Randy_
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I like BP pens that I can manipulate with one hand. I'm sure I am not alone in this preference. Doctors, nurses, police officers..... I'm sure there are lots of people who would like to have a pen that they can get into action in a hurry with one hand. Problem is that the click pens provided by the kit manufacturers have a generally poor reputation for reliability or so it would seem from the posts that I have seen. Well, while grabbing my trusty Bic that resides in a place of honor next to the telephone, it occurred to me the guys who make and sell the 39 cent marvels have managed to design and manufacture a reliable mechanism......can't recall one ever failing me??? Makes one wonder why the kit manufactures can't do the same??
Anyway, it got me to thinking and wondering why one could not incorporate the click mechanism from a commercial pushbutton pen into a handcrafted wooden pen.....sort of like making a wooden Pentel?? I am wondering if anyone out there has ever attempted such a project and whether you had any success?? Just off the top my head, it seems like it should not be terribly difficult to do from a technical point of view. However, the economic feasibility of such a project might be a totally different matter. Anyone have any thoughts??
I happen to like the Parker refill(especially now that they have come out with a gel cartridge) and the have one or two of those floating around. Usully manage to sit on them and break the plastic barrels or strip out the threads. If can find an old cap with the button mechanism, I might play around and see what happens.
Anyway, it got me to thinking and wondering why one could not incorporate the click mechanism from a commercial pushbutton pen into a handcrafted wooden pen.....sort of like making a wooden Pentel?? I am wondering if anyone out there has ever attempted such a project and whether you had any success?? Just off the top my head, it seems like it should not be terribly difficult to do from a technical point of view. However, the economic feasibility of such a project might be a totally different matter. Anyone have any thoughts??
I happen to like the Parker refill(especially now that they have come out with a gel cartridge) and the have one or two of those floating around. Usully manage to sit on them and break the plastic barrels or strip out the threads. If can find an old cap with the button mechanism, I might play around and see what happens.