Milescraft 4701 Pen Press – Join Turned Pens & Projects – Advanced, Spring-Loaded Design Holds Workpiece in Place & Adjusts Size Quickly Using Six Quick-Flip Stop Settings. Includes Two Receiving Tips

Nice and efficent way to assemble pens. Set up is great with the spacing blocks based on length of what your pressing together.

I LOVE this product! Makes assembling pens a breeze! My old one you had to open with a wheel, then put the pen in and crank the wheel. Eventually you had to tighten the hand wheel. This product is worth the investment. Now i look forward to assembling pens

I had 2 pen presses. 1 is mounted to the wall (and the one I use the most), and one is a combination press and dissassembly unit. The one on the wall literally broke its casting, which shouldn't be possible just putting a pen together. The combo one doesn't really lend itself to mounting on the wall, plus it is more complicated and time-consuming to use.Instead of getting the same model as the one that broke I decided to look around. This one is a *little* more expensive, but I'd say it is worth 10 times more than the one I replaced.This one is WAY more sturdy. The soft foot is not only easily replaceable, but it comes with a spare. Instead of having a bunch of plastic blocks to keep track of (like on the old one) and that are always getting dropped behind the lathe, this one just has metal blocks that flip aside. It is nearly instantaneous to change the height up and down, and the blocks are incredibly solid. It has a drawer to keep the extra foot (or whatever else) in. It works extremely well when mounted to the wall, and has a removable spacer to allow the handle to swing all the way up for that purpose.In conclusion, I haven't seen a better-designed nor better-constructed pen press out there. It isn't much more than a cheap one, and it is literally 10 times better. I would highly recommend it over any other I've seen or used.(I edited this, there was one thing I wish was better on it in my original review. Since I have it mounted to the wall I wished the handle went all the way up and out of the way. It turns out there is a spacer you can remove made just for that. So now I'm going to say that it out absolutely perfect and I couldn't find anything to change on it.)

When I started making pens recently I was looking for the best way to press the components together. People made homemade devices, there were various designs, I saw one guy on You Tube showing how he used a 1 ton arbor press. I've seen ways of using your drill press, your lathe and other inventions to save a bit of money. If you have a device that works for you that's great. But if you are looking for the slickest smoothest, easiest set up that won't ruin your pens then get this pen press.The greatest thing about this press is the flip up aluminum spacers allowing you to adjust the travel without messing with screws or using plastic blocks that could get lost. Just flip the spacers over that you need and press your pen. There is a metal side with a screw that allows for micro adjustments and the main side with a rubber coating with a hole for pine tips and nibs. It just makes lining the pen up and getting a good press every time. I'm so glad I bought this and didn't mess with making my own or using a machine that wasn't made for pen pressing.This pen press is way better than the PSI press for only $10 more. One trick to help with storage is to replace the nut an bolt in the handle with some small jig nobs to make it simple to fold up and store.A good pen press is a must for quality pen making.

Admittedly this is the only pen press I have experience with, but I was convinced in the first few minutes of use that it's the only one I'll ever need. The spring loading is firm enough to hold the work pieces without danger of sudden ejection but still maintain position. The flipp-over stop blocks make adjustment instantaneous and slip-free. The ratio of leverage and range of motion on the press arm, combined with the micro-adjustment, provide smooth and fine control of the considerable pressure produced. When installing a twist pen transmission I was able to sneak up on the placement with repeated adjustments on the order of about 1/64" without going over. Everything else about learning to turn wood has presented a learning curve, often very steep. This is the only part of my turning experience that just worked, out of the box, intuitively, perfectly. Great tool.

My husband loved it uses it almost everyday. Was exactly what I expected and has held up well

This is better than I expected. I like a lot.

Easy to use. Design is self explanatory. Just getting into woodturning and this was one of my first purchases to go with my lathe setup.