Pen Part Repurposed As My First Tamper Ever

[gordebak]

Title says it all. This is my first tamper ever (Edit: I mean the first I made). I had the top part of a broken Cross desk pen. I turned it into a tamper. I like it actually.

 

[gordebak]

I put a threaded insert into the body and then put the screw. I used a metal seal because I didn't know how well the body of the pen would stand in heat.

 

[jvnshr]

Hehe, nice DIY.

 

[gordebak]

Update: I didn't like the look of the metal seal on the first tamper and I removed it. Then I remembered another broken pen, and made a second tamper with it too.

 

[jerwynn]

Recycled and re-purposed! You are saving the planet! (And for a great and worthy cause!) Hurrah!

 

[gordebak]

jerwynn: I care about the environment, but this wasn't about it actually. I wanted to use a tamper looking better, and I like to make my own stuff, if I can. I'm a DIY guy mostly.
But I didn't have the tools to make a "proper" tamper, so I repurposed some pen parts.
Edit: They look better than a simple nail, don't they?

 

[mso489]

Looks very stylish. You seem to have removed a washer on the gold-toned tamper, which is a good idea. Looks like it might have imparted some fumes to the ember. Now it looks like only metal in contact with the fire. Should work well.

 

[gordebak]

I also use this little screwdriver as my pick. I don't use a reamer, because I'm not a cake builder. And I don't like those Czech tools and all-in-one tools similar to them.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

I like it!
Just started smoking a pipe and already decided you're not a cake builder? I think you'll find you'll end up on the right side of history, there :lol:

 

[gordebak]

Haha! You're right that I'm a novice, but I know I'm not a cake builder, because I clean the chamber after every smoke. Not too much of course, but enough to avoid too much cake. I don't like the idea of reaming the cake.

 

[jndyer]

Those are neat looking tampers you have made. Thank you so much for sharing. I look forward to other ideas that will have.

 

[gordebak]

Thank you jndyer! I like how they feel in the hand too. Not too heavy, just heavy enough.

 

[gordebak]

Another tamper from a pen part. This one doesn't look as nice as others, but it can be hung in a shirt pocket. And it's kinda heavier.

 

[tbradsim1]

Very ingenious , the shirt pocket one is very smart, the others nice also. :clap:

 

[gordebak]

Thanks tbradsim!

 

[gordebak]

New ones. Two made from nuts and bolts, and two made from parts of two unused drawer handles.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

I like the shirt pocket one. I'd use that.

 

[gordebak]

Maybe professional tamper makers should take it into consideration. Pen clips are easy to find and cheap. I'd like a nicely made tamper with a clip.

 

[gordebak]

New tamper from a pen part. Same concept, except that it has a pick on the top with a cap. Although the cap is tight enough, it might not be very safe to carry in a pocket. The pick is pretty blunt though.

Edit: I decided to make this after I heard the praises for pipe nails. I wanted to make it multifunctional. But it could be better.

 

[macaroon]

Very cool stuff you've got going here! The clipped one is my favorite as well, especially with what I perceive to be extra surface area on the foot of the tamper compared to some of the others. I love the resourcefulness and "found objects" style of them all.