Good Quality Click Pen

[kenlholley]

A friend wants me to turn a pen for him but he is a die hard "clicker". He wants a parker style refill in a pen no bigger than a trimline. Any suggestions?

 

[Tim'sTurnings]

You could use a Slimline Pro. They use a Parker style refill:
Slimline Pro 24kt Gold Click Pen Kit at Penn State Industries

Tim.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

You could use a Slimline Pro. They use a Parker style refill: Slimline Pro 24kt Gold Click Pen Kit at Penn State Industries Tim.

I've not turned one, but that seems to be one of the few thinner ones.

 

[mvande21]

I think the vertex line has a click pen too. That one is bigger than the slimline pro though. Make sure to read the reviews. I haven't been able to find a decent click pen without haven't operate and feel "cheap". If you find one let me know cause I would be interested in that too.

 

[Dalecamino]

Slim clicker

Or one like this? You can get the click mechanisms from richardgreenwald.com

Pick your own material to use. Just a suggestion

 

[kenlholley]

that link is suspended, no longer any good. I'll keep looking.

 

[ttm7]

slim line pro Best
vertex Least

imho

 

[PeetyInMich]

Slimline Pro but, lower tube length is critical to a smoothly operating pen (in my exp)

 

[Tage]

Slimline Pro but, lower tube length is critical to a smoothly operating pen (in my exp)

I will second that. They can be tricky to assemble.

 

[Crashmph]

try the Manhattan Click from Craft Supplies. I just turned a dozen of them and like the set.

 

[SteveJ]

Or one like this? You can get the click mechanisms from richardgreenwald.com

Pick your own material to use. Just a suggestion

The correct site is: Richard L. Greenwald, LLC, Pens, Pens Parts and Photographs

Steve

 

[Culprit]

I haven't tried the Richard Greenwald click mechanisms, but the best I have used is the Long Click from CSUSA. They actually call it the Click Pen or the Clicker Pen but I can never remember which is which. The other is a 2 piece slim I believe.

I have carried a Long Click daily for over a year now, including a few drops on hard floors, and it still works and looks great. Black Ti finish, by the way with Black Walnut.

 

[joefyffe]

Or one like this? You can get the click mechanisms from richardgreenwald.com

Pick your own material to use. Just a suggestion

+1 Great trannys!

 

[kenlholley]

what is the web site for craft supplies? I couldn't find it.

 

[hilltopper46]

If you can talk him into the Vertex it is by far the best click mechanism out there for hand made pens. I've made a number of the long clickers and they are OK, I never had one that didn't work, but the feel of the Vertex is totally different. I call it silent but solid - you can't hear it click but it never misses.

(Can you tell I'm a fan? )

 

[GaryT45]

Craft Supplies web site is: www.woodturnerscatalog.com