Convert Pentel P200 into pen

[Pentel200Pen]

Hello, I have been obsessed with the Pentel P200 mechanical pencil for 30 years. I need to use a pen for work. Any suggestions on how I can turn this into a pen?

I like the size and rough weight of the pencil because I spin the pencil in my hand and I like the plastic body.

Thanks!

 

[duncsuss]

I totally misunderstood your question - thought you were trying to make a more beautiful pencil. But now I realise you are hoping to make a pen that looks like the P200 - which I've never thought of doing.

 

[its_virgil]

I made my first conversion 20 (or longer) yrs ago. Ive changed several things over the years. Here is the easiest way to make the conversion.

Pentel™ Pencil Conversion

Pentel pencils, especially the P205, P207 and the P209 are very popular with accountants and engineers. The step bit made making these conversions much easier. But in the December 2012 issue of Woodturning Design magazine had an article by my...

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[its_virgil]

 

[Dieseldoc]

Ryan: I also have been making the conversion like Don has for several years.
fun to make and every easy to sell. I find the 207 and 209 are the best sellers.

 

[egnald]

Otho GS02 Gel Pens from Japan have that kind of flat-sided shaped lower body. I can't speak to the feel though. - Dave

 

[duncsuss]

@its_virgil @Dieseldoc Don and Chuck - I initially answered the same way you did, but then realised that what he's attempting to do is the opposite. He's looking to refill the (to us) junk body of the Pentel with a pen.

 

[Pentel200Pen]

hahah yes sorry. Your body is much much prettier I completely agree. Is there any way to do the opposite. I guess it's not the point of this forum.

I just want to make it as close to how it is originally but with a pen instead of a pencil.

 

[duncsuss]

I'd start by trying to figure out how much effort it would be to adjust the P200 barrel to take the innards of a Bic Crystal ballpoint. It is the simplest pen I can think of - it doesn't retract, and more importantly it only needs support around the metal nib portion, the long tube with ink just sits inside the barrel.