Barrel Trimmers for Wood Turners

Barrel Trimmer (also called a Pen Mill) Pen Mill Sleeves

Chamfering Tool Drill Clamp

Barrel Trimmer

The barrel trimmer is an extremely useful tool used to square up the ends of your pen blacks after the brass tubes have been glued inside the pen blank. The long rod fits inside the tube (which acts as a support and guide) and allows you to cut away excess wood until you reach the edge of the brass pen tube. These trimmers can be used in a drill press, hand drill, etc. Interchangeable shafts are available for the various sized pen tubes. Both barrel trimmer's (1/2" & 3/4") are sold separately and the different size pilot shafts must also be ordered separately. Please order by part number to avoid any confusion.

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1/2" Barrel Trimmer Head BHW-748 $13.25

3/4" Barrel Trimmer Head BHW-749 $15.99

Pilot shafts sold separately

Interchangeable Barrel Trimmer Pilot Shafts

Please be aware that the shaft diameter (the portion of the pilot shaft that goes through and is retained by the trimmer head) is 3/16" in diameter.

Since these pilot shafts have a 3/16" diameter shaft they may not work with other trimmer heads sold by other suppliers. Our pilot shafts will fit the Craft Supplies USA cutter heads.

Pilot Shaft	Part Number	Price	Used With

7mm	BHW-754	$11.99	All 7mm ballpoint pens Streamlined 7mm ballpoint pen (FT & RT) Necklace ballpoint pen Lower barrel Olympia ballpoint pen

10mm (.355" pilot OD)	BHW-753	$14.75	Cigar ballpoint pens Lower barrel Baron/Sedona Pens

'O' (.284" pilot OD)	BHW-755	$11.99	Upper barrel Olympia ballpoint pen Cushion Grip ballpoint pen Elegant American ballpoint pen Flat Top American dbl. twist ballpoint pens Series 2000 Filigree ballpoint pens Lower barrel Perfect Fit Convertible ballpoint pen RT European double twist ballpoint pens

'S' (.315" pilot OD)	BHW-752	$11.99	Upper barrel Perfect Fit Convertible ballpoint pen

'V' (.346" pilot OD)	BHW-750	$13.99	Series 2000 Flat Top Screw Cap RB & F pens Purse ballpoint pen Streamline American FT Screw Cap RB & F pens RT European Screw Cap RB & F pens Streamline European RT Screw Cap RB & F pens

3/8" (.338" pilot OD)	BHW-756	$13.75	Carbara ballpoint pen

Pen Mill Sleeves

We now carry Delrin sleeves to assist in trimming the wood on the El Grande rollerball, fountain and ballpoint pens, the Churchill style pens, the upper barrel Baron/Sedona pens and the Sierra pen. The sleeves come pre-drilled with a 7mm hole which allows the use of a 7mm pilot shaft. As pictured above, the Delrin sleeve slips into the brass tube, a barrel trimmer with a 7mm pilot shaft is inserted and trimming can begin.

The El Grande / Churchill and the El Toro / El Presidente sleeves are sold as a pair - one for the large tube and one for the smaller tube. Each pair is priced at $4.95. The Sierra and Baron/Sedona sleeve is a single unit and is priced at $3.50.

To Order the El Grande/Churchill sleeves (2 sleeves - upper/lower tubes) $4.95   Click Here
Please note: These sleeves will not work with the Tropical El Grande pen kits (tubes are smaller).

To Order the Sierra sleeve (single sleeve) $3.50   Click Here

To Order the El Toro / El Presidente sleeves (2 sleeves - upper/lower tubes)   $4.95 Click Here

To order the Baron/Sedona 15/32" size sleeve (for the upper tube - single sleeve) $3.50 Click Here
(the lower tube uses the BHE-753 10mm pilot shaft)

Chamfering Tool



This handy little tool removes the hard 90 degree edge found inside the pen tubes and is used prior to assembly. Once you are at the point of assembly you take the pointed end of this tool, insert it into each end of each pen tube and twist - the cutting edges will bevel the edges of the tubes. The beveled edge aids in assembly and guides the tip, transmission, end caps as well as the upper barrel onto the lower barrel (transmission) without having to worry about galling or shaving the plating from the parts. I demonstrate how simple this tool is to use in my video.		The outside of the pen tubes can also be chamfered. In the event you experience a 'blown' blank the tube can be salvaged by trimming off the remaining wood and glue. In most cases a small ridge if brass will be found on each end of the tube which is a result of the cutting action caused by your pen mill. Insert the tube into the three-legged end of the chamfering tool, twist and the ridge is gone.

This tool is made of hardened steel and it will last you a lifetime. I personally have one of these tools and it has chamfered well over 10,000 pieces of rifle and pistol brass cases over the past thirty years. Once you try it I know that it will become an absolute necessity in your pen tool inventory. The chamfering toll sells for $15.49. Click Here to order.

Drill Clamp

This is the same type of clamp that I use and demonstrate in my pen turning video. It is very simple to use and I have used this type of clamp to drill hundreds of pen blanks. The clamp is made from hard poplar and will give you years of use if you don't abuse it. Price is $14.95.

You'll notice that I am drilling over a piece of plywood. I do this to keep the bottom of the pen blank from blowing out when the drill exits the blank. I recommend the use of a waste board when drilling any material.

To order the Drill Clamp Click Here

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