Roller ball that takes fountain pen ink

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Just got this one off the lathe this afternoon.
It takes ink like a regular fountain pen in a converter.

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Chris
 
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Your work is so inspirational to me!!! I wish i could be a fly on the wall of your shop for just a day or two! That is so innovative. I am speachless. AMAZING WORK!
 
I like your collar section. I was looking at those but was not crazy about the plasic nib and now that I see it on yours I don't care for it still. Is it possible to get rid of all that plastic like basically to just part it all right down to go inside a home made metal section that would look more like a traditional rollerball pen?
 
workinforwood said:
I like your collar section. I was looking at those but was not crazy about the plasic nib and now that I see it on yours I don't care for it still. Is it possible to get rid of all that plastic like basically to just part it all right down to go inside a home made metal section that would look more like a traditional rollerball pen?
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+1 If the nib was metal it would be cherry! Nice front section BTW.
 
workinforwood said:
I like your collar section. I was looking at those but was not crazy about the plasic nib and now that I see it on yours I don't care for it still. Is it possible to get rid of all that plastic like basically to just part it all right down to go inside a home made metal section that would look more like a traditional rollerball pen?
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So a metal section not a plastic one like I made or are you talking about the nose cone that still shows on mine? Just trying to understand lol.

Chris
 
Chris,
Very cool. I love your shop set up as well. Too bad I don't live in Upstate NY anymore, I would take a road trip and say "Hi". Is the light in back of your 7x12 mounted to the table or is it a magnetic base? Just wondering, I need to see what I am doing.....
 
apple320 said:
So a metal section not a plastic one like I made or are you talking about the nose cone that still shows on mine? Just trying to understand lol.

Chris
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I'm talking about the nose cone, not your collar you made. The collar idea is fine, but it makes for a bulky pen like a Churchill style which I personally don't care for. I would prefer just the feed and the nib tip and make the entire section out of metal like a JR Gent type ball point pen would be, but with a converter..that's would be a great option.
 
cnirenberg said:
Chris,
Very cool. I love your shop set up as well. Too bad I don't live in Upstate NY anymore, I would take a road trip and say "Hi". Is the light in back of your 7x12 mounted to the table or is it a magnetic base? Just wondering, I need to see what I am doing.....
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It was an old Ikea clip on that I took apart and mounted it into the small control box behind the lathe. I had to drill a couple holes, one for the wire and the second to screw in the neck of the light but it seemed to work good. If I was buying a light I would get one like I have by the small buffing lathe and mount over the lathe as then I could work without my glasses on.

Chris
 
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RAdams said:
WOWZA! Exactly how many lathes do you have? That is a NICE SHOP!
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Only 5. My Taig does not have a stand yet. I would like to get one more of the green bench lathe and set it up as a full time taper and chuck work lathe only. If it comes on sale next spring I will grab it. The South Bend is a 1941 and the rest were bought new.

Chris
 
my shop has shop envy!

Amazing stuff! And you are a master in that shop! Your work is off the chain!
 
Beautiful work. Very nice.. You must have one of those robot vacuums for your shop. I don't see any dust/dirt at all....
 
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