Defenestrar
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I'm wanting to acquire the tooling for a kitless and would like to start with what will be applicable to the broadest group of custom fountain users.
In addition to pen user preference, the nib size establishes the base everything else flows from and I'm wondering what minimum wall thicknesses have been successful for any of you who work in unsleeved wood. Is there much difference between domestic and exotic hardwoods? (I'm in the US for reference to domestics). Will a size six nib always make for a fat pen? What are reasonable barrel and cap ODs to shoot for? Or is this a pipe dream and I should make threaded parts out of resin/metal?
I'm sorry if the question seems repetitive. I appreciate the other tap/die threads I've found (and the library), but I can't quite get a feel for where common pen users are going to gravitate towards.
In addition to pen user preference, the nib size establishes the base everything else flows from and I'm wondering what minimum wall thicknesses have been successful for any of you who work in unsleeved wood. Is there much difference between domestic and exotic hardwoods? (I'm in the US for reference to domestics). Will a size six nib always make for a fat pen? What are reasonable barrel and cap ODs to shoot for? Or is this a pipe dream and I should make threaded parts out of resin/metal?
I'm sorry if the question seems repetitive. I appreciate the other tap/die threads I've found (and the library), but I can't quite get a feel for where common pen users are going to gravitate towards.