AdventiveIowa
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I've been wanting to make myself a brass fountain pen for a while, after seeing the pens by Karas Kustoms, but not really wanting to put down the money for the pen itself.
So I came up with the bright idea to turn the pen myself, I've got access to a metal lathe and I'm an engineer so naturally I think building something from scratch that I've never tried before should be easy (what hubris)
Anyways I ran into this forum while researching for the pen and after realizing that some of the taps and dies required for a kitless pen are expensive, I'm trying to see if I can make something work as a first pass with the equipment I have.
So with that in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has had success with friction fitting the nib sections into their pens. This would mean I wouldn't have to buy a tap for the Jowo #6 I was thinking of.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
-Hank
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So I came up with the bright idea to turn the pen myself, I've got access to a metal lathe and I'm an engineer so naturally I think building something from scratch that I've never tried before should be easy (what hubris)
Anyways I ran into this forum while researching for the pen and after realizing that some of the taps and dies required for a kitless pen are expensive, I'm trying to see if I can make something work as a first pass with the equipment I have.
So with that in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has had success with friction fitting the nib sections into their pens. This would mean I wouldn't have to buy a tap for the Jowo #6 I was thinking of.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
-Hank
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