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Transfer Punches

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Transfer punches ! What are they? What can a pen turner use them for?

Well in my experience they are the most under rated tool that any pen turner can ever wish for. :thumbs:

What are they.

Taken from wikipedia.
"A transfer punch is a punch (usually in an index set) of a specific outer diameter that is non-tapered and extends the entire length of the punch (except for the tip). It is used to tightly fit the tolerances of an existing hole and, when struck, precisely transfer the center of that hole to another surface."


Is that what we use them for? no, to be honest there is more interesting things to use them for.

What does a pen turner use them for?

1. They can be used for pen kit disassembly, by selecting the right sized transfer punch you can knock the pan parts apart to hopefully recover a pen kit.

A nice you tube link here from Pen State showing a slimline kit but the same method is used for all types of kits.
How to disassemble a pen with the Pen Disassembly Punch Set from Penn State Industries - YouTube

See Walters write up
Dropbox - Dismantling pen kits.pdf

2. they can also be used to aid the squaring the blanks off,
http://www.penturners.co.uk/turning-pens/17230-squaring-blanks.html
Dropbox - Pen Making tools and equipment.pdf
http://www.penturners.co.uk/your-tips-and-jigs/17686-squaring-off-blanks.html
If you have a metal lathe they can also be turned down to suit the size of a standard barrel trimmer, used instead of the standard kits. How many times do you find that there isn't one to fit your pen kit?:vangry:

3. they can also be used to make your own pin chucks.
The pic below is a transfer punch with a filed flat face to turn it in to a pin chuck. (Apologies for quality of pic as only had I phone with me at time, but you get the idea.)
View attachment 32825
I used this on a collet chuck, you can always use it on a Jacobs chuck as well, still works.
A Piece of Walters work again (Sorry Walter:goesred:)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ytjo16yr...NiihjxaHUka?dl=0&preview=Closed+end+pens#.pdf

Just s starter, anyone use them for anything else?

Any other thoughts?
 

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Forever ago when Slimlines were the only kit I bought a replacement set of derusting rods for an air operated device that rattles rust of metal in common use. It yielded a host of exact sized nib removal rods I champher the end that goes into the nib . I use them in conjunction with the aformentioned punches to remove first the nib through the winding mechanism then the punch through the barrel to remove the winding mechanism.

Peter.
 

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Until I brought my set I got by with all manner of things but as soon as I brought mine I have used them quite a bit and very little of the time used in disassembling a pen
 

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I first bought a set from Seppo land the dealer sent imperial by mistake, eventually I bought a set metric both get used regularly in my shed for more than pens. But they wont remove a stuck ball.:sob:
When I bought my first set they where as rare as hens teeth here.
 

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I believe that quality and value a full set of punches is invaluable to me I had loose sizes in brass and steel before,they seemed to migrate or not quite the size.

Peter.
 
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