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Preparing my roman harvest kit

Penpal

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My desire was to modify the button gold top by replacing it with an Opal mined and cut by my mate of 60 yrs where he is still actively mining 40 ft underground.

First step was to turn a simple hole recessed into a piece of Red Gum Blank a small clearance for the button to drop in then turn to a slip fit for the reversed top of the pen, using a flat punch tap tap out popped the gold rivet shaped button.

Top of the pen with gold button removed.

KIt Bag.

Peter.
 

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Next step

Using the old gold button top to size the Opal replacement.

Second pic shows the shape of the gold button is like a rivet underneath was pressed into the hole in the top in manufacture.

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Step three

Step 3.

The short brass is pressed onto the top next to the clip when the blank is chosen and turned pic shows the blank choice to be made.

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rowdyyates115

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Pete, not as good as yours.
I was getting cheesed off with the black dot on the end of JR's.
Done a couple with the leftovers of my old castings - just to be different. It does make a difference...
No photos as yet - sorry...

But yes, Pete I luv it....:love_it::love_it:
 
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Important steps

Selecting and exact measurement of drills I have for the top blank and the lower blank.

ABSOLUTE CAUTION since I have chosen an Aussie Opal top I will fit the OPAL TOP ONLY AFTER PRESSING THE TOP TO THE BRASS AND THE JOINER PIECE>

Kind regards Peter.
 

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Penpal

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rowdyyates115 said:
Pete, not as good as yours.
I was getting cheesed off with the black dot on the end of JR's.
Done a couple with the leftovers of my old castings - just to be different. It does make a difference...
No photos as yet - sorry...

But yes, Pete I luv it....:love_it::love_it:
Click to expand...

Just joking mate it takes time to drop in pics for me.:nopic:

Kind regards Peter.
 
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Rowdy I reckon it is just wonderfull thanks for showing mate its worth the effort and after a while easy to replicate.

Kind regards Peter.:thumbs:
 
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Too job, both Peter and Rowdy. Rowdy, you're an old man mate - you should be sleeping at that time of night! :tongue:

I'll try to take a pic of my 'knock out block' later. Nowhere near as posh as yours Peter, but it does the job. As you say, the first one is a pain but after that they get easier.
 
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I have never needed a knock out block, press it into tube, usually while assembling the finished pen.
Discover you have forgot the clip or have left some ca on the end that now looks like a pile of poo sicking out the side.
Hold cap in one hand insert transfer punch and whack with rubber mallet in the other hand, button pops out on floor.
Unless you have pre thought and laid some newspaper on bench ready.
Whack a second time to remove finial, spend next hour looking for all the parts in the shavings pile, throw in bin start again init?
 
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Wow, I never thought of adapting and existing top, I've only ever considered making a new one and therefore haven't got round to it yet. Thanks Pete and Rowdy, this is excellent stuff.

:thumbs:
 
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