What type of pen...

[ArmyDoc]

Hello,
Very new to this - in fact this is my first post, so please bear with me as I am not familiar with the correct terminology yet.
I once had a pen where the entire back half of the pen served as the clicker mechanism. Instead of a button that extended out of the end, the end it self was the part you pushed down. It was larger than the barrel on the front end, and slid down on the outside of the front end. Can anyone tell me what type of mechanism this is, and if they make kits where I could turn a pen like this? Thank you in advance.

 

[DrD]

Berea Hardwoods used to make a kit exactly like this. This kit had one problem: if made from wood, the wood would sometimes swell and the mechanism would stick and not work. I made several from acrylic and they have continued to work well. I may have a few kits left if you cannot find a commercial source.

 

[pshrynk]

Do you recall the name of the kit?

 

[bmachin]

The style is called "cap action". If you want to build a kitless pen there is a suitable click mechanism at:

Richard L Greenwald | Hand Made Pens & Pen Parts

Richard L. Greenwald, LLC offers unique limited edition hand made pens, crafted by Richard L. Greenwald and pen parts.

richardlgreenwald.com

However you will need to do a fair amount of design work to get to where you need to be.

The Parker 75 ballpoint was cap action. If you can find someone who deals in spare parts, it's a much easier solution. Basically a screw-in.

Bill

 

[DrD]

Do you recall the name of the kit?

Berea Hardwoods called this mechanism the "Flat Top American Push Cap"; their part number was 4160/JB-whatever the finish, eg CHR for chrome, HP for upgrade gold, etc.

 

[ArmyDoc]

The style is called "cap action". If you want to build a kitless pen there is a suitable click mechanism at:

Richard L Greenwald | Hand Made Pens & Pen Parts

Richard L. Greenwald, LLC offers unique limited edition hand made pens, crafted by Richard L. Greenwald and pen parts.

richardlgreenwald.com

However you will need to do a fair amount of design work to get to where you need to be.

The Parker 75 ballpoint was cap action. If you can find someone who deals in spare parts, it's a much easier solution. Basically a screw-in.

Bill

Thank you very much. The pen I had was brass, heavy, and I loved it. I let my boss borrow it... He mistook it for one with a cap, an ripped it apart right in front of me. Never found another like it, but I've always wanted one.

 

[ArmyDoc]

I found a couple of pens that looks like it :

But I can't seem to find any kits like this. Looked at berea, but didn't have any luck. Any other suggestions?

 

[bmachin]

Here is a link for a Parker 75 mechanism on eBay:

Original Parker 75 Mechanism for Push Cap Ball Point, NOS, USA (Ref #2773) | eBay

IT IS AVERY USEFUL PART TO HAVE IF YOU NEED TO REAPAIR YOUR BALL POINT. THE BALL POIN THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE IS NOT INCLUDED, IT IS ONLY TO SHOW ITS USE. IT IS PART OF A LOT OF PENS AND PEN PARTS THAT THEY BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM PARKER.

www.ebay.com

Bill

 

[qquake]

I made this one years ago. Woodcraft used to sell the kits, but I haven't seen them in a long time.