Arrrrrgh

[Andrew Arndts]

So I went on Arizona Silhouette site with a hope to purchase a 7mm closed end pen mandrel.....
and they are out of them... So I wrote them, "They are in production with no idea as to when they will be completed." Drats and double drats...
Anyhow I am just inform all that if anyone is hoping to purchase one... we all have to wait.

I will continue this in the individual classifies

 

[hilltopper46]

A 7mm closed end mandrel should be doable yourself if you have some patience and a good file. I made one to do dip pens with. http://penmakersguild.com/articles/pinchuck.pdf

 

[Rangertrek]

+1 on the link for the pin chuck. Tony's article was straight forward and well done.
Make a few myself, Andrew give it a try.
I even used the HF punch set to make a couple. Now a dual purpose punch.

 

[KenV]

Andrew -- those are worth waiting for -- a little fragile -- but consistent.

Anyone who has had a pin chuck jam and not release (and anyone who has used them quite a bit has had that happen) will appreciate the one that Bill sells.

Don Ward has a good article with some alternatives at

http://www.redriverpens.com/pdf files/closed end Pens part 1.pdf

(he has a second part on closed end pens ther too).

The versions using threads on the mandrel or a jam chuck works pretty well for short term fill in purposes. Have also used "D" drill rod with a sharpended 3 or 4 sided point to "spike" the closed end.

I feel your frustration --

 

[hilltopper46]

+1 on the link for the pin chuck. Tony's article was straight forward and well done.
Make a few myself, Andrew give it a try.
I even used the HF punch set to make a couple. Now a dual purpose punch.

Just to be clear, the article is by Rich Kleinhenz. I just pointed to it because that is basically what I did.