Wood screw pen (part 1)
Thank you all for the ideas. robutacion I would be interested in hearing your ideas on how to make the threads. The gentlemen that is asking if I am able to do this said when he called that the guy he wants to give this to may want several more if he likes the way they turn out so I may end up having to figure out some way of doing it that I can reproduce them, I know 2 pens are never exactly the same but I may need to get as close as I can. The main thing I am worried about is my skill level is not the highest but if I am able to do this I think it will get better :biggrin: I have been trying to think of ways to do it that wont cost me any extra money for special stuff as money is tight for us but I figured if anyone would be able to give me ideas it would be the great people on here.
mredburn I thought of that but I dont have a triangular file small enough to do that.
bruce119 that is some really good ideas if I am able to do any of that I will def give kudos to you for the idea. Thanks again all. Len
Hi Len,
No problem, I will guide you through the whole thing if you need...!:wink:
First things first mate, you have not yet told us what type wood screw you customer is visualizing.
In case he wants a normal/common wood screw type made into a pen, first we have to get the screw profile, zoomed/scaled to pen size (thin, medium, large type pen...???) then we establish the mechanism to use, I initially suggested the click type but that would add something on the wood screw head that in reality doesn't exist so, lets stick with the twist mechanism.
The pic attached is your start and guide, 2 pieces of wood will be necessary, the top part (head) larger size and the bottom part (thread body and tip) as a smaller diameter wood. Get a twist pen kit to use some of the components, the tubes have to be inserted and per normal (top and bottom barrel) tube sizes may need alteration to conform with the screw profile and the rotating mechanism action location within. Tip may need step drilling, there is, one size for the tube and the refill tip size for the nib.
Now, not counting with the thread needed cutting, this information is probably sufficient to get everything done, apart from the thread, which can be left for last. I would suggest the use of a dense/solid wood for this pen, threads will cut better and more efficiently on those type woods, and there are many to chose from, depending of what is available to you...!
Pen/wood finishes, we sort that out at later date.
Hope you get the how to's flowing, when you concentrate on the pic I attached, imagine it in XRay image...!:biggrin:
Let me know if you understood my drift...!
Good luck!
Cheers
George