Customized pen - hybred 7mm and 8mm barrels

[hilltopper46]

This pen is made with components from a PSI Flattop with 8MM top barrel and twist mechanism, but with a 7mm tube in the lower barrel. The finial and the nib are customized from PSI's synthetic burl blank and the main barrels are from a PSI blank as well.

I made a pen similar to this last spring but this one has different material for the finial, nib and center band, and a more streamlined lower barrel.

Comments and criticisms are welcome.

 

[hunter-27]

I like the design but not sure on the color combination.

 

[hilltopper46]

I like the design but not sure on the color combination.

Ah, good point - this is more or less a customer order (gift ofr his wife) - although it was ordered so long ago I won't hold him to it if he doesn't want it.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

The design looks cool, any way to see a bigger picture?

 

[mredburn]

How did you attach the 8mm transmission to the 7mm lower tube? I have done lower bodies where I used an 8mm tube in one end and a smaller tube in the other Step drilling the blank to fit. That allowed me to use the 8mm tranny and a 7/32 tube for a very small nose cone on the end.

 

[hilltopper46]

The design looks cool, any way to see a bigger picture?

I'll try - this might be a little larger...

How did you attach the 8mm transmission to the 7mm lower tube? I have done lower bodies where I used an 8mm tube in one end and a smaller tube in the other Step drilling the blank to fit. That allowed me to use the 8mm tranny and a 7/32 tube for a very small nose cone on the end.

I found that I could drill the bottom end of the coupler enough to insert the 7mm tube into it. I did put a small step into the top of the bottom barrel that the coupler kinda fits into, but most of the coupler sits inside the center band. I did reduce the diameter of the coupler considerable.

 

[hilltopper46]

A couple closer pics.

 

[mredburn]

Thank you Tony I hadnt considered sliding the tube into the coupler and recessing the whole thing.