New Pen For Myself

[jj9ball]

Here is my latest pen I made. I'm 99% sure that it will be mine and not get sold . I'm not sure why, but the crazier the colors on a blank, the more I like it.

This pen is 6 1/4" long

7 1/2" long posted

pen body itself is 5 3/8" long

threads are 14 x .75 and I put waaayyy too many on (takes 8 turns to put the cap on)

Medium #6 Bock Nib

 

You can't see it in the picture but I also threaded this for a K6 converter and I think that might be my new favorite. Once the converter is screwed on.... its really on there. So no worries about ink leaks.

Questions and comments always welcome.

Jeff.

[Auspice]

That is a gorgeous pen!

[kidde]

I was just preparing to make a comment on your pen, then I took a real good look. Then I reread the specs. I don't think it needs a two-tone nib. That's the only criticism I have. If I had read the color description I may have shrugged. Fashion isn't my forte. But that doesn't matter. Your pen obviously wasn't made to hide or blend in. But those colors, in that blank, work together. I fully understand youur reasoning for not trying to sell it, however it may very well sell itself. The more I look at it the more I think it may be my next pen.

 

Paul

 

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[elysee]

Pretty pen! : )

[Green Ink]

Drop dead gorgeous. Glad I got to see it!

[duncsuss]

Yes, this is gorgeous ... I think the 2-tone nib serves to tie the chrome clip in with the rest of the design (as the blank contains gold but no silver). A gold nib would go well with the blank, but then the clip would be hanging out on its own.

 

The K6 converter sounds interesting -- what tap is needed? And is it still possible to use regular ink cartridges in the section that's threaded that way?

[Bruce Markwardt]

I really like the pen and articulately the blank. It looks like you could turn off some of the threads if you feel that's an issue (Hard to be sure with just a picture!)

 

Like Duncan, I'd also like to know more about the convertors.

[jj9ball]

Yes, this is gorgeous ... I think the 2-tone nib serves to tie the chrome clip in with the rest of the design (as the blank contains gold but no silver). A gold nib would go well with the blank, but then the clip would be hanging out on its own.

 

The K6 converter sounds interesting -- what tap is needed? And is it still possible to use regular ink cartridges in the section that's threaded that way?

I really like the pen and articulately the blank. It looks like you could turn off some of the threads if you feel that's an issue (Hard to be sure with just a picture!)

 

Like Duncan, I'd also like to know more about the convertors.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. The k6 converter takes a 7.5 X .75 tap. Regular cartridges still fit... although sloppily. I think if I knew someone was going to want to use both the converter and cartridge I would make a stepped hole (so the cartridges could still have some measure of friction fit) or just design the pen for a standard cartridge/converter. I got the converters from richard binder and they do cost a little extra but I can't say enough about how much better the fit is than a regular friction converter.

[duncsuss]

thanks for the info!