A few new pens

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Jim, just a note on the clear acrylic tubes and solid rods.

A few years ago I started using clear acrylic rod and tube on my bulb fillers with ink windows and since the clear acrylic was cheaper than "common pen blanks", I decided to buy extra rod and use for experimenting. I mentioned this in the past but think it's worth mentioning again.... The clear rods and tubes are a bit more brittle thus harder to thread than the softer acrylic used in the "common pen blanks". I have always said that if one can master threading the clear acrylic then they would have no problems with the common pen blanks or alumilite.

With that said, don't get discouraged if you have some threading failures at first, just keep at it, use cooking oil spray as a lubricant and don't force the taps and dies and you'll be fine.
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You can get clear lucite from pipemakersemporium that turns and threads just as well as any pen blank acrylic.
 
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To follow up on George's remarks about machining clear acrylic, the key is to find cast rod, not extruded. (Most out there is extruded.) Cast rod will machine as nicely as delrin. There are many firms in the US selling cast rod, but most have minimum orders too big for me. I've been able to work with some, though, and it is a treat.
 
Outstanding work George. I expect they will be a big hit at the show.
FWIW The blue is my favorite!
Would love to see a picture of the rollerball version!
Best of luck at the show!
 
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WOW George!!! The only flaw is the blue one's cap has a slight bevel on the bottom of the cap. I had to look for 3 minutes to find that...lol

You guys are raising the bar so high. I have a functioning prototype but it is nowhere close to what I see here. Took me over 4 hours to do it but had fun and learned a lot. Next time I'm in my shop I will try to refine my designs.

Thanks to all the custom makers here. Y'all have given me inspiration
 
Dustygoose said:
WOW George!!! The only flaw is the blue one's cap has a slight bevel on the bottom of the cap. I had to look for 3 minutes to find that...lol

You guys are raising the bar so high. I have a functioning prototype but it is nowhere close to what I see here. Took me over 4 hours to do it but had fun and learned a lot. Next time I'm in my shop I will try to refine my designs.

Thanks to all the custom makers here. Y'all have given me inspiration
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Actually there are bevels on the bottoms of all the caps. There may be slight differences sine these are hand made but all are pretty close. I like putting bevels on the caps as I feel it gives the pen a finished look rather than just turning a blank round and leaving the ends squared off.
 
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