Thread: Nearly a Pen

Nicely done John. Let us know how the interest goes, as there wouldn't be many around at the moment. Always good to see something new in the market place.
Did you get the kits from an Aussie supplier?

Dallas I don't think these are available locally, although 043 turning may have a keyring version ,these came from Rihzing ,a new line I think . Takes 2 "AAA" batteries and a nice click switch on the end of the cap
about the size of a sierra vista pen so not overly large Dia is .544 inches finished , cheers ~ John

I like the look of it John, Amos

They look a bit of alright John, be interesting to see how they go.

Heads up !!

We have these kits coming into stock in both Gold and Chrome

Cheers
Tony

Sorry John,

Forgot to mention your excellent choice of timber with the kit. Looks very nice and nice finish too

Cheers
Tony.

Looks great !

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Good for you Tony ,these are a nice kit ,i think more suited to a nice timber than an acrylic ,should sit nicely in a pocket along with a matching pen hehe. Cheers ~ John

John, what type of bulb do they have in them.

Originally Posted by tdrumnut

John, what type of bulb do they have in them.

It's an LED bulb ,so should last well with 2 x AAA batteries ,I just had a look and it gives off a reasonably good light ( a bluish color ) and about a 3ft focused spread with peripheral light around that at about 6 feet ,would be quite useful for a small torch I would think , I have a commercial led pen type which uses button batteries, I think this penlight is a lot better than my commercial one hehe, cheers ~ John

now you've done.....something else i have to try

looks the goods John

MIK

Mik ! I would love to see one of these in your Mecha blanks, unfortunately I suspect just not enough meat on these for that purpose (about .045" per side less tube thickness ) so maybe a bulgy pen might work
Cheers ~ John

i thought much the same john

i was going to ask about the size of the tubes, but had another look at the pickies and decided with the size of the batteries there wouldn't be much left

its got me beat why all the component sets don't have more meat around the tubes, just another 1mm on each side would open the doors to so much more possibility

one day when i get a metal lathe (need a new wood lathe first) i will make my own component sets......thats once i learn how to drive one as well

MIK

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Mik ! I would love to see one of these in your Mecha blanks, unfortunately I suspect just not enough meat on these for that purpose (about .045" per side less tube thickness ) so maybe a bulgy pen might work
Cheers ~ John

That is a beautiful Nearly a Pen that really shines . Ok, that was really bad, sorry. But that is still a very cool pen light.

BTW, how come all my nearly pens don't transform into something cool. Mine just lay around being nearly a pen.