Thread: a couple of questions on bullet pen kits

Hard to go past Davids (Timberbits) quality seems as good as any one elses All finishes will wear in time no matter what the brand ,but I think the Taiwanese do make a better quality kit ,The bolt actions seem to be very popular and nothing to bugger up in dodgy mechanisms, only your thumb and a spring as the working parts, easily turned and finished and assembled,takes a parker refill , cheers ~ John

Personally I don't think any of the bullet kits available would be suitable for a wedding pen. None of them look authentic. You would be better off using a real casing and projectile and making your own, there are plenty of tutorials on this forum. As for a long lasting finish either powder coating or Les's dipping method would be my suggestion.

Joel,

Are you talking about Bullet pens or bolt actions really doesn't matter anyway most are either from Mainland China, and some are from Taiwan. I have had some of both not a lot of difference, if anything slightly better quality out of Taiwan.

Cheers
Tony.

Seriously?????? A bullet pen of any kind for a wedding pen????? What is this a shotgun wedding??? Had to say it.

Man I would not even think of a bullet pen for a wedding pen. Timberbits has some real nice kits and get some nice blanks. Just my 2 cents

Thanks all for your opinions I have taken them all on board,
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QUOTE=tdrumnut;1740191]Personally I don't think any of the bullet kits available would be suitable for a wedding pen. None of them look authentic. You would be better off using a real casing and projectile and making your own, there are plenty of tutorials on this forum. As for a long lasting finish either powder coating or Les's dipping method would be my suggestion.[/QUOTE]
Thanks rumnut you have a very valid point about authenticity, I shall have a look at the tutorials, keeping in mind my brain isn't quite as clever as most on the forum.

Originally Posted by JTTHECLOCKMAN

Seriously?????? A bullet pen of any kind for a wedding pen????? What is this a shotgun wedding??? Had to say it.

Man I would not even think of a bullet pen for a wedding pen. Timberbits has some real nice kits and get some nice blanks. Just my 2 cents

HAHA, good one the bullet pen for him and a something else for her

Thanks again all
cheers
Joel

Of course there always the shotgun kit, its a PSI kit I think and may suit the occasion now-a-days.

There is always the over and under roller ball kit, I think 043 or pops shed sell them,

i like the bolt action kits and the "mark 2" from timberbits has a nice feel with the smaller bolt mechanism IMO,

i have had a timberbits twist bullet I use nearly every day for probably about 6-8 months and the brass/copper tip has started to where off a bit if that is an indication for you,
hope that helps in some way
Cheers Ben

Just thought I let everyone know the outcome, The wife agreed a bullet pen most probably wasn't appropriate, so here's what I ended up with.
Not the most exciting blanks, but they are from a blackwood tree salvaged from the grooms block. thanks for looking
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Certainly more of a wedding style pens! Well finished!

Excellent choice they will cherish them.

Very nice !! much better than the bullet pens for a weding

Nice choice.
Cheers
Tony

The wood coming from the backyard will always be special to them, and well done. Amos

Thank-you all for your kind words, now all I have to do is work what to do with the ink for the fountain pen
cheers
Joel