Creative Woodworks & crafts 2005-04, страница 76

24-Karat Perfume Pen Kit

by Kothy ond Scott Griffith

Introduction

This is a very popular gift item. however, tlie name can be a bit misleading since this isn't an actual pen. Our completed items are sold as perfume applicators, and ihe directions for its use can be printed on labels that can be applied to the back of your business card. It is also a good idea to have additional applicator tips available at a small charge for customers who, through use or change of scent, would warn to have a new and clean tip. Tlie perfume applicator is easy to use. Simply hold the applicator so just the white felt tip is in the peifume. After approximately one minute, about one teaspoon of perfume will be drawn up into the interior wick.

There are two types of wicks in this kit. The white compressed felt tip is a dease wick that holds up well to skin ooniaci when ajplying the scent. The interior wick is of a much looser materia) that quickly transfers the scent to the fell tip for application. When a change of scent is desired, simply pull out the white felt tip and allow the wicks to dry out. If it is still nccessary

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to clear any remaining scent, reinsert the white felt tip and. following the tilling directions, use plain alcohol instead of perfume. Once tilled, remove the felt tip and allow to dry. This should prepare the perfume applicator tor a new scent. Once the applicator is tilled with perfume, simply screw on tlie cap so it si.ts snugly against the rubber "O" ring, ft is now ready lo travel with you, without spilling or evaporating.

'fuming the applicators is not much different from turning the Slimline pen kit. Be sure to use the appropriate bustlings and drill bit. Turning a perfume applicator with a matching pen and key ling would make a gift set any woman would be happy to receive and there would be nothing else similar on the market

Creating A Perfume Pen Kit

Select your blank of wood. For this demonstration, we used Af?elia bui'l. When culling to length, add 1/8" to the length of the applicator body and cap. Using the centering vise so you are able to secure the blank while drilling, drill each piece using a 5/16" drill bit (see Fig. 1). Glue the tubes in both pieces, being sure to completely spread the glue over the t>rass tube and in the drilled hole. Also, adjust the tube so any chip or delects in the ends of tlie vvtxxl are accommodated by sliding the tube to tlie mosi complete area of the wood Our choice of glue is 15-minute-set, two-part epoxy, which allows time to adjust tire jx)silion of the tube and to glue several sets at a time. Allow the glue to set according to llie manufacturer's specifications before proceeding further.

Once the giue has cured, i t is time to trim youT wood. If the blanks were a little longer or perhaps your drilling was excellent and there was no egg-shaped ojx'iiing or chip out, it can be more efficient to trim the excess wood with a saw, rather than trying to true to the tube through the added length. There is no specific harrel trimmer for this kit. We use a 7mm barrel trimmer, and wrap tape (masking or duct) around the shaft of the trimmer, just enough to produce a fit i.n the brass tube which allows fhe shaft to spin freely while removing excess glue in the tube (see Kg. 2).

If it Ls likely that this will be a frequently-made kit, take the time to adapl an 8mm barrel trimmer. Remove tlie cutter head temporarily and lock the 8mm shaft in the drill press. Be sure to have a perfume pen tube at hand. Using coaise (36-grii) sandpaper or a metal cutting file Willi the drill press al low speed, slowly griud the pilot shaft until you have a snug fit in tlie perfume tube. The snug fit is what removes glue and debris from inside the tube, but the fit should not lie forced or tlie heat build-up could rain your blank. Reattach die culler head.