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I showed this in another thread but wanted to get it here as some folks don't read all forums. Not really a slim....it's a comfort from PSI. May change out the clip. Didn't have any gold ti slims to use.

Blanks from CaptG. He had a great time making this one. The pucker factor was really high turning this one.
 

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Can only imagine the amount of time prepping those pieces before the pour....super thin!


Well done!!!!!







Scott (grinding, grinding, and more grinding) B
 
I have to say this is an AWESOME pen and yes, it looks like it could be expensive too. I've made tons of slims and this is pretty much a slim, and I know when you turn a regular blank down to size there is not much meat left on the brass (1/16) or less. How do you get the parts on there and still make it so thin? I sure do wish someone would walk through the process (with pictures) from start to finish. Start with the brass tube and go from there. That would help alot.
 
beck3906 said:
I showed this in another thread but wanted to get it here as some folks don't read all forums. Not really a slim....it's a comfort from PSI. May change out the clip. Didn't have any gold ti slims to use.

Blanks from CaptG. He had a great time making this one. The pucker factor was really high turning this one.
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In your other post, I said that I thought a $200/$300 7mm would more likely be a Streamline, Comfort or Designer - after seeing this, I'll stick with that guess.... great looking pen.
 
Smitty37 said:
beck3906 said:
I showed this in another thread but wanted to get it here as some folks don't read all forums. Not really a slim....it's a comfort from PSI. May change out the clip. Didn't have any gold ti slims to use.

Blanks from CaptG. He had a great time making this one. The pucker factor was really high turning this one.
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In your other post, I said that I thought a $200/$300 7mm would more likely be a Streamline, Comfort or Designer - after seeing this, I'll stick with that guess.... great looking pen.
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I needed a small amount of extra clearance to get over the parts so I used the comfort. It got a bit dicey around the tip. CaptG left me a small amount of clear space on the ends to help with the transition to the tip.
 
You did a great job turning that blank to size. I would be a nervous wreck trying to turn something like that. Capt.G made another great blank and you turned it well. Personally I would go for another clip without the ball end. That's just me though.
 
"someone was asking yesterday what it would take to make a $250-300 slim line. guess this answers that question."

Walrus ivory and fossil whale bone with no expossed metal parts.....I have posted pic's of it more than once. Made for a regular of mine.
 
can any body tell me how you put a schmidt made twist mechanism in a pen,what are the thread screws for,do i need a "tap" to make threads? what size brass tubing should i use? I've only used twist mechanisms in the slim line pens, and those you just pressure push to install
 
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