Making a BOLT ACTION Pen || INHERITANCE MACHINING

Welcome back to the machine shop! This video I’ll be tackling a project I’ve wanted to revisit for 8 years; a bolt action copper pen. I manually machined a custom pen years ago as a Christmas gift for my father-in-law and have been itching to make one for myself. While I was able to find the old prints I threw together back then, I’ll start at the drafting board and put together proper engineering drawings. The will be made from both 110 copper and 410 stainless steel, with a few button head screws, and a nice ballpoint pen ink cartridge thrown in the mix. Most of the work will be done on the manual lathe, though I do get to visit the vertical milling machine and try out the rotary table chuck adapter I spent 3 long videos building. The final part of the pen will be a stainless steel clip that I’ll use a ball peen hammer to work harden before forming into its final shape. Enjoy!

Get the drawing for this pen here:

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
1:28 Therapy Session
3:13 Lube All the Things
4:21 Threading Backwards?
6:22 Trickery
7:39 May the 4th (axis) be with you!
8:56 I said ALL THE THINGS!
10:13 Let's try this again, shall we?
11:18 Fancy Schmancy
12:22 Not the Kind of Bolt You are Thinking
13:47 Technically a Nut
14:38 Some Assembly Required
15:37 Just Beat the Devil Out of It
16:40 She cleans Up Nicely!

FAQ
Editing: Final Cut Pro X
Intro Song: Way Back Way Back When (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies

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[InheritanceMachining]

Thanks for watching folks! Hope you enjoyed this little break away from my typical machine tool related builds. If you'd like a copy of the drawings to tackle the project yourself, check out my Patreon page.

Next project will be a new (and improved) take on an old favorite. Stay tuned for that on October 28th at 10am EST!

[starlitstreet]

I still can't believe this is a nearly brand new channel. The production quality is incredible. You could've convinced me this channel existed for 10+ years before I went back and watched the first few episodes

[mr.cheese]

As a design engineer who uses computers to do drawings, its really cool to see hand done drafting

[jerryb]

I have absolutely no idea what I'm watching, but I can't stop. I've never machined anything in my life but the quality of this video is so sky high I literally can't stop watching. Well done.

[Shizaru]

At first I thought, "Why doesn't he do the diagrams digitally? That would be so much faster and easier." As the video continued I began to have an appreciation for the fact that everything was done manually.

[thegamingender]

It's amazing on how you hand-made all the drafts in a professional manner. Most novices in the world of Advanced Manufacturing(myself included!) only learn dimetric sketching(some also learn trimetric sketching), most blueprints used are created via design programs(like Solidworks). I'll definitely stick around to see more. I may be more experienced in computer-based design, and claim it is in most cases better, I'll still enjoy it.

[cjc]

You could tell me this was a tv show with 5 producers and a full crew and id believe it. Not only are the projects and style refreshing and top notch quality but the production is impeccable. Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels

[mrrobojeb]

When you mentioned using steel and copper together my first thought was Galvanic Corrosion, I am glad you addressed that.
Your attention to detail is amazing.

[AdmiralTymothysLootChest]

The fact that this channel is less than a year old is staggering. The production quality is incredible and it's already gotten the attention of a few big names in the YouTube maker space. Keep up the good work!

[DannyDusse]

I haven’t watched the full video yet but this guy’s fingernails fascinate me more than the pen😭You can tell he’s dedicated his life to machinery just by looking at his hands. Respect.

[variable]

Man i wish i had you as a dad/grandpa to soak in all the knowledge you havin in machining. This channel is awesome. I hope you make tons and tons more videos

[smartereveryday]

This is how I felt watching Norm Abrams as a kid.

[joselrodriguez]

Building small things on big machines is not easy, you showed a lot of "finesse", great job!

[jfdoot]

I love how you kept the pen clip with the dents as it was, its so subtle, yet adds so much to the design and feel of the pen!

[RichardMerrillHawk]

The drafting arm and the lead clutch which you rotate as you pull it along the straight edge -- a blast from my past. Nice work! I worked in architecture and machine design in the 70s and 80s, and I always found drafting a pure joy. I also just love your approach: straightforward, beautiful work.

[graysonmontgomery]

21 years old and you’re inspiring me to become a machinist like yourself. Might change career paths just to do it too. Your meticulousness and skills blow my mind away and I hope there’s more people my age out there that like this as much as I do. Please keep up the amazing work.

[JM-ypdu]

I've seen plenty of machining videos, but this is the first channel I've seen that included the design drawing process. It's cool to see the process and your explanation as you sketch out each part

[UnexpectedConsequences]

Your craftsmanship is astounding. This is the kind of trinket that someone treasures for the rest of their lives.

[daneverdier]

I get the feeling you had an amazing grandfather. I too learned a ton from mine. More than from my father. Miss him everyday.

[C.Sharpe]

I remember watching this video when it was first posted and thinking it would be so cool to make something like that for myself. Now I'm going to an AMT school and I'll be making a pen for my final project in shop class! I won't directly copy this build, but I'll be borrowing some of the techniques used here in my own design.