Just a slightly modded cheap UK kit with an 'Orange Glow' ( stupid name!! )blank. I made two little stainless rings and index drilled them just to add a bit of bling. :biggrin:
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Mark
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Cool. Another great creation. I like the "bling". Nicely Done..
Nice bling.
Brooks803
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Looks great Skip, if you really want to add some "bling" I can send you pimp crystals from some majestic kits:tongue:
ed4copies
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PaulDoug
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Nice pen for sure. Where do you people come up with these neat ideas!
MUCH cheaper to buy it with a stupid name than for a stupid price!!!!:wink::biggrin:
Jim in Oakville
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sweet pen!!
ed4copies
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Since it's made in Europe, makes sense to find a source in Europe.
The difference in price (About $1.50 per our size blank, based on today's exchange rate which is the best---from the USA perspective---since 2003--just looked it up) will easily be accounted for in freight, customs and foreign currency exchange costs, as I would expect you already know.
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broitblat
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Great looking pen whatever you call the blank.
-Barry
-Barry
workinforwood
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It needs a matching shiny stainless steel nib Steve. There's just no cheating that fact on this pen and I think you know it too.:wink:
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workinforwood
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The banding is extremely inspirational. I can see the blank below it, so that means you spun the bands super thin and just slipped them over the top right? What holds them in place, a touch of epoxy? Even though they barely are higher than the pen and I can see that you nicely softened the edges, does it feel at all odd in the hands? These are the things I sure would like to know Steve, thank you.
Oh..when you put a rod in an index to drill it, do you have to punch it to stop a bit from rolling off center or will a center pilot bit still stay on course?
Oh..when you put a rod in an index to drill it, do you have to punch it to stop a bit from rolling off center or will a center pilot bit still stay on course?
Jeff, the banding is flush with the blank. I turned tennons to take them. But they are pretty thin.
Indexing the holes was pretty straight forward. I drilled them in the lathe while still a fairly long tube. I made a clamp for a drilling machine ( also fits my small router) and used a centre drill. The little pip on the drill was plenty long enough to pierce the metal before the countersink part touched. The clamp is held in the tool post and is adjustable to make sure it is on centre height. Easy :biggrin:No punch required:wink:
The top band does have the edge smoothed as this is where the mech twists.
Indexing the holes was pretty straight forward. I drilled them in the lathe while still a fairly long tube. I made a clamp for a drilling machine ( also fits my small router) and used a centre drill. The little pip on the drill was plenty long enough to pierce the metal before the countersink part touched. The clamp is held in the tool post and is adjustable to make sure it is on centre height. Easy :biggrin:No punch required:wink:
The top band does have the edge smoothed as this is where the mech twists.
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Stevej72
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Very nice!
johncrane
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Great work and pen Steve!
DurocShark
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I like that nib! Is anybody selling that kit here in the frontier?
bitshird
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Sweet pen Skip. I very much like the Bling.