First long body pen.

[C. Scott]

After seeing Russ's single bodied pens I had to make one. A longer drill bit would make this pen easy to build. Suppliers are you listening??? My daughter got this one which is Osage Orange.

 

[kent4Him]

How do you twist it? I like it.

 

[OSCAR15]

very nice work.... ditto kent,,,how does it twist?

 

[C. Scott]

You twist the nib. []

 

[Penmonkey]

Very interesting. I like it because it's not just a standard pen. Nothing wrong with them but a custom pen like that is more fun to make.

 

[JimGo]

I like the shape a lot; it has a nice, gentle curve that is visually appealing. Nice job!

 

[doeringr]

Very nice! I'll have to add that idea to my "things to try" list. Great job and good shape!

 

[Jamie]

I love your pen design, like something Ben Franklin would build.

 

[NavyDiver]

Excellent work!

 

[Jim15]

Great pen.

 

[pete00]

nice shape, nice work.....nice pen !!!

 

[stevers]

I like it a lot also. Nice shape and very ingenious with the twist mechanism.

 

[johncrane]

Thats a top notch pen Chris .[]

 

[kirkfranks]

Originally posted by C. Scott
A longer drill bit would make this pen easy to build. Suppliers are you listening??? []

You can get extended length bits from McMaster Carr www.mcmaster.com
They have both metric and letter bits as well as fractional.
They are not cheap by any means, but they are available. The J bit for instance is 12"long. Carbide bit too. #2854A471


Also I really like this pen. Really shows off the wood well.

 

[C. Scott]

Thanks for the comments folks! I just hope my potential customers will like the style as well.

Hey Kirk,

THANK YOU! for letting me know about McMaster. I just ordered a 7mm HSS "Taper Length" bit for $7.31. It's length is a little over 6" so it will do nicely []

 

[rovercat]

Nice. Very nice.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Chris,

Very nice pen...I like what you did with it.

There is a longer drill bit out there... I was drilling some acrylic yesterday and had the DP set too slow I think, anyway I locked my 7mm bit in a blank and wound up boogering up the shaft trying to free it.. just tossed it, leaving me without a 7mm drill... then discovered I had a brand new 7mm bit that is almost 2 inches longer than the one I tossed... problem is, I don't know where I got it.

longer drill bit is still problem, I only have about 2 in. travel on my DP quill.

 

[beathard]

Love the pen...

 

[Ozzy]

That's a great pen! I am going to have to try it, I make pencils that look just like that.
Would you post the specs for this pen?

 

[bob393]

Nice design and work!

 

[C. Scott]

Ozzy,

Sorry for the late response. I used a fancy slimline (nicer clip) kit and just cut the blank to the required length for that kit. Glued in the tube on one end, drilled, milled, turned and finished while I had the other tube in as a floater. Take off the mandrel and press in the parts. Finial and clip on the body and the tip and tranny into the "floater" tube. It really is that easy. [] I mean if I can do it anybody can.