Le Roi Elegant stylus conversion

[MarkD]

A client recently saw one of my Aero stylus conversions and asked if I could make one for her using the Le Roi Elegant. I sent a message to Smitty asking how the tip was attached to the grip. He responded that the tip was pressed into the grip ( Thanks Smitty ! ). So, I took a transfer punch and a hammer and sure enough the tip came right out.

Since the diameter of tip coupler on the CSUSA stylus was smaller than the inside diameter of the grip where the tip coupler would be pressed into, I decided it would be just as easy to make a new tip coupler than to make some kind of adapter.

The new tip coupler is make from aluminum and all dimensions are the same as the original except the end that gets pressed in was made to be a press fit into the Le Roi grip.

Here is the finished product. A Le Roi Elegant Stylus with blue and white web Tru-stone ( the client picked the blank ).

As always, your comments and critiques are welcome.

Thanks for looking.

The grip and tip after I pressed the tip out.

The grip with the CSUSA tip coupler ( top ) and the custom tip coupler ( bottom ).

The grip with the new tip coupler pressed in.
To the right are the stylus tip and the trim ring.

The grip with the assembled stylus.

 

[bitshird]

Very nice!! Mark, so far it's the coolest Stylus I've seen.

 

[MarkD]

Very nice!! Mark, so far it's the coolest Stylus I've seen.

Thanks Ken. It was a fun project and I'm very happy with the results.

 

[JF36]

That is one of the nicest looking stylus. I really like the look of the blank

 

[Buzzzz4]

I think we are seeing a preview of the next PSI or CSUSA catalog. Well done!

 

[Brooks803]

Looks great Mark! I think that's gonna catch on really fast.

 

[boxerman]

Nice job on that Mark. Really like the blank.

 

[arw01]

Looks great, and gives me many ideas.

You took an aluminum bar, and turned it to the dimensions you needed basically, so the old CSUSA coupler is tossed into the spare parts bin?

You went this route rather than a "bushing" to adapt the smaller coupler to the larger Le Roi section.

Pretty cool.

 

[Whaler]

Great job Mark.

 

[EarlD]

Nice stylus and nice adaptation.

 

[MarkD]

You took an aluminum bar, and turned it to the dimensions you needed basically, so the old CSUSA coupler is tossed into the spare parts bin?

You went this route rather than a "bushing" to adapt the smaller coupler to the larger Le Roi section.

Pretty cool.

The inside diameter of the grip was not much larger than the stylus coupler so a bushing would have to be very thin, so I just made a new coupler.

 

[76winger]

That is one fancy stylus! nice work!

 

[Smitty37]

Nice

I might be just a tad biased but I think yours is nicer than theirs.....Good job Mark.

 

[jasontg99]

Very nice!! Mark, so far it's the coolest Stylus I've seen.

I agree. That is sharp!!! Great idea and beautiful execution.

 

[jasontg99]

The only thing that could have made this better is if the stylus was the finial and the pen was functional.

 

[MarkD]

Thanks for the complements everyone.

The only thing that could have made this better is if the stylus was the finial and the pen was functional.

I would agree with you. I have adapted a few stylus to working pens and the combination is pretty cool, but in this case the client didn't care about having a pen.
It could be kinda tricky incorporating the stylus in the finial of this pen, since this pen uses the finial to extend and retract the refill. But then again, when I have some free time I may give it a try. I like a good challenge!