First Kitless Pen

**stevo81** · 19th February 2012, 10:39 PM

I managed to get some shed time in today so thought i would have a go at making a kitless pen.

the whole pen is made from stainless steel, the clip is copied from a WIP by Dennis Cabell i found on IAP forums. the clip isnt anywhere near as good as the ones he makes...i made a bit of a mistake my rotating the lid too far when drilling the second hole and also made it a little too long. if it bugs me enough i will make a new lid and clip. the body of the pen has been sanded to 240g so it has a brushed apperance, the clip and nib are polished to a mirror finish. i pouropsley left the straight part of the nib a little oversize so the die would cut a slight "grip" onto the nib.

if i do any more of these i think i may need to invest in an extra fine tap and die as the ones i have are a little coarse.

pretty happy with my forst atempt but as always there is room for improvement

all comments appreciated

thanks for looking

stevo

**gawdelpus** · 19th February 2012, 11:01 PM

Well you certainly picked a tough material to start off with hehe,drilling tapping and threading stainless is not for the faint hearted hehe, Its all a learning process and you have made a damn fine effort on that one

Cheers ~ John

**salty72** · 20th February 2012, 02:08 AM

very nice - did you find the SS was heavey - What is the side wall thickness

**SDB777** · 20th February 2012, 03:33 AM

This is just to nice!

Scott (I dunno what to say) B

**cookie48** · 20th February 2012, 05:25 AM

I thought I did ok with my brass and copper. That is great. No way would I attempt Stailess on my little lathe.

**Dorno** · 20th February 2012, 07:01 AM

Very Very Nice work

you should be proud of that one.

Cheers Ian

**Ironwood** · 20th February 2012, 07:30 AM

Thats a great looking pen, nice work.

I too am wondering if it is very heavy compared to a "kit pen" ?

**stevo81** · 20th February 2012, 08:34 AM

thanks for all your great comments. much appreciated.

the side wall thickness is approx 1.5mm. it started off as a 12mm dia rod then drilled a 9mm hole for the tap. it is a bit heavier than a kit pen.

i heve weighed the cigar pen i use every day and it comes in at 48g, the kitless one is heavier.....50g without the lid and 70g with the lid. i could have drilled a little further into the body of the pen and saved some weight but would have needed to put a spacer in there to push the srping and ink out the nib properly. the proportions of the pen are pretty close to a JR jent

i have some ideas for a resin and SS mix pen

stevo
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**Ironwood** · 20th February 2012, 09:18 AM

Only 2 grams heavier than a Cigar, I would be happy with that.
Once you used it for a while you wouldnt notice the weight.

**edblysard** · 20th February 2012, 01:28 PM

Very impressive work.
Waiting to see more.

**Penpal** · 20th February 2012, 03:59 PM

Stevo,

Hi mate a good friend of mine Steven (Skiprat) on this site more often on the iAP specialises in using Stainless Steel.

Your Pen is special for many reasons and you have done wonders with it uniquely matting off the finish.

I join with others in saying really lovely pen and also with others echo I look forward to more of, smooth as.

Kind regards Peter.

**Nai84** · 20th February 2012, 06:00 PM

WOW thats a dam fine pen mate well done you should be over the moon with that none lol

awesome job mate Ian

**stevo81** · 20th February 2012, 07:20 PM

i uesd the pen for a bit today, the weight in the end of the pen seems to work quite well.....kinda makes it sit back against my hand nicely. dont think i would like to make it postable tho, it might fall over

Originally Posted by Ironwood

Only 2 grams heavier than a Cigar, I would be happy with that.
Once you used it for a while you wouldnt notice the weight.

thanks again for the praise, makes me want to start another tonight

**Sawdust Maker** · 20th February 2012, 07:41 PM

very impressive

**plantagenon** · 20th February 2012, 09:44 PM

Great work. I am still working out how to use a wood lathe properly so I will leave the metal lathe for another life. However, I am impressed.

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