kitless pen

Hello, How do you hold your kitless works on the lathe? I use a collet chuck and a tailstock live center, but with the live center attached, I can't work on the outer side of the pen. If I don't use a live center, the work wobbles too much for turning or applying finish. I'm afraid it might...

Hello, Finally, decided to go down the kitless road... (One of) My questions is this: I'm looking to buy triple lead tap and die set for the cap, another single lead tap and die set for the section, and another tap for the bock size #5 pen nib housing (I prefer to make slimmer and smaller...

Can anyone point me to instructions/tutorial on lining a wood pen with another material?

I genuinely appreciate all who responded to my most recent post asking for an M11 cheat sheet. But I now come to this amazing group once again seeking some help. I am trying to make a slightly smaller section, using an M9x.75 tap and die. For the body, I drilled an 8mm hole, and used the...

G'day! Tried my first m14 triple lead timber pen with this magnificent piece. Fully lined with ebonite, section is ebonite and matte finished. Sanded timber to 800 and linseed oiled. Wanted a natural looking pen with a simple profile. Jowo #6 nib. Thanks for looking

G'day! Recently got some samples from a fellow Aussie pen maker who cast some alumilite rods. They were fantastic! This is the second pen made from his blanks. I just love them. My son helped me make this, so at the end of buffing, I told him to assemble it, then once it was all together I said...

G'day! Finished this earlier tonight, a spectacular piece of figured black and white ebony, sleeves, finials and section is black ebonite. Watch crown roll stop, jowo #6 nib and ca finish. This was fun. Casey.

G'day! Sleeved this beautiful chunk of purple 💜 with some ebonite and made a massive pen! Ebonite section, Jowo #6 b, marble acrylic finials with abalone coin inlay, spacers, watch crown roll stop, CA finish. Thanks for looking! Casey.

G'day! So I have been bitten with the kitless bug, and recently bought some Brook's blanks. They are magnificent. I had issues with my die and ruined 2 tenons on the barrel, which left it quite short. Too good to waste, I added black ebonite to the ends and used aluminium can spacers. Once...

G'day! Thought I'd venture into the kitless rabbit hole and have a go! My great mate and mentor Stephen Just has made many of them, teaching me step by step. Jowo #6, acrylic The shape is a little meh, but that'll improve over time (hopefully!) AND the pattern doesn't line up due to a few...

I have been pen turning for over ten years now but only making kitless pens for over a year, and always from resin rods. I work on a wood lathe and not a metal lathe so I I was concerned if I could make a sleeve for a cap with a proper fit or if I would have some other unforeseen issues (I did...

Friends, I find myself struggling to add space behind the body’s threads where it will work with a cap. (see attached images) Naturally, it’s not difficult for me to simply turn down extra material behind the threads, but when I go to put the cap on, the cap wants to stop twisting as it...

Kindly ignore the dirty threads. I still need to wipe it down. But this was a pen that I started and finished yesterday afternoon. This one marks my second completed kitless pen, and while still not perfect, proved to be yet another learning experience. I accidentally snapped the threads of...

After approximately 15 failed attempts, and a lot of help from you fine folks, I finally was able to finish my first kitless pen this afternoon. Feedback and critiques are of course welcome. I am gonna churn a few more out I think before I start venturing into clips and accent rings...

PILOT nib Kitless Pen. The body and cap, the other parts are ebonite, and the section is wood.

I am off on a new tack. First try at etching. Celtic dragon on the cap and Celtic knot on the body.

Fountain pen with integrated rest influenced by streamline design - science fiction - mad max - roman chariots. Bock nib

New streamline model with sculpted roll stopper on the cap fitted with a Bock size 6 medium nib in a black lacquer finish. Made in ebonite. http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/563492495/streamline-model-fountain-pen?ref=shop_home_active_1

New streamline models with sculpted roll stoppers on the cap and a futuristic pen and rest -I was thinking Tron meets Boadicea ! "]http://[URL="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AppliedPens?ref=l2-shopheader-name"]

New pen and rest - I was thinking Tron meets Boadicea with this one Pm me for more information - studio pics soon http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AppliedPens?ref=seller-platform-mcnav