Titanium Dip Pen

[cdcorbin]

A simple dip pen, my first foray into turning. A gift for a friend. Mix of CP and Grade 9 titanium. Welded and turned. Fits a #6 nib. Case is Grade 9 titanium with a turned wood cap. My aesthetic runs modern/minimal/industrial.

 

[wade45]

Welcome to the IAP!

Great looking pen and "case" very clean.

Wade

 

[mark james]

Very, very nice - I'm a fan.

 

[Jim15]

Great work.

 

[montmill]

Unique, great job of producing a pen that reflects your vision.

 

[Woodchipper]

Most unusual. Thanks for sharing the story and photo.
Have thought about aluminum bodies for pens. Just need to settle on drilling, machining, etc.

 

[MedWoodWorx]

A simple dip pen, my first foray into turning. A gift for a friend. Mix of CP and Grade 9 titanium. Welded and turned. Fits a #6 nib. Case is Grade 9 titanium with a turned wood cap. My aesthetic runs modern/minimal/industrial.

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Greetings from Greece, this pen is so simple and good looking it could make it as pen of the month IMO. That would be a first!

 

[cdcorbin]

Very, very nice - I'm a fan.

Thanks, Mark! Glad you like it and appreciate the feedback.

 

[NJturner]

Damn.....love it. Hate it even more as its just one more really good argument as to why I need to invest in a metal lathe......grrrr....

Nice work! Welcome from NJ !!

Kevin

 

[cdcorbin]

Greetings from Greece, this pen is so simple and good looking it could make it as pen of the month IMO. That would be a first!

Thank you, Mike. Appreciate you liking the simplicity of it.

 

[cdcorbin]

Damn.....love it. Hate it even more as its just one more really good argument as to why I need to invest in a metal lathe......grrrr....

Nice work! Welcome from NJ !!

Kevin

Thanks, Kevin. I mean, do you ever really have to justify buying a new tool?

 

[Penultimate]

Very nice. Does the pen mount in the tube?
How difficult is it to machine Ti? What types of tooling do you use?
Thanks

 

[cdcorbin]

Very nice. Does the pen mount in the tube?
How difficult is it to machine Ti? What types of tooling do you use?
Thanks

Thank you! Right now the pen is padded by felt inside the tube.

Ti isn't too difficult to work with but has some quirks. It has to be turned slower than carbon steels, brass or bronze. It work hardens and it's "sticky" so cutting threads can present challenges, and it easily galls. CP (commercially pure) is much easier to work with than Grade 9 (3Al-2.5V). Grade 5 (6Al-4V) is harder and dulls tools faster. I use carbide and HSS tools.

 

[Penultimate]

Thank you! Right now the pen is padded by felt inside the tube.

Ti isn't too difficult to work with but has some quirks. It has to be turned slower than carbon steels, brass or bronze. It work hardens and it's "sticky" so cutting threads can present challenges, and it easily galls. CP (commercially pure) is much easier to work with than Grade 9 (3Al-2.5V). Grade 5 (6Al-4V) is harder and dulls tools faster. I use carbide and HSS tools.

Thanks for the info, maybe someday when my skills improve