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Okay.....so a play on words from another pen company 
When Dayacom went public a while back and we all looked at their web site, we saw some new pen kits. There were a couple that grabed my eye. I called CSU to see if they have recieved any new kits, I was looking for the magnetic cap pen, not yet in stock, but coming. Then Laulauwwod ran an add on IAP for the "Stretch Pen" which is what Dayacom calls "Pen w/threaded end cap" WOW, that is original
and I really don't like Stretch, but you have to call it something [
)] So here is the Graf Von Penchetta
This pen reminds me of the Ambition pen from Faber Castell in coconut wood. Anyways back to the pen review.
I recieved my kits today the Stretch pen cost 16.20 in gold ti and 18.60 in platinum, bushings were 4.00 I was in such a hurry to make these, I chose a pretty simple wood to knock them out, Black Palm [:0]
The kit is very simple and basic. Unlike the last review I did where you had 20 parts to assemble and lose, this kit has the basics, tube, nib, end cap and cap. Amazing, just a few quality parts.
The tube messures .400 in OD and 3.343 long, lucky for me I had a brand new 10.5mm drill bit (.407) I got from Tom's group buy, so no problem at all, drilling the long hole in the palm with a new sharp bit. (thanks Tom) Also in today's mail was a new pen mill from Daniel's group buy, so trimming the ends was a breeze. (thanks Daniel) Oh this is just a few good reasons to check IAP all the time, great guys doing great things on group buys [
]
Something really nice about this kit is the white material already in the cap for the threaded bushing. This is very simular to what GOOD pen companies use. An idea I had a couple of years ago I wanted them to pick up on. I wish they would have gone to a broad thread or a square thread. But none the less, the cap scres on silky smooth, better than any kit out there and stays in place.
The pen is cut on a slight taper, the nib coupler measures .508 and the end cap is .479 Turning a one barel pen is sure easy, so just turn to your dimensions or B2B as I did here. Assembly can be done with your eyes closed, but it is best to look [8D]
Here it is in Platinum and Gold Ti.
The reason I called it the Graf Von, here is a picture of the Faber-Castell Ambition coconut pen. I really like the satin finish they have on their palm wood, so I tried to duplicate the same finish. It is a straight CA finish, sanded, not buffed.
I thought I would out smart Dayacom and make these fountain pens. Well here is the bad news [xx(] the front section will unsrew and you can put a Jr. size fountain pen on, but the cap is so short, it will not go over the the front section. Now I like how they shortend the front secion on this pen, I never cared for the looooooong front section of the Jr. I just hope the come out with a shorten front section for a fountain pen, because I think that would be a winner.
Over all, like I said in my last review, give me less parts, but make them better. That is the case with this pen kit. Wether you like the style or not, it is a quality kit, from the threading to simple design. The cap is not crowded with godiness, but simple engrraved lines you can hardly notice, they did manage to sneek in some wierd design on the top of the cap, I guess they still have a thing for decoration over there A new update clip would have been nice as well, but then again, I like the look of this clip and they could have gone the other way and made an ugly clip, so this works for me. My last take on this is, money well spent. 
Thanks for looking
When Dayacom went public a while back and we all looked at their web site, we saw some new pen kits. There were a couple that grabed my eye. I called CSU to see if they have recieved any new kits, I was looking for the magnetic cap pen, not yet in stock, but coming. Then Laulauwwod ran an add on IAP for the "Stretch Pen" which is what Dayacom calls "Pen w/threaded end cap" WOW, that is original
and I really don't like Stretch, but you have to call it something [)] So here is the Graf Von Penchetta This pen reminds me of the Ambition pen from Faber Castell in coconut wood. Anyways back to the pen review.
I recieved my kits today the Stretch pen cost 16.20 in gold ti and 18.60 in platinum, bushings were 4.00 I was in such a hurry to make these, I chose a pretty simple wood to knock them out, Black Palm [:0]
The kit is very simple and basic. Unlike the last review I did where you had 20 parts to assemble and lose, this kit has the basics, tube, nib, end cap and cap. Amazing, just a few quality parts.
The tube messures .400 in OD and 3.343 long, lucky for me I had a brand new 10.5mm drill bit (.407) I got from Tom's group buy, so no problem at all, drilling the long hole in the palm with a new sharp bit. (thanks Tom)
Also in today's mail was a new pen mill from Daniel's group buy, so trimming the ends was a breeze. (thanks Daniel) Oh this is just a few good reasons to check IAP all the time, great guys doing great things on group buys []Something really nice about this kit is the white material already in the cap for the threaded bushing. This is very simular to what GOOD pen companies use. An idea I had a couple of years ago I wanted them to pick up on. I wish they would have gone to a broad thread or a square thread. But none the less, the cap scres on silky smooth, better than any kit out there and stays in place.
The pen is cut on a slight taper, the nib coupler measures .508 and the end cap is .479 Turning a one barel pen is sure easy, so just turn to your dimensions or B2B as I did here. Assembly can be done with your eyes closed, but it is best to look [8D]
Here it is in Platinum and Gold Ti.
The reason I called it the Graf Von, here is a picture of the Faber-Castell Ambition coconut pen. I really like the satin finish they have on their palm wood, so I tried to duplicate the same finish. It is a straight CA finish, sanded, not buffed.
I thought I would out smart Dayacom and make these fountain pens. Well here is the bad news [xx(] the front section will unsrew and you can put a Jr. size fountain pen on, but the cap is so short, it will not go over the the front section. Now I like how they shortend the front secion on this pen, I never cared for the looooooong front section of the Jr. I just hope the come out with a shorten front section for a fountain pen, because I think that would be a winner.
Over all, like I said in my last review, give me less parts, but make them better. That is the case with this pen kit. Wether you like the style or not, it is a quality kit, from the threading to simple design. The cap is not crowded with godiness, but simple engrraved lines you can hardly notice, they did manage to sneek in some wierd design on the top of the cap, I guess they still have a thing for decoration over there
A new update clip would have been nice as well, but then again, I like the look of this clip and they could have gone the other way and made an ugly clip, so this works for me. My last take on this is, money well spent. Thanks for looking
been there [B)]