ivieli
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My first attempt in making a pen to fit a Sailor King of Pens nib. The pen blank is called Earth Magic from the Carolina Pen Company. Thoughts?
Thank you for your feedback, I will follow your suggestions.For a first fountain pen, that's a very good attempt. Incorporating a more difficult to use KOP nib is commendable, and a nice departure from the standard Jowo and bock nibs. You did a nice finishing job as well. Although flush cap, clipless pens are not my preference, the proportions look good, and the barrel step does not look unreasonably large. I especially like that you did not cut a recess or gutter behind the cap threads. That completely blows a nice transition from section, to threads, to body, and has become an unfortunate trend in penmaking.
Some things I would recommend:
-seat your nib unit all the way. It bothers me to see the housing of the unit protruding from the section.
-consider moving the barrel step back a few mm, as it moves the step away from your thumb and fingers when you are gripping the pen.
-grab a nylon dremel brush to clean up your threads with. That with a bit of polishing compound does a nice job cleaning the threads.
Good work! Keep it up
The tap was for a Bock 380 housing, M10x0.5That's an incredible first go. The shape and proportions look bang on. What tap did you use for the King of Pen nib.
I look forward to seeing what you put into the "Kitless Contest" next month.
So its a Bock housing with the King of Pen swapped into it?The tap was for a Bock 380 housing, M10x0.5
A special Bock housing for the KOP nib as listed by jalbert.So its a Bock housing with the King of Pen swapped into it?
No issues with the old pen, just wanted a new home for the nib.A great pen indeed. Where did you get the KOP nib, salvaging it from a Sailor pen?
Ahhh. That explains much.Flexible nib factory makes them specific for kop nibs and feeds
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B8KOPE Bock 380 Housing for Sailor King of Pen
The B8KOPE housing allows use of Sailor King of Pen fountain pen nibs in pens that use a non-converter Bock #8 housing such as the Conid Kingsize that use Bock 380 nib assemblies. DOES NOT FIT SAIL…flexiblenib.com