pmpartain
Member
I'm trying to make one of these. I put a nib in the brass tube, mounted the assembly in the lathe, and filed the nib down flush with the tube. I then filed a little straight section at the end of the nib. I plan to drill out the blank first with a J bit to make clearance for the nib/tube. The last quarter inch or so, I want to drill with a much smaller bit to allow the new small end of the nib to be at the end of the blank. When you look at the nib end of the pen, you would see a litle ring of brass that is the end of this little thin section I just filed. I ran into problems when I realize that I don't have a small bit that is long enough to reach the end of the blank.
Did I go about this the right way? Any thoughts on how to drill this thing?
Thanks
Did I go about this the right way? Any thoughts on how to drill this thing?
Thanks