An 'Attractive' White Ti affair

[skiprat]

I was gonna call it 'Magnetic DCE Al SS Ti PR Sementation' but that was a bit of a mouthful !!

This has titanium segmented with white pr. There are small neodymium ring magnets recessed into both the cap and the body. The nib is stainless steel which is screwed into an aluminium sleeve which supports the segmentation as well. ( Just like a normal kit brass tube does ).

I like the magnetic cap arrangement and think I'll use them more and more. I hope you guys like it too. :biggrin:

Merry Christmas !! I hope yours was as great as mine was !!

 

[mredburn]

Nice job as always Steve

 

[Russknan]

Clean and beautiful! Russ

 

[JohnU]

Love the shape and contrast between the two material. Beautiful work! And the magnet work was a nice touch.

 

[BRobbins629]

Very cool Skip. Happy Holidays!

 

[jmbaker79]

Skippy, Your silly, that's an awesome pen! I love the wavy segment, and the classiness of the white pr.

 

[skiprat]

Thanks guys !!:biggrin:

Here's a pic of it apart and you can make out the magnets.
Also the first failed attempt.......
When I do a metal to PR segmentation and the joints are not absolutely clean, then I clamp them together and heat them up a bit with a heat gun.
The clamping pressure ensure there are no gaps once the PR has softened a bit. Once it has completely cooled, it can be glued. Here, I had too much pressure and not enough heat. The Ti part is usable, but the PR is history. :biggrin:

 

[Gulfcoast]

--- Skip, as always, innovation combined with implementation ---

Joe

 

[longbeard]

Awesome job Steve. Thats a very elegant and cool pen. Thanks for sharing.


Harry

 

[Dalecamino]

Attractive indeed. Very nice design Steve.

 

[Lenny]

Your creations are always super cool!

 

[Displaced Canadian]

I like the magnet idea. Good to know about the heating PR thing. I hate to tell you this but in post #7 the PR is cracked. :biggrin:

 

[jimjam66]

Absolutely gorgeous, Steven. Well done!

 

[OZturner]

Steven, It wouldn't matter what name you gave it.
You cannot detract from the Fact
"It is SUPERB".
I wouldn't be suprised if it made the Front Page.
It is comforting to see that you have problems and failures, just like us mere pen makers.
Your Style, Design, Innovation, Fit and Finish, are Truly Exceptional.
Congratulations, and have a Brilliant New Year.
Brian.

 

[Dale Allen]

That is an excellent pen and a marvelous design.
Thanks for sharing and the info.
Would you by chance want to share your source for the ring magnets?
I was never able to find any that size!

 

[ChrisN]

Nice. Very clean design.

 

[Jim15]

That is beautiful work, great pen.

 

[creativewriting]

Great pen! Those little magnets are fun to play with.

 

[jyreene]

That's pretty slick Steve. I like the design but I don't go for the white portion. Just seems to plain to me.

 

[skiprat]

Thanks for the nice comments guys!!:biggrin: Much appreciated

.....
Would you by chance want to share your source for the ring magnets?
I was never able to find any that size!

Here you go Dale. www.guysmagnets.com

I got two sizes. Both are pretty small. One is 10mm OD x 6mm ID x 2mm thick. These are very strong but the small inside hole is limiting.
Much more usable is the 10mm OD x 8mm ID x 2mm thickness.

 

[Dale Allen]

Ah ha. I had not looked offshore.
Thank you for that link. It is bookmarked for later use.
They have a lot of other interesting magnets too!

 

[mikespenturningz]

Wow very nice.

 

[Penultimate]

Beautiful pen.
How dd you cut the scallops?

 

[Dustygoose]

One heck of a job Skip

 

[skiprat]

....
How dd you cut the scallops?

Mike, I used my milling machine to cut the titanium and a router set up on my lathe to cut the resin. The milling machine can't spin fast enough to get a decent clean cut on resin.
If I was able to use the same set up for both, then I wouldn't have needed to use the heat to perfect the joints.

Incidently, I did wreck the milling cutter..:redface: ( Sorry Charlie !! It was one that you gave me :redface: )

I have a collet chuck on order but decided that as my standard chuck has a drawbar, that it would 'do'.......WRONG !!! The morse taper is indeed secured by the drawbar but there is also a taper fit into the chuck!!

I'll wait for the collet chuck before doing any more....