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Review on 2 custom made Parker 51s made by Ralph Prather

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"It is a very expensive material and Ralph explained to me that the rod he used to make this pen came from the same rod stock that NASA used to fabricate parts for the MARS ROVER. Yes this material has been on Mars! "

 

Correction, Part of that stock is now residing on Mars. The rover is still there, and I doubt that will ever come back, not even with Nasa's help. If he found someway to get to Mars and back to get that piece to make his pen, I'd be more interested in how he got there. I love the pen though, but the only application that I ever see titanium being practical is in situations with high mechanical stressors. A pen will never experiance that.

Titanium is a relativly soft metal, mars rather easily. Now if it were a ceramic, or tungsten carbide, THAT would be great. Think... a pen impervious to usage signs,scratches, or dents. It would look as shiny 1000 years as it did the day you bought it. That would be wonderful, but also heavy as heck.

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oh.my.god. What AMAZING pens. And I had a look at the ones on the Prather website. I'm in love. Better start rolling my pennies.

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That Titanium "51" in grey... drool.gif the ultimate "51"... I must have one! MUST!

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