DurocShark
Member
Kits are made the way they are, while thinking about kitless designs.
Most kits have metal at each end of each barrel. Part of the reason is to make the building of the kit easy. You only have to turn the barrels between the bushings and voila you have a pen.
But I was checking out some pens at Pelican, and found many of those have metal at the ends too. Hmmm... So I picked up a scrap of my resin and tossed it onto my concrete floor. On the edges I got some small chips. I would think that damage would be magnified on a thin cap or other barrel.
Could the metal at the ends be there to help protect the pen from damage when treated poorly? Would a more durable kitless pen result from using metal in more places than appears to be common?
I'm just letting my mind wander here and would appreciate the thoughts of more experienced penmakers.
Most kits have metal at each end of each barrel. Part of the reason is to make the building of the kit easy. You only have to turn the barrels between the bushings and voila you have a pen.
But I was checking out some pens at Pelican, and found many of those have metal at the ends too. Hmmm... So I picked up a scrap of my resin and tossed it onto my concrete floor. On the edges I got some small chips. I would think that damage would be magnified on a thin cap or other barrel.
Could the metal at the ends be there to help protect the pen from damage when treated poorly? Would a more durable kitless pen result from using metal in more places than appears to be common?
I'm just letting my mind wander here and would appreciate the thoughts of more experienced penmakers.