My First Aluminum Slim!

[Joe S.]

Finally I was able to get a decent 7mm hole down a tube of aluminum rod. It wasn't hard to turn, but polishing was a different story. I'm sure it would go more smoothly (pun intended) if I had some actual metal polish, because I think it would work better than honing coumpond:redface:. Overall it looks nice, feels nice, and writes nice with a Schmidt refill. So this is a nice pen
Thanks for looking and C&C is always helpful

 

[Wright]

Very nice work, is the bottom barrel larger than the top or is it just the way the photo took?

 

[CharlesJohnson]

Great looking pen. Definitly getting me more excited to do this. I have started getting things together.HD has the 2 grades of metal polish. Not very exspensive either. Aren't we having fun in this adiction?

 

[ToddMR]

I have never turned aluminum yet. Maybe some day. The pen you turned looks nice.

 

[Joe S.]

That's the picture... Sometime I'm going to get/make a photography setup, but for now it's a few lamps and a board of ash. The black ring by the tip is also a trick of the light, it's really a bevel that goes into the tip.

 

[Sub Vet 10]

Very nice. Been wanting to do a 7075AL for a while.

 

[Joe S.]

7075? I just picked up some 1/2" rod from the hardware store!

 

[Janster]

That's the picture... Sometime I'm going to get/make a photography setup, but for now it's a few lamps and a board of ash. The black ring by the tip is also a trick of the light, it's really a bevel that goes into the tip.

Is there a separate nib section or is the lower barrel and nib one piece? Nice job!

 

[orbit308]

awesome job! I think there's a lot of mystery involved in trying something totally different like metal..I still haven't taken that leap. Maybe tomorrow!

 

[ALA]

And nice it is!

 

[Joe S.]

That's the picture... Sometime I'm going to get/make a photography setup, but for now it's a few lamps and a board of ash. The black ring by the tip is also a trick of the light, it's really a bevel that goes into the tip.

Is there a separate nib section or is the lower barrel and nib one piece? Nice job!

It's just like a regular slimline, just with AL instead of wood. The secret to drilling it is use a lubricant (I used mineral oil). And turning isn't hard either, just slower. I'm still working on finishing, but I'm starting to think there might be somthing to using honing compound... Anyway, next time I might try a single piece tip, I like that idea.

 

[Janster]

That's the picture... Sometime I'm going to get/make a photography setup, but for now it's a few lamps and a board of ash. The black ring by the tip is also a trick of the light, it's really a bevel that goes into the tip.

Is there a separate nib section or is the lower barrel and nib one piece? Nice job!

It's just like a regular slimline, just with AL instead of wood. The secret to drilling it is use a lubricant (I used mineral oil). And turning isn't hard either, just slower. I'm still working on finishing, but I'm starting to think there might be somthing to using honing compound... Anyway, next time I might try a single piece tip, I like that idea.

Another question. Where does one purchace a Schmidt transmission, or do the Schmidt refills work in a standard Slimline tranny? TIA.........Jan

 

[walshjp17]

Looks really nice. Is it a stylus or is that just another photo shadow?

 

[Joe S.]

The refill came from exotics, it put them in all the pens I make. It will still fit the tranny, and you can get some really nice Parker sizes too. I like to have my pens write like they are expensive, and be handmade to boot! I think Schmidt sells other quality pen parts, it was mentioned in a Woodturning Design pen article reacently.

 

[Joe S.]

Yes it's a stylus, I forgot to say that! :redface: it works perfectly every time, even if I'm not touching the clip, tip, or centerband! :biggrin::tongue:

 

[ed4copies]

The refill came from exotics, it put them in all the pens I make. It will still fit the tranny, and you can get some really nice Parker sizes too. I like to have my pens write like they are expensive, and be handmade to boot! I think Schmidt sells other quality pen parts, it was mentioned in a Woodturning Design pen article reacently.

Thank you, Joe for all the nice compliments!!!

Because of two calls I have received this morning, I need to correct the information a little: Schmidt does not make a "Cross-style" refill. Yes, ExoticBlanks handles MANY Schmidt products and is very proud of the quality of their goods.

We also have taken on products that are NOT Schmidt made: the "Cross-style" refills are one such product. They are better than the "kit refill", but we continue to look for a "superior" product, similar in excellence to the 9000 refill we purchase from Schmidt.

Sorry, your pen is gorgeous and I would normally NOT contradict (or correct the facts presented by) a customer. In this case, it is causing confusion.

Ed

 

[CharlesJohnson]

The refill came from exotics, it put them in all the pens I make. It will still fit the tranny, and you can get some really nice Parker sizes too. I like to have my pens write like they are expensive, and be handmade to boot! I think Schmidt sells other quality pen parts, it was mentioned in a Woodturning Design pen article reacently.

Thank you, Joe for all the nice compliments!!!

Because of two calls I have received this morning, I need to correct the information a little: Schmidt does not make a "Cross-style" refill. Yes, ExoticBlanks handles MANY Schmidt products and is very proud of the quality of their goods.

We also have taken on products that are NOT Schmidt made: the "Cross-style" refills are one such product. They are better than the "kit refill", but we continue to look for a "superior" product, similar in excellence to the 9000 refill we purchase from Schmidt.

Sorry, your pen is gorgeous and I would normally NOT contradict (or correct the facts presented by) a customer. In this case, it is causing confusion.

Ed

Thanks Ed. I thought I had read it was Private Reserve. But to small for print.

 

[Joe S.]

The refill came from exotics, it put them in all the pens I make. It will still fit the tranny, and you can get some really nice Parker sizes too. I like to have my pens write like they are expensive, and be handmade to boot! I think Schmidt sells other quality pen parts, it was mentioned in a Woodturning Design pen article reacently.

Thank you, Joe for all the nice compliments!!!

Because of two calls I have received this morning, I need to correct the information a little: Schmidt does not make a "Cross-style" refill. Yes, ExoticBlanks handles MANY Schmidt products and is very proud of the quality of their goods.

We also have taken on products that are NOT Schmidt made: the "Cross-style" refills are one such product. They are better than the "kit refill", but we continue to look for a "superior" product, similar in excellence to the 9000 refill we purchase from Schmidt.

Sorry, your pen is gorgeous and I would normally NOT contradict (or correct the facts presented by) a customer. In this case, it is causing confusion.

Ed

Oh man... I'm sorry! I said Schmidt without thinking about it. My last name is actually Schmidt and I make mostly Parker style pen, so I'm very used to saying "and it has a high quality Schmidt brand refill!" I should have looked more closely. :frown:

 

[Sub Vet 10]

7075? I just picked up some 1/2" rod from the hardware store!

Perhaps I will do that for the first one.

7075-T6 is what M-16/M-4/AR-15's are made out of; which is why I've planned on using it on several bullet kits.

 

[Dalepenkala]

Good job Joe!