gwilki
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This is my first no kit pen. The blank is hard rubber. Nib is from Elliot. Clip is an odd ball.
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broitblat
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Very nicely done! You've created a very elegant piece. Is the cap threaded on? If so, what did you do for threading?
-Barry
-Barry
toolcrazy
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Very nice FP!!
doddman70
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Very nice indeed!!!!! how exactly did you do it? or is that a trade secret
Stevej72
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I like that, you really did do a nice job. I'd like to know how you made it, too, if you don't mind sharing.
Gulfcoast
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Grant ---
Very nice work!!!
Joe
Very nice work!!!
Joe
jwoodwright
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Very nice and professional looking.
R2
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Wonderful looking pen!![^]
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simomatra
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Great work, very nice pen
gwilki
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Thank you all for the kind words.
Barry: The cap does not thread. It has an inner soft plastic liner that sort of "clips" onto the nib section.
As to how I did it, it's no secret at all. I bought some nibs from Elliot Landes. He has posted here with his nibs for sale. They come with a short brass section into which the nib section screws. This is how it comes apart to fill it. It also comes with the cap liner. The barrel is simply drilled to accept the short brass piece and the converter. I made up a pin vise to hold the drilled blank, and turned it down to match the OD of the nib section. The cap was a bit trickier. At the lower end, the ID needs to be very slightly bigger than the OD of the barrel. Then, you drill with decreasing bit sizes to accept the cap liner and a pin to hold it in place. I held the clip in place with a small set screw that I first glued into the end of the cap liner, then passed through a hole in the top of the cap. I glued it into place. It then did double duty as the pin securing the cap liner, and a stud to put the clip onto. Before putting on the clip, I drilled a small blank for the finial and threaded it onto the stud. I used a pin vise to hold it while I turned it down to the same size as the cap. Then, I simply unscrewed it, put on the clip and screwed it back on. I had done this with kit pens before, so it was not difficult.
I hope I've answered everyone's questions.
Barry: The cap does not thread. It has an inner soft plastic liner that sort of "clips" onto the nib section.
As to how I did it, it's no secret at all. I bought some nibs from Elliot Landes. He has posted here with his nibs for sale. They come with a short brass section into which the nib section screws. This is how it comes apart to fill it. It also comes with the cap liner. The barrel is simply drilled to accept the short brass piece and the converter. I made up a pin vise to hold the drilled blank, and turned it down to match the OD of the nib section. The cap was a bit trickier. At the lower end, the ID needs to be very slightly bigger than the OD of the barrel. Then, you drill with decreasing bit sizes to accept the cap liner and a pin to hold it in place. I held the clip in place with a small set screw that I first glued into the end of the cap liner, then passed through a hole in the top of the cap. I glued it into place. It then did double duty as the pin securing the cap liner, and a stud to put the clip onto. Before putting on the clip, I drilled a small blank for the finial and threaded it onto the stud. I used a pin vise to hold it while I turned it down to the same size as the cap. Then, I simply unscrewed it, put on the clip and screwed it back on. I had done this with kit pens before, so it was not difficult.
I hope I've answered everyone's questions.
GaryMGg
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Great looking pen. Nice workmanship.
Firefyter-emt
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Bravo!! Nice job all the way around! Those sections are very nice looking, have you inked it yet? How does the nib feel?
igran7
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Congratulations that is a very stunning pen!
Jim in Oakville
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Excellent work Grant......It looks SO very classy and well made, Good for you Buddy!
csb333
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Great design! It turned out really good looking for a pen with such high degree of difficulty.- Chris
gwilki
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Thanks again for the kind words.
Lee: I inked it a couple of days ago, and it writes a dream. It was a little sticky on the first couple of upstrokes, but I think it just needed a bit of a jump start. BTW, your site is excellent!
Lee: I inked it a couple of days ago, and it writes a dream. It was a little sticky on the first couple of upstrokes, but I think it just needed a bit of a jump start. BTW, your site is excellent!