TruStone Kitless in Blue and Alu

[More4dan]

Another Saturday in the shop and a new kitless FP trial. This one is made with an aluminum skeleton glued inside of a TrueStone blank. I couldn't get the taper I hoped for on the cap, I was careful not to let the wall thickness get too thin near the hidden clip.

The cap threads are 11mm triple start and the section uses a 9mm thread.

This one came together with little drama, practice helps I guess. The only small issue I encountered was during glueing the aluminum section into the TruStone. The clearance was too tight, when I added epoxy, the tubes sealed like a piston and I couldn't push it all the way in. In made me very glad I was using 30 minute epoxy not 5 second CA. Some judicial use of force with a vise solves the problem.
I hope you like it.

Danny

 

[Dieseldoc]

Dann:

Again a very crafty job getting this one together, great work. I like it a lot.

 

[Brotherdale]

Wow Danny. That looks amazing. Is that the same Bock nib, I think you called it an arrow nib. The blue and aluminum go well together. Did you make that clip?

 

[Penultimate]

Wow, that's beautiful. I really like the section design. Why did you make an aluminum tube instead of adapting your blank to a brass tube?


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[Jonkou]

Like it a lot, the blue is stunning.

 

[magpens]

Gorgeous pen, Danny !!!

Thanks for the multiple pics showing details !!

I really like the taper on the body finial !!!

 

[randyrls]

Dan; The silver and blue complement each other very nicely! Well Done!

 

[Dalecamino]

Yes, I like it too. Nice work Danny!

 

[Aces-High]

That's so cool!

 

[Ironwood]

Lookin good Dan. Makes me want to get down in the shed and have a go myself.

 

[More4dan]

Wow Danny. That looks amazing. Is that the same Bock nib, I think you called it an arrow nib. The blue and aluminum go well together. Did you make that clip?

Thanks Dale, the nib is by JOWO, it's a #5 Arrow. The clip is from a PSI seam ripper kit. It's a small diameter ring but a larger clip, and mostly I have about 50 of them.

Danny


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[More4dan]

Thanks Mike, the aluminum is a bit more than just a tube, it also has the threads and the cap and body rings. I made them from solid rod. Here is the one for the body.

Danny