My first kitless pen

[Danie Maartens]

I made my first kitless pen. It was made using a cheap acrylic blank (don't want to waste to good stuff). It uses a Beaufort Ink refillable rollerball nib and international converter. Practised on a lot of acrylic offcuts from previous pens to get the threading right. I also had to make a few aluminium mandrels to hold cap, body and section for shaping as well as a tailstock tap and die holder for the threading.

This pen has a few flaws but I will keep at it and see how things improve. Loop

 

[magpens]

Very nice indeed !!!

Congratulations !!!

 

[PenHog]

Nice job, particularly on hiding the clip!

 

[skiprat]

Baie mooi !!!

 

[Penultimate]

Great looking first pen.

 

[gbpens]

Great start! Your "practice pieces" really helped. Few people record that depth of detail to describe their process.

 

[NT_2112]

That looks great. You're more dedicated than I am. I went the easy route and bought my tap/die holders. I did make my own mandrels though.

Nice job on the clip.

 

[Ironwood]

Nice work, that's an attractive pen.

 

[Bryguy]

Nice job!