Jgrden
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What do you suggest for a smooth operating, mechanically sound, CLICK type pen?? I am aiming at a Atlas but know that there has been discussion and preferences on which click pens operate smoothly and last long. 
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ldb2000
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None !!! .... That said the long click is one of the best of the click pens . I've never had any real problems with the Slimline Pro but many others have . I don't like the Sierras , they sound cheap and people loose that little thingy all the time or you gotta shorten the tube to work without it .
ThomJ
Member
I dislike sierras also, so I only offer the Polaris if someone is wanting a click
Lenny
Member
Jgrden
Member
Butch: that is the comment I was looking for but could not remember the details. Thank you.
John
Jgrden
Member
I am assuming you find these; long click, Climline Pro and Polaris on Penn State Ind.?
ldb2000
Member
No , I get the long click from Aaron here in the classifieds or from his site www.laulauwood.net and the Slimline Pro from PSI . The atlas , polaris and most of the other click pens have too many problems and I won't use them .
ThomJ
Member
Polaris is PSI also
Jgrden
Member
I am going to visit them now. Thanks again. I want to make a real good click pen for my doctor. He is a Texas, A & M Grad.
ThomJ
Member
I've not had any issues with the polaris, but sure have with the sierra
Jgrden
Member
Stay away from the Sierra. Okay. I want a durable, smooth operating mechanism. The way my doctor made my heart run: smooth, without a hitch and without looking for a part.
ThomJ
Member
I can understand that John. I carried a polaris click for 2 yrs, til my daughter decided she liked it better than I did
PaulDoug
Member
I've been using a Polaris for several weeks and the only problem I have had is I forget to click before I put it back in my shirt pocket. The wife is not happy! The long click from Lau Lau has been my favorite for several years though.
el_d
Member
Yupp love the long Click.... I have made a few shorter Sierra(got rid of the nipple) and have'nt had any problems with them.
Ruby pen turning
Member
I know I am late to the party but the Vertex from PSI is smooth operating and has a good weight to it. One had one bad one, it seemed to get better as I clicked it.
Dudley Young
Member
The Vertex is the smoothest one i've made. Made a long click today and it's not bad.
bitshird
Member
John, I've made several dozen Long click pens and Pencils, (pencils are from CSUSA) pens fro Lau Lau and have not had a single problem the mechanism is incredibly solid feeling, on both.
ELCAMINO63
Member
the one i found that most like male and females they feel solid and theyre silent click is the penn state industries vertex pen it comes in chrome and gun metal and have a nut and bold quality to them .
KiltedGunn
Local Chapter Leader
I love the Long Clicks (I buy them from Aaron or CSUSA) and think the Sierras feel cheap...but since there isn't a Resin Saver for the Long Click and two of the labels I cast needed to be on click pens, since they're easier to use at work than a twist or two piece, I simply replaced the Sierra spring with a Long Click spring and it feels MUCH better!
Still has that annoying little nipple thingy (even though I shortened it to use the standard length Sierra tubes), but I warned the customers...and I have extras if they lose them.
Now I need to find a source for Long Click springs!!!
Still has that annoying little nipple thingy (even though I shortened it to use the standard length Sierra tubes), but I warned the customers...and I have extras if they lose them.
Now I need to find a source for Long Click springs!!!
jasontg99
Member
Now I need to find a source for Long Click springs!!! :rolleyes:[/quote said:
KenV
Member
Just got in some of the Sierra Elegant Beauty Click Pens -- note that the tube is shorter, the nib addition for the parker refill is not there. Test operation of the click seems to feel good. These are Chrome version and look pretty good.
Will get a few done in the next few weeks and see how they work with my favorite refills (Fisher and Schmidt 9000).
Will get a few done in the next few weeks and see how they work with my favorite refills (Fisher and Schmidt 9000).
Jgrden
Member
Send one my way. I'll test it for you. :biggrin:
Jgrden
Member
Your Vertex has my curiosity going. :biggrin:
Rick_G
Member
I've made a number of the Sierra's with no problems. I always shorten the tube and toss the little extension though. I know the person getting the pen will lose it. I have only done 2 long clicks. One works flawlessly, the other works for a while then stops, if I take the refill out and put it back it starts working again. Not something I can sell or even give away.
txbob
Member
Pen for a Texas Aggie....
Stick with a click pen. If he's a Texas Aggie he prolly can't operate a twist pen.
txbob
Stick with a click pen. If he's a Texas Aggie he prolly can't operate a twist pen.
txbob
jedgerton
Member
Another vote for the long click pen. I use one daily and it has never given any trouble. I don't think you will be disappointed (nor will your Aggie friend).
John
John
Paladin
Member
+1
This is my daily carry "Big Click"...
made of Honduran Rosewood Burl. Bought the blank here and the kit from CSUSA.
This is my daily carry "Big Click"...
made of Honduran Rosewood Burl. Bought the blank here and the kit from CSUSA.
Jgrden
Member
OUCH !!!!! :cowboy: But what the heck, you can't spell probably.
Heh, heh, heh. Gotcha. :biggrin:
drGeek
Member
In my little part of the world (medical), everybody wants click pens. That's cause we want to be able to click the ball point out and in with one hand! I won't tell you what we're doing with the other!!!
John, you know how many aggies it takes to make a click pen...? Just kidding!
Show us your pen when you are finished.
PenPal
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Glenn McCullough
Member
John,
I ditched the click 6 years ago after about three. I did however, make a VERTEX by demand, recently. I bought two and carry one with me daily for testing purposes as I liked the one I made for the customer. I have to say, after about three months and alot of use, it still feels like new and it is growing on me. I'd recommend you order a couple and try them. The black TN and chrome look good, the satin silver does not, IMHO.
I ditched the click 6 years ago after about three. I did however, make a VERTEX by demand, recently. I bought two and carry one with me daily for testing purposes as I liked the one I made for the customer. I have to say, after about three months and alot of use, it still feels like new and it is growing on me. I'd recommend you order a couple and try them. The black TN and chrome look good, the satin silver does not, IMHO.
Hey Rick; I had that same problem with a Long Click from CS USA. I just called them and they are sending a new transmission! This one was in Blk. Ti.
Did you get yours from WWW?
PaulDoug
Member
I have been experiencing a problem with carrying a long click pen. When I release my seat built on my delivery van, it catches the click button on my long click in my shirt pocket. Sends the pen flying out of my pocket. But hey the pen takes the beating and keeps on clicking!!!
Rick_G
Member
No I got it from Woodpenpro. I got playing with it again after my post and I think I figured out what the problem was. It appears to be the spring. If I put it on one way it is tight on the refill and it is loose in the other direction. Looks like it is binding up when I put it on so it is a tight fit over the refill. Half a dozen operations and the pen jams, reverse the spring and I can't get it to jam.