Some Work From Newton Pens

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I love my new camera phone. And I love Instagram. Too much fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Brian C]

Hey, do you have a pic of that slim pen with the cap?

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No cap yet.

[egretsrus]

what's the price range on those stunning tortoise shell-type pens? gorgeous!!!!!!!

Edited April 13, 2014 by egretsrus

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Thanks!

I'm making those for the Vanness' 75th anniversary. That's a custom burgundy/gold resin we used for the pens. It does look sort of tortoise in pics though.

They're $600 each. I'm making 50 - all except a few are sold. You get a free grind if you want one with these guys.

 

Nibs get awesome engravings, too.

 

[theverdictis]

Absolutely stunning pens, great work and great pics!

 

Ben

[Scriptorium Pens]

Your Vanness pens are magnificent!

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Thank you!

[manojd]

Very nice. How long did it take for you to finish 50?

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It's been a while. Still some caps to go before I'm completely finished.

[richardandtracy]

They look lovely, but I bet you've been bored rigid doing the same thing time after time after time after time. I've found it bad enough making finials for the K316 in batches of 15 - to the extent I've tried to find a less tedious way of making them (moulding seems a possibility).

 

Regards,

 

Richard

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It gets a little boring looking at the same color the whole time, but I really enjoy streamlining the process and seeing how quickly I can get each component made.

 

Here's a small batch I just finished up...

 

It goes pretty quickly doing multiples of the same shape and design, and it's loads of fun seeing how the blanks will turn out once they're turned and polished.

 

 

[manojd]

Yes, one pen may take me upto 3 days, but doing 4 of the same type may only take a week. Tool changes is where I seem to be spending a lot of time. I think a QCTP is a must.

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Yes it is. Get one.

[18111]

Those pens look great! By the way, what is QCTP?

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QCTP =quick change tool post.

It's for the metal lathe.

 

And thanks.

[richardandtracy]

However, you need a good one. If the position changes by as much as 0.025mm between changes, it becomes a trial as the tool needs to be set up every time you remove it. That wastes all the time you wanted to save.

 

The thing I really want is a vernier on the compound slide angle, so that I don't have to set the tool up again after using the compound slide to turn a taper. The normal graduations are not accurate enough to get the tool back exactly to the same setting after the taper. Ho hum. It doesn't help that I have managed to clean off the printed angle graduations on my compound slide, either.

 

Regards,

 

Richard