Help with ideas, please

[thewishman]

Was asked today to make a pencil to match a CSUSA Artisan European pen (fancy centerband) and I am stumped. Any ideas about how to find or modify a mech that will work?

 

[Marcros]

what refill does it take? is it a parker type?

 

[magpens]

I see that the pen kit uses a Cross ink refill. In that case, I don't know of a way to convert the pen kit to a pencil.

I think you should consult with CSUSA about your options.

You may have to go to a pen kit which uses a Parker refill.

In recent years a number of those Parker pen kits have had pencil mechanisms developed for them ... PSI has several options of this type

https://www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SEARCH&q=pencil+conversion

For an even longer time, if you were wanting to convert a Parker pen kit to a pencil kit you could replace the refill with a Schmidt mech.
This conversion only works for a small selection of pen kits

http://www.beartoothwoods.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=schmidt+pencil+mechanism

You may already be familiar with the options I am presenting to you .... if so I apologize for the duplicated information.

 

[Scissortail Pens]

Cross, used to have one called the "Switch It". It seems it's out of production now, but you can still find them on ebay and a few other companies still carry what they had in stock before they went out of production. Not sure of how well they work as I've not personally used one.

Ebay

 

[KenV]

My go-to euro style has been the perfect fit pens. They accept the Schmidt pencil insert.

Any chance of negotiating for similar style for the pencil?

 

[thewishman]

Thanks, guys.

Mark - it's a Cross style.

Mal, good suggestions, I'll check with CSUSA.

David, I bought some when those first came on the market, but haven't had good results.

Ken, that is my go-to kit for pen/pencil sets. The sole downside is the rattly top barrel - I wish that issue could be solved. Talked to Joe years ago and it was never revised. Plus, that kit has the widest variation in brass tube sizes - sometimes they are just Way. Too. Big.

 

[Scissortail Pens]

Thanks, guys.

Mark - it's a Cross style.

Mal, good suggestions, I'll check with CSUSA.

David, I bought some when those first came on the market, but haven't had good results.

Ken, that is my go-to kit for pen/pencil sets. The sole downside is the rattly top barrel - I wish that issue could be solved. Talked to Joe years ago and it was never revised. Plus, that kit has the widest variation in brass tube sizes - sometimes they are just Way. Too. Big.

Yeah, they weren't looking real promising after I looked into them more.