43431 manhattan pen - rockler woodworking and hardware

Blank Preparation1. Cuttheblankabout1/8"longerthantheBrassTubeto allowfor“blow-out”orholeelongation.

2. Drilltheblankwitha27/64"drillbitataspeedof900 to1200RPM.

3. PolishtheBrassTubewith220gritsandpapertoremove oxidationandroughentheTubeforbetteradhesion.This canbedonebyhandorbychuckingitinadrillpressor portablehanddrill.

4. PreparetogluewiththickCA(cyanoacrylate)glueor two-partfastdryingepoxy.

5. ApplythegluetotheoutsideoftheBrassTubewitha liberalamountaroundtheendthatisinsertedfirst.Donot applygluetotheinsideoftheblank,asthiswillcausethe gluetogetinsidetheBrassTubeandruinit.

6. InserttheBrassTubewithatwistingmotionintotheblank untiltheTubeisequidistantbetweenbothendsoftheblank. Wipeoffanyexcessglueontheendsoftheblank.Allowthe gluetodry.

7. Usingabarreltrimmer,disk,orbeltsander,trimtheends oftheblankuntilyoucanjustseethebrightbrassendsofthe Tube.Thefaceoftheendsmustbeperpendiculartothe BrassTubeandparallelwitheachother.Itisimperativeto matchthelengthofthetrimmedblanktotheoriginallength oftheBrassTubeandthattheinsideoftheBrassTubeis cleanandfreeofanyglue.

Turning the Blank1. Assembletheblankonthemandrelwiththebushingsplaced oneithersideoftheblank.Eachbushinghasastepthatis designedtobeinsertedintotheTubeforstabilitywhile turning,astheinnerdiameteroftheTubeislargerthan themandrel.Notethatallofthebushingsarethesamesize. Note:EitherWoodSpacersorextraBushingsmaybeused tofilltheextraspaceonthemandrel.

2. Tightenthetailstockandthentightenthemandrelnutthat holdstheblank.Donotover-tightenthetailstockormandrel nutasthismaycausethemandreltoflex,causingtheblank togooutofround.

3. Turntheblanktothedesiredshape,makingsurethat thesurfacesnexttothebushingsareturnedtothe samediameterasthebushings.

4. Afterturning,sandthesurfacesinprogressivestepsof 220,400,600,and1000grit.Ifahigherfinishisdesired, micromeshsandpapermaybeused.

5. Applythefinishofchoiceandpolish.

6. Removetheblankfromthemandrel.

Gold Manhattan Pen Preparation and Turning

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Brass TubeMandrel “A”

Manhattan Bushing Set

NutWood Spacer

Brass TubeAdjustable Mandrel “A”

Manhattan Bushing Set

Nut

Mandrel “A” Setup:

Adjustable Mandrel Setup:

Assembly1. PresstheCapintotheendoftheBrassTube.

2. SlidetheSpringontothewritingtipoftheInkCartridge.

3. InserttheInkCartridgeintotheTip.

4. SlidetheTwistMechanismovertheendoftheInkCartridge andthreadintotheTip.

5. GentlypushthecompletedTubeassemblyontotheTwist Mechanismbyhand.

Gold Manhattan Pen Assembly

Tip

Twist Mechanism

Brass Tube

Ink Cartridge

Cap

Reordering Information Stock #GoldManhattanPenKit.......................................434317mmMandrel“A”with#2MorseTaper...............435377mmMandrel“A”with#1MorseTaper...............39389Adjustable7mmMandrel“A”with#2MorseTaper................................................. 25581ManhattanBushingSet........................................4342827/64"DrillBit.......................................................32111

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