Mark Scrivener
Member
Hello,
Thought I'd try my had at pen making but I'm not interested in using kits or purchased components (other than an ink cartridge). I have a metal lathe and a CNC mill, so the plan is to make everything from stock materials. Most of the components are straight forward though a few have me thinking. Since I didn't find any posts on these I thought I'd ask:
1. Twist pen transmission. Anyone making their own? I can think of how one might do this with a simple cam, but I'd rather mimic a proven design than build 5 or 6 trying to get it right. Unfortuantely the only twist pens I own have press fit transmissions and I don't want to destroy them taking them apart.
2. "Snap" on cap. I've never made a "snap" type mechanism before, so a simple drawing with some guidelines would be great. I assume the "ring" that "snaps" over the nibb/front end is slit and designed for a slight interference fit. How much interference? recomended materials for the ring? etc.
3. Clips. It looks straightforward to cut a simple clip/ring and bend it to shape, and I assume some of the clips I see are cast. However, I haven't found any threads on this so I'm sure there are lots of ideas which haven't occurred to me. Any pointers on custom clip making would be great.
Thanks again and I'd like to say I've been impressed with the workmanship I've seen on this site. Looking forward to learning some new tricks!
Cheers,
Mark
Thought I'd try my had at pen making but I'm not interested in using kits or purchased components (other than an ink cartridge). I have a metal lathe and a CNC mill, so the plan is to make everything from stock materials. Most of the components are straight forward though a few have me thinking. Since I didn't find any posts on these I thought I'd ask:
1. Twist pen transmission. Anyone making their own? I can think of how one might do this with a simple cam, but I'd rather mimic a proven design than build 5 or 6 trying to get it right. Unfortuantely the only twist pens I own have press fit transmissions and I don't want to destroy them taking them apart.
2. "Snap" on cap. I've never made a "snap" type mechanism before, so a simple drawing with some guidelines would be great. I assume the "ring" that "snaps" over the nibb/front end is slit and designed for a slight interference fit. How much interference? recomended materials for the ring? etc.
3. Clips. It looks straightforward to cut a simple clip/ring and bend it to shape, and I assume some of the clips I see are cast. However, I haven't found any threads on this so I'm sure there are lots of ideas which haven't occurred to me. Any pointers on custom clip making would be great.
Thanks again and I'd like to say I've been impressed with the workmanship I've seen on this site. Looking forward to learning some new tricks!
Cheers,
Mark