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Thread: Ever just get bored
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23rd April 2012, 12:32 PM #1
Ever just get bored
With the way normal kits look?
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23rd April 2012, 12:42 PM #2Senior Member
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That looks amazing, fantastic idea and so beautiful in the wood
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23rd April 2012, 12:44 PM #3
Nice work Ed, a bit of time and thought went into that, looks great. Amos
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23rd April 2012, 01:22 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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very nice ed!... i love it its always worth the extra time it takes to customise
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23rd April 2012, 02:23 PM #5
I've never gotten that bored but I sure wish I had because that is a mighty fine looking pen and would be the sort of think I could only hope to put on my wish list
well done very nice work
Cheers Ian
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23rd April 2012, 02:37 PM #6
Nice job with the Sierra Ed. To answer your question, yes a few years back, my Sierra was made from Padauk. Will have to find a photo again
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23rd April 2012, 04:25 PM #7
Thant's thinking outside the box, well done
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23rd April 2012, 09:35 PM #8
WOW top job.
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23rd April 2012, 09:40 PM #9
What an improvement!
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23rd April 2012, 09:48 PM #10
I never get bored other than at work!!
That's certainly different. What did you do to it?
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23rd April 2012, 11:29 PM #11Skwair2rownd
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23rd April 2012, 11:31 PM #12
I have thought about this many times but have not been able to figure out how to do it. Know I know it can be done I am going to ruin a few to figure it out. Thanks for sharing. The pen looks great.
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24th April 2012, 10:31 AM #13
"That's why I love my computer,,,,,,,, my friends live in it."
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24th April 2012, 10:42 AM #14
Part of the above post...
First photo shows the parts you modify and replace with wood...note the new parts are thicker than the original brass sheet parts.
Second photo shows the actual parts that need modification...you will turn the center part where it fits into the nose barrel down, I went to 9mm with it, and the top or cap shoulder, just above the clip also to 9mm, you can do this with a 3 or 4 jaw chuck and a file, they are real soft metal.
Photo 3 and 4 simply show the thin brass nose being removed, and in photo 4, this is the part that needs to be turned or filed down, because you need to have enough material in the barrel to support the pressure of using the pen...the original is 1/16 or less sheet brass glued to the center part, so it can be thin and strong, but the replacement needs to be a little thicker.
Also, trying to turn the replacement parts as thin as the original is quite hard, and wood that thin will break very easy, so the solution was to make the "keeper" part thinner and the replacement parts thicker.
See the first photo and you can see where the replacements are thicker at the bottoms where they fit on the shoulder of the top cap/clip and the center part..
The nib can be pushed out of the nose cone, and the top cap is a press fit and holds the metal part in, it also can be knocked out with a punch...make up bushings, cut drill and turn the replacement parts, epoxy the center part and nib back into the new part, press the top cap back in place and assemble just like normal."That's why I love my computer,,,,,,,, my friends live in it."
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24th April 2012, 11:03 AM #15
Thanks for the info Ed
Would it be worth while adding a brass sleeve to the nose cone for support? Perhaps even turn the existing nose cone down to a sleeve, or does it taper?Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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