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Well after two weeks of not turning nothing. These pen kits finally motivated me to go into the sweat shop and do some turning.
This is one of the new kits from CSU, the Imperial.( a touch on the pricey side). I paired them up with some new Tru Stone resins.
Parts are pretty straight forward. One thing I noticed is that the rhodium finish is a mix of satin and polished. Also, the nib coupler does not have the cap threads attached to it. The cap threads are now on the nib. This is a change I didn't like. As now it becomes a propritary system to the pen and does not make the parts interchangable with others.
All messurements were done with a dial caliper. I like using a dial caliper as I can visually see the difference vs just looking at a digital readout. The bits are 15/32 & 35/64. If you have a Gents, Statesmen or Sketch pencil bit laying around, that will work for the 15/32 and a Havana bit will work for the 35/64. The cut is straight on both barrels with no taper. Although, the pen end cap, did messure .002 smaller than the nib coupler.
I used some of the new Tru Stone blanks. I was able to get by, picking some of the larger blanks I had. But these are still the small ones that cost 8.99 and not the 7/8 that are 15.00 [:0] As you can see, there is enough room to drill the large hole.
Here is the pen closed and no it does not post.The threads work just fine with no problems. The stamping design is crisp and clean. Finish was done with wet sand and Novus compound and Hut Ultra shine.
Here they are open, The nib is a two tone steel. The front section works just like an Statesmen or Emperor with the same screw out nib assembly, I like this set up. And a Penchetta 14K gold nib will fit this pen.
It is a nice pen, different look, but on the pricey side. Will see how they sell. I am a little worried about the satin finish showing scrathes, time will tell if this is a winner.
This is one of the new kits from CSU, the Imperial.( a touch on the pricey side). I paired them up with some new Tru Stone resins.
Parts are pretty straight forward. One thing I noticed is that the rhodium finish is a mix of satin and polished. Also, the nib coupler does not have the cap threads attached to it. The cap threads are now on the nib. This is a change I didn't like. As now it becomes a propritary system to the pen and does not make the parts interchangable with others.
All messurements were done with a dial caliper. I like using a dial caliper as I can visually see the difference vs just looking at a digital readout. The bits are 15/32 & 35/64. If you have a Gents, Statesmen or Sketch pencil bit laying around, that will work for the 15/32 and a Havana bit will work for the 35/64. The cut is straight on both barrels with no taper. Although, the pen end cap, did messure .002 smaller than the nib coupler.
I used some of the new Tru Stone blanks. I was able to get by, picking some of the larger blanks I had. But these are still the small ones that cost 8.99 and not the 7/8 that are 15.00 [:0] As you can see, there is enough room to drill the large hole.
Here is the pen closed and no it does not post.The threads work just fine with no problems. The stamping design is crisp and clean. Finish was done with wet sand and Novus compound and Hut Ultra shine.
Here they are open, The nib is a two tone steel. The front section works just like an Statesmen or Emperor with the same screw out nib assembly, I like this set up. And a Penchetta 14K gold nib will fit this pen.
It is a nice pen, different look, but on the pricey side. Will see how they sell. I am a little worried about the satin finish showing scrathes, time will tell if this is a winner.
