straight line turned ss pen

[barrels]

Hello To All,

I do not post often... so I thought I would show a pen.. The pen is made on a Plant Straight Line machine. The material is stainless steel polished prior to cutting the pattern. It is very hard to photograph the reflectivity of this kind of work. When you look at the pen it has a diamond pattern


comments welcome

 

[arjudy]

Very cool. Nice choice of kit to show off the SS.

 

[johnnycnc]

Superbly done.I love it!
I bet I'm not the only one who will ask,
"more info please?"

 

[leehljp]

Nicely done, love the pattern, and great choice of pen.

 

[bitshird]

I'm in with John, an extremely nice pen but

"How"

 

[NewLondon88]

more info please?


(I got yer back, Johnny :tongue: )

 

[CaptG]

Very nice, and yes we need more info.

 

[toolcrazy]

That is really cool, nice work.

 

[btboone]

It looks like your straight line machine has a bit of a wobble to it! That must be hard on a tool however it's done.

 

[broitblat]

Very cool! How do make sure the patter is perfectly distributed around the barrel?

-Barry

 

[Jim15]

Outstanding pen.

 

[Ligget]

Wonderful pen!

 

[TAFFJ]

Very stylish!

 

[devowoodworking]

Nice work Eric

 

[Dalecamino]

WOW !! Very nice .

 

[barrels]

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments


attached are photos of the straight line machine I used for this pen. The machine is made by a company called George Plant from England the machine was built around 1910. The machine is hand cranked and manual pressure is applied with the cutter to make the patterns

The first photo is the overall machine.

second is a up close of the pattern bar i am currently using,not the one for the pen shown.

third photo is showing the pen chuck and the slide that rocks back and forth via the pattern which move the pen chuck back and forth.

forth photo shows the pen chuck i made it has a worm drive at the top that i made to make controlled moves

fifth photo shows the cutter that makes the pattern




By the way the machine you see in the background is a Holtzapffel 1805 complex turning lathe

 

[wolftat]

That is nice, but if you are ever looking to get rid of the Holtzapffel 1805, let me know and I will be happy to come down and pick it up.

 

[luke39uk]

Great quality pens Eric and many thanks for posting the photos.The method you employed to make the pens is so much clearer and easier to understand.Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Luke39uk.