Pen mills

Pen mills

Making sure the ends of your blanks are square is an important part of the pen or project kit turning process. A square end will ensure a better fit for your kit components. 

The easiest way to do this is using a pen mill shaft - also called a barrel trimmer or pilot shaft - with a cutter head. This is an extremely useful tool used to square up the ends of your pen blanks 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.

However, there isn't always a correctly sized pen mill available for every type of pen kit or project kit out there. In those cases, using a disk sander will help you achieve a similar outcome. 

Watch our video where we explain the two different methods. 

Products

Carbide pen mill cutter head 3/4

Carbide pen mill cutter head 3/4

PKTRIM34C

CAD $29.99

Premium pen mill cutter head 3/4

Premium pen mill cutter head 3/4

PREM-PNML-3/4

CAD $13.99

Premium pen mill cutter head 3/4 - five pack

Premium pen mill cutter head 3/4 - five pack

PREM-PNML-3/4-FIVEPK

CAD $69.75

CAD $54.95 (Save 21%)

Premium pen mill shaft 10 mm & 25/64

Premium pen mill shaft 10 mm & 25/64

PREM-PNML-10MM&25/64

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 10.5 mm

Premium pen mill shaft 10.5 mm

PREM-PNML-10.5MM

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 12.5 mm

Premium pen mill shaft 12.5 mm

PREM-PNML-12.5MM

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 13.3 mm-33/64

Premium pen mill shaft 13.3 mm-33/64

PREM-PNML-13.3MM

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 15/32

Premium pen mill shaft 15/32

PREM-PNML-15/32

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 23/64

Premium pen mill shaft 23/64

PREM-PNML-23/64

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 27/64

Premium pen mill shaft 27/64

PREM-PNML-27/64

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 3/8

Premium pen mill shaft 3/8

PREM-PNML-3/8

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 31/64

Premium pen mill shaft 31/64

PREM-PNML-31/64

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 37/64

Premium pen mill shaft 37/64

PREM-PNML-37/64

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 7 mm

Premium pen mill shaft 7 mm

PREM-PNML-7MM

CAD $10.99

Premium pen mill shaft 8 mm

Premium pen mill shaft 8 mm

PREM-PNML-8MM

CAD $10.99

Regular pen mill cutter head 3/4

Regular pen mill cutter head 3/4

PNML-3/4

CAD $11.99

Regular pen mill shaft 10.5 mm

Regular pen mill shaft 10.5 mm

PNML-10.5MM

CAD $9.99

Regular pen mill shaft 12.5 mm

Regular pen mill shaft 12.5 mm

PNML-12.5MM

CAD $9.99

Regular pen mill shaft 13.3 mm-33/64

Regular pen mill shaft 13.3 mm-33/64

PNML-13.3MM

CAD $9.99

Regular pen mill shaft 15/32

Regular pen mill shaft 15/32

PNML-15/32

CAD $9.99

Regular pen mill shaft 23/64

Regular pen mill shaft 23/64

PNML-23/64

CAD $9.99