{"product_id":"pp-1-pencil-precision","title":"PP-1 Pencil Precision","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Complete Personal Pencil Making Factory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bridge-city-tool-works.myshopify.com\/pages\/pp-1-pencil-precision\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/0470\/2577\/files\/Click_to_view_more_details._e7eabf05-c784-4a48-9db1-9dba5702d53d_1024x1024.png?v=1635734724\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/0470\/2577\/files\/Click_to_view_more_details._e7eabf05-c784-4a48-9db1-9dba5702d53d_1024x1024.png?v=1635734724\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImagine making a pencil for your child’s SAT test? Your grandchild’s first pencil? The opportunities for memorable gestures are endless. All of the steps are easy to achieve, the process is fun and the results are very rewarding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis “pencil factory in a box” can be enjoyed by your entire family on the kitchen counter!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is easy to use and allows young and old alike to make professional-grade pencils without woodworking experience or ability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost of the parts of Pencil Precision are CNC machined from solid aluminum and anodized creating a beautiful finish that is almost as hard as a diamond. The plane iron and dies are made from hardened tool steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy using the Pencil Precision Block Plane with the Plane Sled Unit, the default pencil shape is hexagonal. To make round, beaded or Reuleaux pencils, a hexagonal pencil is fed into the extrusion unit. A series of progressive dies remove material to create the desired pencil shape. Your pencils can also be painted in different colors if you like. All of the steps are easy to achieve, the process is fun and the results are very rewarding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e--John Economaki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PLANE SLED UNIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unit is designed to allow kids to make hexagonal pencils without using the extrusion unit. Put the blank in the unit, tighten the clamp and in 4-6 strokes, you have cut a 1mm radius groove AND thickness planed the blank to the correct thickness. This is the beauty of depth skids on a hand plane. In practice, the unit sits on a provided anti-skid pad so it stays put and your  table or counter is protected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you have finished the above steps on two blanks, you insert them into the grooves in the fixture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout changing a thing on the plane, you plane until the skids hit the fixture and the plane no longer cuts. Flip the blanks and repeat to create the opposite edge. When these are glued together you have a perfect six sided hexagon, the standard pencil cross section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClamping needs to be kid friendly and this is about as easy as it gets. Place the lead in one half, brush on some glue on the opposite blank and put the two halves together一the lead will align the two halves perfectly. Stand the pencil on end and slide on the tapered aluminum clamp below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext, place a clamp on the other end. The major diameter of these clamps allows you to put the entire assembly back in the sled unit for clamping the middle section of the pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you desire your pencil to be painted, lightly sand all of the corners with 400 grit. The sled unit converts to a paint rack as pictured below. Since the pencil will eventually need to be sharpened, and most likely will receive an eraser ferrule, you can rotate the ends of the blank with your fingers to paint all six faces without fear of screwing up the paint job. You can paint up to two pencils at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eFERRULE UNIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next step is to score the shoulder that the ferrule will butt against. This is done with the \"Ferrule Unit\". You insert the pencil until it stops, lower the cutter and spin the pencil until the cutter is parallel with the fixture. It is actually really easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen we have to create the tenon for the ferrule. This involves putting the pencil in the hole, peel off some wood back to the shoulder cut. The goal here is not to create a perfect cylindrical tenon, in fact, the irregularity of this helps create a firm ft with the ferrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePutting the ferrule on dead straight is almost impossible without some help and we have it. The Ferrule Station can be rotated on end, drop a ferrule into the pocket and hold the blank in the alignment channel and tap the pencil home. Super easy and accurate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom here, you can put in one of the supplied erasers and sharpen with the included sharpener. And here is the shocker, not counting gluing time, or painting, you can make a pencil in 5 minutes. That is crazy fun!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat is how you make hexagonal pencils. For other profiles,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003ewe need to use an additiona\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003el\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eunit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXTRUSION UNIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the extrusion unit, and it uses progressive dies to make three other pencil profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unit works by feeding a hexagonal pencil into the orange aluminum guide die. Forward motion is provided by rotating the crank until the pencil clears all three dies. We cannot tell you how much fun this is. This thing poops pencils!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnjoy the Fun of the Pencil Factory!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"In Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32244226588785,"sku":"803344","price":699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/0470\/2577\/products\/PP-1PencilPrecision.png?v=1688291819","url":"https:\/\/bridgecitytools.mom\/products\/pp-1-pencil-precision","provider":"Bridge City Tool Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}