Kitless Aluminum Pencil

[Cwalker935]

This has been on my list of things to do for a while and Mal's recent thread (What would you like to see in a Kitless "slimline" - International Association of Penturners) prompted me to get to it. Aluminum drilled tapped and turned on a wood lathe. Used the Parker mechanical pencil mechanism from Bear Tooth Woods. The slimline clip is slightly smaller than the push mechanism so there is a recess at the clip. Other clips are too large for this slim profile. Hopefully, the recess does not detract from the pencil too much.

 

[Dalecamino]

It looks nice to me Cody. Well done!

 

[magpens]

Very nice, Cody !! . Thanks for posting.

Which of the Greenwald click mechanisms did you use please ... smaller diameter one ?

What is the diam of the pencil ... close to 0.33" ?

 

[Cwalker935]

Very nice, Cody !! . Thanks for posting.

Which of the Greenwald click mechanisms did you use please ... smaller diameter one ?

What is the diam of the pencil ... close to 0.33" ?

It's around .37". These seem a little larger than the 7.25 mm that is shown on the website. The threaded section may be 7.25 mm perhaps that is what is referenced on the website.

 

[magpens]

I got an engineering drawing from Milan. It shows a max diam on the top, slightly sloped portion, which is 8.8 mm = 0.346".

Interesting to hear that what you got from Richard is a bit bigger than what you were expecting.

I have a question sent to Richard about sizes but he hasn't answered yet.

 

[mark james]

Well done! I have enjoyed both.

 

[OZturner]

Excellent Aluminium Pencil Cody.
Great Combination of the Gold, and Aluminium.
Beautifully Turned and Finished.
Love it,
Brian.

 

[Charlie_W]

Cody,

Super job on the pencil! I like the recess at the clip as it creates a shadow line separating the barrel from the top mechanism.