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Hi, I am new to this amazing forum and want to share some pics of my first self made pen:

 

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I made it just for fun of waste material and parts from my other projects, mainly a pneumatic valve by Festo:

 

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My pen has no cap yet: a big block of rubber will be the stand and serves as a "cap". Unfortunately the rod is extended if ink is full:

 

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The grip section is made of alu and brass, I glued a Bock housing #5 into it:

 

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To clean I just unplug the feed / nib and rinse the tube with water...

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Very cool.

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Very interesting, that's actually a really good looking pen. My concern is the balance might not be that good when it's full, what with the weight of the piston rod being so far back? It seems to hold the ink directly in the metal body; I assume there's no concern about corrosion because the valve was origibally designed to work with water? Still, you might want to be a little bit careful about what inks you use, maybe check they are ph neutral before filling.

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Welcome on board Jun !

Intersesting pen indeed. If this is #1, I wonder what #10 will be...

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Very interesting, that's actually a really good looking pen. My concern is the balance might not be that good when it's full, what with the weight of the piston rod being so far back? It seems to hold the ink directly in the metal body; I assume there's no concern about corrosion because the valve was origibally designed to work with water? Still, you might want to be a little bit careful about what inks you use, maybe check they are ph neutral before filling.

 

This pen is too heavy, and if the rod is extended out of balance too :D It was more of a proof of concept for me to see if ink flows well and how to fit the feed / housing etc, so I will not have it inked often...

 

Welcome on board Jun !

Intersesting pen indeed. If this is #1, I wonder what #10 will be...

 

I think I have to make the next pen without that Festo part...

 

Very cool.

 

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Very creative.

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