get into pen turning, I like the idea of having on tool that can serve mulitpule functions, the only thing i wish this tool had was a 1:1 set of plans for a drawer
ANGELA S on Aug 30, 2016
i NEED IT
RONALD P on Aug 25, 2016
Use this jig almost daily for drilling my blanks and then assembling the pen or kit after turning and finishing.
C U on Aug 6, 2016
great help with your drill press
harley e on Jan 13, 2016
Also was not aware that this was available for drilling pen blanks. Again...website should be more intuitive to suggest this when buying pen kits.
Rick S on Jan 7, 2016
mounted on drill press to drill pen blanks accurately
Robert T on Dec 18, 2015
Didn't have one
Fred U on Jun 4, 2015
I wanted to get into pen turning, I like the idea of having on tool that can serve mulitpule functions, the only thing i wish this tool had was a 1:1 set of plans for a drawer
ANGELA S on Aug 30, 2016
Use this jig almost daily for drilling my blanks and then assembling the pen or kit after turning and finishing.
C U on Aug 6, 2016

Reviews

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3.1 / 5.0
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I have had this item for...
I have had this item for some time now, I was very pleased with it at first then I found that the holes were not drilling straight. I found that there are small bearings under the allen screws in the jaws. At some point two of the screws had loosened and fallen out along with the bearings & spring. Now it is not much more then a pretty piece of junk.
November 28, 2010
1. The wheel loosened from the...
1. The wheel loosened from the shaft after a short time, nothing a little locktite won't fix.2. It didn't operate smoothly and it seems as lubricating the threads would just invite sawdust to clog the threads.3. The operation of pressing a pen I found to be awkward trying to locate the holes in the recessed area. Ouch cut the back of my hand on the sharp edges of the extruded aluminum. Hmmm, did that several times over the course of 20 pens. The wheel is to small to exert enough pressure easily.4. At the 21st pen I noticed the cap had gotten marred by the press as the finish had already worn off the press in that area.On the bright side, customer service was fast and pleasant and they are sending me a shipping label to return it.My advice on this one is to stay away.
October 1, 2010
The white delrin/nylon bearing at end...
The white delrin/nylon bearing at end of threaded rod opposite of hand crank disentegrated the first time I used the vise. I liked the design, but not sure the plastic bearings are the way to go. Maybe I got the "Lemon".Editor's note: Our customer service team at 800-376-7856 is available to assist.
December 22, 2010
I purchased this pen vise/drilling jig...
I purchased this pen vise/drilling jig several months ago & I see that several people don't seem to like the device. There is several problems with mine, the set screws on the sides fall out all the time. There should have been lock tite of teflon pin to keep them in place. Also the vise handle is hard to turn for using as a pen press. Better using drill press with several attachments, seems to work better. also if trying to drill several pen blanks that are just a little different sizes you have to reposition the blank vise every time on the drill press.
September 15, 2010
I bought one of these earlier...
I bought one of these earlier this year. If I could give it a negative star I would. This vise has two major flaws. The bearings are plastic or nylon and fit loosely so the work piece wobbles back and forth which creates egg shaped holes in place of round holes.The handle is too small to tighten or loosen sufficiently to hold the workpiece adequately with out use of a cheater.
June 19, 2011
General construction quality is very good,...
General construction quality is very good, pretty robust design. The recessed pockets for using as a pen press can be a little deep, but not a show stopper for me. This is a HUGE improvement over the machinist vise I was using for drilling, and the hand clamp I was using for assembly. Better accuracy in drilling and better control in assembly, and both in a single tool.
December 28, 2008
Overall it is constructed very good....
Overall it is constructed very good. I'm sure I will have no problems with it. The reason that I rated it a 3 Star is that the wheel that you turn is way too small. As we all know the larger the wheel the less resistance in turning it. The current wheel is 3 1/2" in diameter. A 6" wheel will fit on the tool with no further modification and made it a whole lot better to apply pressure to push in the pieces of the pen. The circumference is 70% more on the 6" wheel.
June 17, 2010
I bought this Jig about a...
I bought this Jig about a year ago when I started turning pens. It seemed like a good solution to two situations! drilling blanks and assembling pens. The jig works for both tasks. Used for assembling pens requires a large amount of hand strength to turn the handle, too much I think. It also occasionally jams when extreme assembly pressure is applied. Also very long pen blanks must be absolutely square if they need to be drilled from both ends. I have not found a way to secure the jig to the drill press table so its position must be adjusted for each hole drilled. Not a bad product for starting out but there are better solutions out there.
November 27, 2012
After reading some of the reviews...
After reading some of the reviews I was not sure about buying it. It went on sale and I took a chance. It is a great product. Some people did not like the slow turning wheel. I think it is great. When putting your pens together it gives you complete control. I was using my bench vice and broke som pens because it was hard to control, this is not. Also it makes drilling a snap. I am so glad I bought this as it will save me a lot of time and make things eaiser.
December 31, 2010
I bought this product to save...
I bought this product to save money from buying 2 pieces of equipment. I use the jig to drill my blanks first then change over to a pen press. It's a little tight trying to get fingers in between jaws when pressing smaller pieces. So I turned two round dowels that fit in the 1 countersink and are turned down to ½ . The length depends on the length of the pen tubes. I also made one with a cone tapered hole to hold the pen tip. It works great.
December 27, 2010

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