jyreene
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It's been a bit since I've posted. Life has and will continue to be very busy. I've had these done for a bit but haven't gotten around to posting them. For a little background, both nibs are Pelikan M400's. Mine was my first non-steel nib and I do notice it writes more smooth than the steel nibs I have. Even the custom tuned/ground ones (not that those are shabby). I bought one of the nibs for a friends birthday present. Well part of one. The other part was making him a pen out of it using some of my vintage materials, cellulose acetate.
The catch was I he was going to show me how to make my first bulb filler using my Pelikan nib. Also using some of my vintage materials, also , cellulose acetate.
Since the are Pelikan nibs I wanted mine to be similar to the Lizard Skin Pelikan that comes in grey (I know they do have other colors but they are quite rare as far as I can tell.
I learned a ton. How to make a blind cap (though this is basically a large finial. How to make a bulb filler (the tutorial on IAP was obviously spot on for those interested). How to make a non stepped cap to body area (wasn't enough material to do that). And finally, how to make a Pelikan nib into a bulb filler (it's all in the front section and breather tube but after the first failure I was well past my then understanding of how fountain pens work).
So here is a bunch of mine (the green lizard) and a few of my friends (the blue lizard skin). He was not totally happy with the cap so he is remaking it out of Ebonite.
Details of mine (don't have his so I can't measure it):
Threads - 12mm double start
Pen length - 153mm
Cap - 61mm
Body (no nib) - 116mm
Body (with nib) - 137mm
Blind Cap - 43mm
Body Circumference - 45mm
Cap Circumference - 48mm
C&C welcome. This was a fun challenge. Lever fill and piston fill are next (though not likely for 3 or more years).
The catch was I he was going to show me how to make my first bulb filler using my Pelikan nib. Also using some of my vintage materials, also , cellulose acetate.
Since the are Pelikan nibs I wanted mine to be similar to the Lizard Skin Pelikan that comes in grey (I know they do have other colors but they are quite rare as far as I can tell.
I learned a ton. How to make a blind cap (though this is basically a large finial. How to make a bulb filler (the tutorial on IAP was obviously spot on for those interested). How to make a non stepped cap to body area (wasn't enough material to do that). And finally, how to make a Pelikan nib into a bulb filler (it's all in the front section and breather tube but after the first failure I was well past my then understanding of how fountain pens work).
So here is a bunch of mine (the green lizard) and a few of my friends (the blue lizard skin). He was not totally happy with the cap so he is remaking it out of Ebonite.
Details of mine (don't have his so I can't measure it):
Threads - 12mm double start
Pen length - 153mm
Cap - 61mm
Body (no nib) - 116mm
Body (with nib) - 137mm
Blind Cap - 43mm
Body Circumference - 45mm
Cap Circumference - 48mm
C&C welcome. This was a fun challenge. Lever fill and piston fill are next (though not likely for 3 or more years).
