A Sierra Clicker - almost

[skiprat]

I was really impressed by Jeff's re-do of a Sierra and I knew I had an old Sierra clicker where the black part was badly scratched. So I stripped out the mech ( not easy:redface and had a go. I threaded the mech.
I'm not sure what the goldy metal is, some sort of brass alloy ( it was a bearing shaft so maybe has a bit if bronze in it) and the rest is stainless steel. I couldn't think of a neat design for a clip so just copped out and used a 24k Pentel style slip-on clip.
I managed to turn it down and bore it out to get the weight down to 52g.
You can see it the pic where I assembled the parts that I was off centre a bit where the two top bits met. Dissapointing as I really tried to keep the drilling and tapping central. No biggie as it was going to be turned down further anyway.
Thanks for the inspiration Jeff:wink:
Hope you like:biggrin:

 

[Pioneerpens]

Wow, came out really nice!! Good job!

 

[bgibb42]

Man, you guys are killing me! What a great piece of work!

 

[Mark]

Yes, I like.. You guys & gals are truly amazing. That pen looks stellar. WOW...

 

[JBCustomPens]

That is one a kind! Can we get a tutorial, for those who do not have your great skill!:biggrin:

 

[maxman400]

You can see it the pic where I assembled the parts that I was off center a bit where the two top bits met. Disappointing as I really tried to keep the drilling and tapping central. No biggie as it was going to be turned down further anyway.
Hope you like:biggrin:

WOW! Even your OOPS!:search: Look Great.

 

[BRobbins629]

I really like that mod Skippy. Especially the transition of the 2 metals. Think I see a Sierra mod contest in the future - even if its just for bragging rights. So far score is Jeff 1, Skippy 1.

 

[wolftat]

Skip, that looks a lot better than the donor pen ever could. Great job.

 

[joeatact]

Wow

 

[Dalecamino]

That is very nice Skip ! I like the style !

 

[cnirenberg]

Wow! Skip, I like it. Not bad for a bit of fooling around the shop for a while. For kicks, what threads did you use?

 

[skiprat]

Thanks:biggrin:

Cris, the nib is M8 x 0.75 and the rest are M10 x 0.75.

 

[Bree]

You are always coming up with incredible stuff! Great job Skip!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[JerrySambrook]

I couldn't think of a neat design for a clip so just copped out and used a 24k Pentel style slip-on clip.
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You can see it the pic where I assembled the parts that I was off centre a bit where the two top bits met. Dissapointing as I really tried to keep the drilling and tapping central. No biggie as it was going to be turned down further anyway.
Hope you like:biggrin:

Skip, Are you certain that the clip is not pulling off-centre?

I appreciate the work you did in this pen, but it really did not whet my appetite.

Jerry

 

[workinforwood]

That's a real beauty Steve. I love contrasting metals and the sleekness of the pen. It does look a bit too far off to be like a sierra re-do though...as in there are no noticeable similarities. I am however now inspired to build a slick metal pen like that!

 

[skiprat]

LOL, I didn't like the clip either so did it again. I had to make the new top section in two pieces to hold a clip in a recess. These two bits are also threaded together but as they are so short, it was a bit difficult as I only have taper taps in that size. Ideally, I should have used a bottoming tap after the taper tap. I got around it by tapering the male thread to the same taper as the tap. I've ordered another tap for next time:biggrin:
I can't remember where this clip came from, but I think it looks a bit better than the first one

 

[ldb2000]

Great job Skip . I think either clip works with that design but the new setup looks more refined .

 

[JerrySambrook]

Skip,
What a difference a clip makes.

It nows looks much better to me.
As I originally said, I appreciated the work in the pen, Now I like the looks as well

Jerry

 

[workinforwood]

I can't really say that one way looks any better than the other. They both look great to me. Are all the segments of metal screwed together through out the entire pen?

 

[Ankrom Exotics]

That is one nice looking pen you made, Skip.

BTW...... I noticed the r.i.p. in your signature. What happened to Ratty?

 

[CSue]

Very nice work Skip. The pen is really a beauty. So does it still use the Sierra click mech?

I like the second clip better than the first but it still doesn't quite look like a "fit" - but a bit heavy at the top. IMHO

 

[skiprat]

BTW...... I noticed the r.i.p. in your signature. What happened to Ratty?

I have no idea:frown:

I can't really say that one way looks any better than the other. They both look great to me. Are all the segments of metal screwed together through out the entire pen?

Yes Jeff. 5 threaded joints. The male threads on the mech go half into the body and half into the top. LOL, take your pick when changing the refill:biggrin:
I think you can see the difference between the brass of the mech and the alloy which has almost a rose gold colour.
I might be able to find out exactly what the alloy is as it's from a part that we no longer make, but still have the drawings in our archives.
I agree that the clip still isn't the right one, but the object here was to use a Sierra click mech and to see how light I could get a stainless steel pen to be. My next target is 40grams.
Thanks for the comments:wink:

 

[CSue]

Skip, I love all your work, ya know. You're pens are always amazing!

 

[el_d]

You da Man SKIPPY. Love your work

 

[johncrane]

Skip that's a ripper! well done and well made!
You make things look so easy,
the last clip looks better to me, i think all these click Mech are the same, i just pulled the long click pen apart the only difference was the the housing,again well done on you pen and thanks for showing,