Another Upside Down Pen

[gerryr]

Well, I saw the pen that Steve Roberts posted and it looked pretty interesting, although there was a bit too much metal for me. So, I decided to try one and planned on eliminating all the metal except the clip. Unfortunately, my skew had other ideas about my wood CB, so I had to add in the normal Jr. Gents CB. This pen is not without it's problems, but I like the concept. There are several things I will do differently next time and the first will be to get a Beall collet chuck. Turning the finial without one was a nightmare and it isn't precisely square. The wood is Bubinga and the finish is CA.

And here it open.

OK, fire away.

 

[hazegry]

I like it nice job

 

[guts]

so what's to fire at,looks good to me.

 

[jwoodwright]

Works for me, never thought to reverse it. Now, I can use those Cigar Parts I messed up. LOL

 

[Jim15]

I think it looks great.

jim

 

[Johnathan]

I still can't wrap my mind around this design, which means you must be much smarter than I
am. Good job.

 

[Fangar]

Very nice workmanship. I think the pen looks nice uncapped, but looks awkward and off, when capped. The lines don't flow for me. This is not a critique of your workmanship though, cause that is top notch! Thanks for sharing.

Fangar

 

[TerryBlanchard]

Watch our for the ink running out of the refill when it is upside down. I carry fountain pens and always put them in my container upside down, when not in use, so they do not dry out and the ink fills the cap once in a while. Tough on shirt pockets. I like the concept and the workmanship is good and unigue

 

[gerryr]

James,
I agree with your comment about the shape of the cap. I was afraid to turn it down to match the flow of the main barrel because I used the 15/32" bit to drill it full length, 1.9" although I only used a piece of tube about 3/4" long. That's another thing to correct on the next one. Now, if I could just figure out how to cut my own internal threads......

 

[SteveRoberts]

<b>Hmmm very nice! I am glad you tried it, the whole point of this pen is the feel. For myself, I feel that caps get too much of the glory in many designs, to any and all rollerballs don't drip at any angle.

I wish more people would turn and hold one. All you do is put a spare Baron or Jr. Gent cap and finial on a Gent kit and poof inovation. I also heavily altered dimensions.

Steve</b>

 

[SteveRoberts]

I agree, I used a more pen long cap short ratio, I think that helps.

Originally posted by Fangar
<br /> I think the pen looks nice uncapped, but looks awkward and off, when capped. The lines don't flow for me. Fangar

 

[BigRob777]

Gerry,
Very nice indeed. That's the best closed end pen I've seen.
Rob

 

[Charles]

very nice!