vintage black and gold cracked ice kitless clicker

[stuckinohio]

Just finished this kitless clicker. This is my favorite design by far and will be the way I make the rest of my kitless clickers I think.

vintage black and gold cracked ice cellulose acetate
Schmidt click mechanism
brass nose cone and finial/adapter

 

[Joe S.]

That blank is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while, you did a great job on it and the hardware!

 

[thewishman]

Wow! Your work is improving very quickly. Nice pen!

 

[stuckinohio]

Thanks guys. Most of the credit goes to this vintage cellulose acetate! It is truly amazing.

I also LOVE not having to reverse paint blanks and tubes as well as no stupid gluing!

 

[magpens]

That is really sooper-dooper, Lewis !!!!! . Congratulations !!!!

I love the vintage cellulose acetate you chose for this pen !!!!!

 

[Jontello]

Spectacular! You Got really good really quick. Man great job! Beautiful. Too bad I am not closer to you cause I would be swinging by your place to learn from you. I am assuming you have a metal lathe.

 

[stuckinohio]

Jon,

Yep, I do all these kitless pens on the metal lathe now. Thank you for the compliment!

 

[mark james]

Excellent job Lewis! I love the final pairing of the blank with the components.

 

[stuckinohio]

Thank you Mark!

 

[OZturner]

Excellent Kitless Clicker Pen Lewis
Gorgeous Cracked Ice Blank, Expertly Turned, Fitted and Finished.
Great Design and Machining on the Nose, & Finial /Adapter, .
I appreciate that Brass being Brass, will eventually Mark or Scratch.
Just a Minor item, it is a shame that the Adapter has some Radial Marks,
Can they be Polished Out, or Disguised in some way?
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[stuckinohio]

Thank you Brian,

I messed up on the adapter, as you noted. What I did was turned down the brass adapter to the exact thickness of the tube. Didn't think about it then, but realized (too late) that I didn't leave enough material to sand off and remove the cutting marks all the way.

Rookie mistake. I couldn't sand off any further because the diameter of the clip was exactly the same diameter, so if I took any more off it wouldn't have been right.

I wanted to carve lines around the adapter, thereby disguising the marks, but as soon as I showed it to it's new owner, he was taking it immediately! I showed the flaw to him, and he wasn't leaving without it.

The camera magnifies it significantly, and it really is barely noticeable unless you know it's there.

He is a personal friend, so I can get it from him any time and fix it though. Maybe after a while he will let it go!