Carbatec Sierra Click Pen Kits Instructions

Carbatec Sierra Click Pen Kits

Product Information

The Sierra Click Pen Kit is a pen-making kit that allows users to create their own custom pens using wood or acrylic blanks. The kit includes various components such as a click mechanism, refill brass tube, top cap, spring, and tip assembly. The barrel of the pen is made out of turned wood or an acrylic blank.

Required Accessories:

• 5/8 x 2 1/2 blank
• 27/54 diameter drill bit
• Epoxy or gap-filling cyanoacrylate glue
• Barrel trimmer
• Sanding papers (150 to 600 grit)
• Finish of choice

REQUIRED ACCESSORIES

• 7 mm pen mandrel
• 2-piece bushing set BUSH-SIE
• 27/64″ drill bit PK-2764
• Barrel trimmer sleeve
• Universal trimming kit
• 2 part epoxy glue or CA super glue (cyanoacrylate)
• Wood or acrylic blank, minimum size 5/8″ x 2 1/2″.
• Sanding and finishing supplies

PREPARING AND TURNING THE BLANK

1. Cutting the wood or acrylic blank
   Cut one blank to the length of the brass tube plus approximately 2 mm. (Approx. 63.5 + 2 mm). Grain should run lengthwise.

2. Drilling the blank
   Drill a 27/54″ diameter centered hole lengthwise through the blank. Excessive pressure will cause the drill bit to wander and/or split the blank. Slow the feed rate and back the bit out repeatedly for chip removal.

3. Gluing the brass tube into the blank
   Use epoxy or a gap-filling cyanoacrylate. Spread the glue on the tube. Insert into the blank with a twisting motion to spread the glue evenly inside. Centre the tube lengthwise in the blank. Allow the glue to dry. Remove all glue residue from the tube.

4. Squaring the ends of the blank
   Use a barrel trimmer to turn away the excess wood to finish flush with the ends of the brass tube.

5. Turning the blanks

   • Mount the bushings and the blank on the mandrel as shown in figure 2.
   • Thread on the knurled nut and hand tighten to hold all the components in place.
   • Slide the tailstock up snugly against the mandrel shaft insert the live center point into the mandrel dimple, lock in place.
   • Hand-tighten the quill adjustment to firm up the mandrel. (DO NOT over-tighten, it could damage or bend the mandrel.
   • Using sharp tools, turn the blank down close to the bushing diameter. Turn the blanks down to a diameter slightly larger than the bushings. As you approach the final size be careful since the wood is only about 1 mm thick above the brass tube.

6. Sanding the blanks
   As with any sanding, progress through a range of lower to higher grits of sandpaper. Sand with blank spinning. Progress from 150 through to 600 grit paper.

7. Finishing
   Try a finish of your choice but be careful with finishes such as polyurethane as there is a risk of the pen and mandrel parts sticking together. Some finishes can be applied with a rag whilst turning the barrel on the lathe.

PEN ASSEMBLY

1. Assemble click mechanism as shown in figure 3.
2. Push the click mechanism into the chrome end of the top cap, put a drop of glue to hold the click housing in place.
3. Press this final clip assembly into the barrel.
4. Affix the refill spring over the refill tip. Insert the refill (black end first) into the finished barrel.
5. Thread on the tip assembly over the refill.
6. Drop the mechanism spring into the opening at the top cap.
7. Insert the click button and screw tight.
8. The pen operates by clicking on the button to extract or retract the refill.

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