Apollo Infinity

[broitblat]

This is the Apollo Infinity from PSI

It's a hefty sized pen, but very little wood left on the tube if it were turned b-b (I blew out my first 2 attempts). I think it's a good looking kit, but I'm not sure I like the way it goes together. I have another one to use in forming a "final" opinion.

-Barry

 

[bitshird]

Nice looking pen Barry, It looks like a dressed up Churchill, they don't have a lot of wood left on them when finished either,

 

[artme]

Nice pen!!

Thin layer of material left is a worry.

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Nice Pen!

Robin

 

[ed4copies]

This is the Apollo Infinity from PSI

It's a hefty sized pen, but very little wood left on the tube if it were turned b-b (I blew out my first 2 attempts). I think it's a good looking kit, but I'm not sure I like the way it goes together. I have another one to use in forming a "final" opinion.

-Barry

Ever wonder WHY??? I sure do.

If they made the tube a smaller diameter, what would be the "downside"?? Meanwhile with more "meat" on the pen, it is less likely to crack. People buying a pen that size are unlikely to be looking for lightweight, aren't they???

Nice job on the pen Barry, it LOOKS good. But, don't drop it!!!

 

[DCBluesman]

I don't understand the "too little meat" cooments about this kit along with the Churchill, El Grande and other similar pens. If the wood is securely glued to the brass tube and if you turn to the dimensions of the components, what real danger of damage is there?

 

[ed4copies]

It's a hefty sized pen, but very little wood left on the tube if it were turned b-b (I blew out my first 2 attempts). I think it's a good looking kit, but I'm not sure I like the way it goes together. I have another one to use in forming a "final" opinion.

-Barry

How about we start with, any pen that requires 3 attempts by a guy with Barry's experience is gonna be a problem for the "average" turner.

As to durability, I have had MANY thin pens crack. I realize you, Lou, can make snakewood behave, so you are obviously able to find the "right balance". But, I still ask, what is GAINED by a thin pen, in this size??

 

[DCBluesman]

I think weight IS a factor. The El Grande, Ligero, Churchill, etc can all be made at or under 32g. That's pretty good when you consider that the other large pens, a Gentleman for example, most often weight in at over 50g. As a comparison, the largest Pelikan pen, the 1000, weighs in at 32g. The huge MontBlanc 149 weighs in at 29g. That's fairly standard among the major manufacturers.

Of course, many of the component sets could be made lighter and still add a little margin for error.

 

[ed4copies]

I guess Tex better discontinue his line of Emperors with Tru-Stone.:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Whaler]

I just finished one of the Apollo Infinity kits as well. I didn't have any problem turning it but I don't like the fit and I think it looks cheap with all of the black plastic. I won't be doing another.