I thought you may like to see how I made my latest pen.
Cut up a piece of water pipe.
Flatten it out and select the least damaged bit.
Knock up a quick clamp to hold the body. Watch out where the screws are.
A splosh of CA to help hold.
Drill an arc through the body.
Don't clean up the burrs yet. They will offer more glue surface for now.
Glue in a bit of flower pot.
Form the copper with the holesaw off cuts.
Glue up complete. Decide where to fit brass tube.
I'm too scared and inexperienced to use a chisel, so I get it flush with a file.
The bottom half including the fixed CB
The finished pen.
Cut up a piece of water pipe.
Flatten it out and select the least damaged bit.
Knock up a quick clamp to hold the body. Watch out where the screws are.
A splosh of CA to help hold.
Drill an arc through the body.
Don't clean up the burrs yet. They will offer more glue surface for now.
Glue in a bit of flower pot.
Form the copper with the holesaw off cuts.
Glue up complete. Decide where to fit brass tube.
I'm too scared and inexperienced to use a chisel, so I get it flush with a file.
The bottom half including the fixed CB
The finished pen.