Hooded Nib Piston Filler

[twissy]

Well this was a challenge! The nib used is a gold Swan nib fitted in a JoWo #5 feed and carrier which is in turn fitted into a #6 carrier....all threaded!

Acrylic material with 14mm cap to barrel threads.

Thanks for looking.

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[Shaung]

Nice!

[alexander_k]

Lovely result!

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting. Much as I love my 51s, pistons are my favorite type of fill system.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

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Edited June 27, 2014 by inkstainedruth

[mbradley]

Well done, nice material too.

 

Michael

[Scriptorium Pens]

Absolutely glorious! What an achievement!

[Scribblesoften]

Very, very nice.

[Michael Leaker]

That's really nice!

[Aysedasi]

Really superb!

[RUGMAN]

The pen is outstanding, but if you could make that pen with a slip on cap the lines would flow smoother!

[fountainbel]

Stunning craftsmanship, bravo !

Francis

[Mastersmith043]

This is wonderful!

[Tas]

Oh my !

That, is, GORGEOUS.

 

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[twissy]

Thank you for the kind words folks.

 

I made one some time back with a slip on cap using an O ring to grip the cap. It wasn't consistent enough for my liking. I may have to try something else :-)

[esterbrookj]

It is rare to see a homemade pen with a hooded nib. Good job. The use of the same material throughout is very eyecatching, most of the hooded nibs use a plain black section.

How did you do that hooded nib, come to think of it? That is not all lathe work, surely? It looks like you turned and bored it first, then cut the end at an angle and finished. Excellent work, it is very well formed and attractive.

 

-Evan

[twissy]

It is rare to see a homemade pen with a hooded nib. Good job. The use of the same material throughout is very eyecatching, most of the hooded nibs use a plain black section.

How did you do that hooded nib, come to think of it? That is not all lathe work, surely? It looks like you turned and bored it first, then cut the end at an angle and finished. Excellent work, it is very well formed and attractive.

 

-Evan

 

Thank you! You are correct, it is drilled/threaded, turned and then the end cut at an angle on the bandsaw. There is still a need to remove more material after the cut which I do by hand with a file. Then it's normal sanding polishing.

Cheers

John

[LisaN]

the luminous gray makes me think of a manta ray. Beautiful

[Tim Self]

Wow!