Rob Eberhard Young
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Two parts really. I am designing a closed end pen which uses parts of a standard kit but will have a closed end cap and body. This will be a capped fountain pen design where the cap will not be reattached and of course there will be no twist mechanism. Pretty staightforward.
The first question is, where might I buy nice plated clips and rings, etc. The second question is assuming I can find clips and rings what do you guys think the best process would be to insert a ring between two ends of acrylic material. That is to say, imagine a closed end pen body and say a half inch in from the back there was a single sterling silver ring?
Would you just turn to a bushing the size of the ring and completely finish the barrel on either side of the ring then glue and clamp. Or would you attempt to buy solid rings, glue in a rougher stage and turn the ring down with the acrylic after gluing? And either way, what glue to you guys think is the best bet to assure it never becomes unstable in pretty much any environmental condition a pen might encounter?
Or...are there ring stock available seperately that have press fit type male parts much like all kits have now for typical center bands which make the whole process better.
Thanks in advance. It seem like every available kit has something that seems not quite right and/or cheap looking to me and I'm trying to come up with some more interesting designs that are more bespoke. My other projects have been like that so it is no surprise that my pen projects are already shaping up to steer more toward kitless or partiall kitless works...
The first question is, where might I buy nice plated clips and rings, etc. The second question is assuming I can find clips and rings what do you guys think the best process would be to insert a ring between two ends of acrylic material. That is to say, imagine a closed end pen body and say a half inch in from the back there was a single sterling silver ring?
Would you just turn to a bushing the size of the ring and completely finish the barrel on either side of the ring then glue and clamp. Or would you attempt to buy solid rings, glue in a rougher stage and turn the ring down with the acrylic after gluing? And either way, what glue to you guys think is the best bet to assure it never becomes unstable in pretty much any environmental condition a pen might encounter?
Or...are there ring stock available seperately that have press fit type male parts much like all kits have now for typical center bands which make the whole process better.
Thanks in advance. It seem like every available kit has something that seems not quite right and/or cheap looking to me and I'm trying to come up with some more interesting designs that are more bespoke. My other projects have been like that so it is no surprise that my pen projects are already shaping up to steer more toward kitless or partiall kitless works...