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:
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.
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I watched several videos and the ones that used the Rockler Pen Press/Drilling Jig made it look a little easier, and it looks like it will hold the pen blanks straight and square when drilling.
Ron B
on Aug 23, 2017
Really good tool.
Russell G S
on Feb 7, 2017
I watched several videos and the ones that used the Rockler Pen Press/Drilling Jig made it look a little easier, and it looks like it will hold the pen blanks straight and square when drilling.
Ron B
on Aug 23, 2017
Tired of the rigging I use. 2 jigs in one.
Frank B
on Mar 22, 2017
Reviews
3.4 / 5.0
54 Reviews
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.
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November 28, 2010
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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.
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October 1, 2010
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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.
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December 22, 2010
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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.
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September 16, 2010
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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.
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June 19, 2011
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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.
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November 27, 2012
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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.
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December 27, 2010
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The new pen press worked very...
The new pen press worked very well. I've used the jig to make 7mm pens and cigar pens. The self centering vise was very smooth and I like the replacable MDF inserts to help eliminate blowout. The ability to slowly close the vise was a plus when assembling the 7mm pen. The jaws do not "give" like wood jaws can. When this happens the pen nib gets driven in the wood. There is no guessing about closing the vise another 1/32" and hoping that the vise doesn't slip and drive the insert in too far. This is a good product that requires virtually no setup (other than mounting the jig to a plywood base for easier clamping) and the jig eliminates the need to have self-centering vise of some kind and another method to assemble the pen. The only thing left to do is make a storage drawer for my bits and bushings. Highly recommened.
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December 31, 2007
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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.
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December 28, 2008
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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.
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December 31, 2010
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