My first attempt at a ( almost ) kitless pen

[MarkD]

Thanks to the recent purchase of a 8.5X1MM tap for Sierra transmissions ( thanks to sbell111 ) and a set of collets, I decided it was time to make my first attempt at a kitless pen. The pen is made from 1/2" Aluminum round bar. It was tapped to accept the sierra transmission. Besides the transmission the only other purchased part is a clip from a cigar pen.
It was a rather time consuming, but very rewarding experience.
I think I have a new carry pen!

Thanks for looking. Comments and criticism are appreciated.

 

[workinforwood]

Very nice, it has a sleek look to it.

 

[mredburn]

Congratulations, nicely designed and executed. ITs a great pen to start your custom kitless pen making with.

 

[IPD_Mr]

The seam where it meets in the middle of the pen looks great and that is hard to do. For your kitless that is fantastic.

 

[joeatact]

Great Job real nice looking pen.

 

[wizard]

Very nice!! Like the sleek profile..

 

[johncrane]

Mark!
I love shape of your pen, you done a great job, also was the Sierra transmission a good fit on the 8.5x1 threads.

 

[bluwolf]

Well done! Very clean looking. I really like it.

 

[MarkD]

Mark!
was the Sierra transmission a good fit on the 8.5x1 threads.

I tried screwing the tap into the female threads of a Sierra pen and it went in a few threads and stopped so I was a little worried, but the Sierra transmission seemed to screw into the threads cut with the 8.5x1 tap just fine. So I expect the tap is not the "exact" tap but it seemed to work ok. I believe the shoulder on the Sierra transmission helps make it a very secure fit.