Sharpie refill,and some firsts!

[Papa Bear]

This is the first pen I have made on my metal lathe that with some help from Skippy,I got dialed in!It is the first closed end pen I have made,even made a mandrel for turning the closed end.It's also the first hidden clip and one of the first blanks I cast myself.Any comments,good or bad are always welcome.I know I should have thought out the hidden clip end a little more so the blank matched up better,but it was kinda figure out as I went deal!Thanks for looking!

 

[Glass Scratcher]

It looks great. I have been thinking about asking JohnnyCNC about a threaded mandrel for the pen. Looks like you have it down. Have you posted your ad for the mandrel and started a waiting list yet? :wink:

 

[johnnycnc]

Nice job, Papa Bear!

 

[David Keller]

Looks good to me... That's a lot of firsts on one pen.

 

[Papa Bear]

I didn't "plan" on making this one!I took a piece of 5/8 aluminum rod,turned one end to around 3/8,then stepped up to just under 1/2 so I could get the 1/2-27 die to start then turned the rest to 7/16 dia.,I drilled a 7/16 hole on the blank and threaded it with the 1/2-27 tap and the sharpie refill screws right in nice and tight!
Thanks for the comments!

 

[Glass Scratcher]

I didn't "plan" on making this one!I took a piece of 5/8 aluminum rod,turned one end to around 3/8,then stepped up to just under 1/2 so I could get the 1/2-27 die to start then turned the rest to 7/16 dia.,I drilled a 7/16 hole on the blank and threaded it with the 1/2-27 tap and the sharpie refill screws right in nice and tight!
Thanks for the comments!

1/2-27? I thought they were .450x26.

 

[Papa Bear]

I drilled the 7/16 hole,which is a little small for a 1/2 tap,that causes the blank to expand a little,not enough to crack,but enough to shrink a little when the tap is backed out.Being plastic,26 or 27 tpi isn't much different,at least thats what worked for me.I did try several different combonations before I got one that worked good.

 

[RAdams]

Looks like a snazzy blank no doubt!! You did it justice for sure!! I gotta do one of these sharpies one of these years...

 

[Glass Scratcher]

Well it looks good regardless.

 

[skiprat]

Hey Gary!!! You are supposed to start at the bottom of the ladder, not halfway up!!!. :biggrin: No-one would believe that is your first from the ML.
Cool blank too

 

[Jim15]

That is awesome work.

 

[johncrane]

Your home work has payed off, well done with all your first's.

 

[bgibb42]

Awesome! Hope I'm able to make something half as good if I get a metal lathe.