Well, I turned two sections, and the same thing on both. Several cracks on the threaded bit of this plastic:
Bear Tooth Woods - Invisavue UA-01 Black Pen Blank
Is this stuff just not good for threading?
In my opinion, Alumilite, being polyurethane, is by far the best material for making sections. Compared to the more brittle plastics, acrylics, and whatever else they are called, the polyurethane is more forgiving in that it will give more before it cracks. I think it was Curtis who tossed an acrylic pen and an alumilite pen up in the air, one breaking, the other bouncing! That pretty sums up the difference.
I've made and sold dozens upon dozens of pens with Alumilite sections and haven't heard any complaints but have received several positive comments about the feel.
To me, Ebonite has a soft warm "grippy" feel, acrylic has a hard cold "slippery" feel and Alumilite falls in-between.
On Edit: I just saw your last post and I would NOT use delrin, it is way too soft and while it is nice to work with, the customers will scratch and mar it to pieces!