LeRoi Beta

[Lenny]

I was fortunate enough to respond and be one of the members who got in on an offer from Smitty37 to beta test his newest set of Le Roi components, these ones in Chrome/Black Chrome plating. I thought the black with white web trustone would be a good match with the black chrome.

I like to drill my blanks on the lathe using a collet chuck to hold the blank. As you can see in the first two photos I stop short of drilling all the way through and trim back to the hole. This does two things, it keeps the blank from blowing out when the drill breaks through, but it also prevents the collet chuck filling up with the debris, which can result in problems if your drilling several blanks at the same time and don't get everything cleaned out.

 

[eranox]

I like that a lot: both the kit and your handiwork! It looks like there is a lot more meat left on that pen barrel. I have a question, though: what are the two silver bands at the ends of the brass tube in the first picture? I'm hoping you'll tell me that they're adapters to make the kit fit pre-drilled blanks designed for the old, larger diameter tubes, so you don't have to worry about which component kit to get for which blank. That would make my day!

Fantastic pen. Your choice of blank compliments the hardware just right.

 

[OZturner]

Beautiful LeRoi "Beta", looks like it is a Winner.
Great choice of Blank,
Lenny, thanks for your drilling / collet chuck explanation.
Your Fit and Finish, and Smitty's "Beta" are Superb.
Congratulations to you both.
Brian.

 

[buttonsHT]

I like that a lot: both the kit and your handiwork! It looks like there is a lot more meat left on that pen barrel. I have a question, though: what are the two silver bands at the ends of the brass tube in the first picture? I'm hoping you'll tell me that they're adapters to make the kit fit pre-drilled blanks designed for the old, larger diameter tubes, so you don't have to worry about which component kit to get for which blank. That would make my day!

Fantastic pen. Your choice of blank compliments the hardware just right.

Aren't they just bushings?

 

[Lenny]

I like that a lot: both the kit and your handiwork! It looks like there is a lot more meat left on that pen barrel. I have a question, though: what are the two silver bands at the ends of the brass tube in the first picture? I'm hoping you'll tell me that they're adapters to make the kit fit pre-drilled blanks designed for the old, larger diameter tubes, so you don't have to worry about which component kit to get for which blank. That would make my day!

Those are the bushings. I just stuck them in the tube for the sake of taking the photo. Also note: I stuck the clip on between the cap and the cap/clip coupler.... it should be on the coupler when it's pressed into the blank NOT the order in which I have it in the pic. Bad things can happen ...DAMHIKT

Fantastic pen. Your choice of blank compliments the hardware just right.

Thank You

 

[eranox]

I like that a lot: both the kit and your handiwork! It looks like there is a lot more meat left on that pen barrel. I have a question, though: what are the two silver bands at the ends of the brass tube in the first picture? I'm hoping you'll tell me that they're adapters to make the kit fit pre-drilled blanks designed for the old, larger diameter tubes, so you don't have to worry about which component kit to get for which blank. That would make my day!

Fantastic pen. Your choice of blank compliments the hardware just right.

Aren't they just bushings?

Oh gosh, do I feel silly. Well, I think the tube adapter thing is a pretty good idea for the record! I s'pose you could easily make your own, though.

 

[Quality Pen]

nice looking pen all around