Brooks803
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Here is the FP I made in my demo for the Atl pen turners group. I didn't quite get it finished before time ran out. All that was left was to do the front section. The blank is one of my own cast from a 9" rod of alumilite. That way I can keep everything lined up. My wife has already claimed it for herself and wanted a black ebonite section (who am I to argue with the boss!). I'll eventually replace the gold clip/nib with rhodium/polished steel. I didn't realize that I didn't have any polished #6 nibs already :redface:
I hope those from the demo were able to take home some of the skills/techniques used to make a pen from scratch. Thanks Robert for the extra set of hands! Also here are the measurements again on the taps/dies used:
Cap to body: 12x.8mm triple start
Cap Finial: 9x.75mm
Front section to body: 10x.75mm
Front section internal for nib housing: 7.9x.6mm
A couple closeups:
Thanks for looking and as always all comments/critiques/questions are welcomed and appreciated!
I hope those from the demo were able to take home some of the skills/techniques used to make a pen from scratch. Thanks Robert for the extra set of hands! Also here are the measurements again on the taps/dies used:
Cap to body: 12x.8mm triple start
Cap Finial: 9x.75mm
Front section to body: 10x.75mm
Front section internal for nib housing: 7.9x.6mm
A couple closeups:
Thanks for looking and as always all comments/critiques/questions are welcomed and appreciated!