Thread: Good quality Sierras?

Russell, kits with the Titanium/Platinum finishes I believe are a higher quality kit, the price is also much higher. Amos

My regular user is a black and gold ti sierra from Brett at Addictive. It has been my work pen for a couple of years, has some scratches where its been dropped a few times but after two years the plating is still going strong. I am also partial to the black chrome/gun metal ones that a few sellers have but can't comment on the long term quality of them.

Corbs

on the Chrome/Gunmetal ones that corbs was talking about the chrome seems to stand up fine however the gunmetal plating does come off, the siera is a nice kit but if you want the quality i would go with the elegant beauty, price goes up a bit bit that just gets passed on anyway

i will continue to make the siera as an easy to make cheaper pen, realistcally you only have one tube to drill, turn and finish compared to 2 tubes for the slims and streamlines

little bit dearer but turn them out twice as quick and generally get 2 pens to one blank

just my thoughts

MIK

My vote is E.B I use one for work every day and it gets a rough life and still looks good. Yes they are a bit more $'s but Worth the money I think.

how long does the gold plating usually last on pens, if used regularly?

Originally Posted by Reece

how long does the gold plating usually last on pens, if used regularly?

I keep promising, but have yet to deliver, some pictures of a sierra and gpw executive that I have been trialling for about 9 months now to test this out. I will really really really try, over the next few days, to post comparison pictures between new & used so you can see for yourself.

Regarding suggestions to go for the EB, you can get both Sierras & EBs with titanium gold/rhodium/black titanium combos. I'm assuming the finishes should all be roughly similar quality, with durability being black ti least, ti gold next and rhodium most durable?

Russell.

Originally Posted by Reece

how long does the gold plating usually last on pens, if used regularly?

How long is a piece of string? Depends I guess on what you call regular use. Some folk use their pens all day in their work while others may only use a pen a few times a day but still call it regular use. I haven't been making pens long enough to answer the question. I have several pens that I use that I made and they haven't shown sighs of wear yet This is over a period of 12 months or so. Most of them are gold. I did have a problem with the black peeling on a sierra pen but the supplier quickly replaced it for me.

how long is a piece of string???

thats easy

twice as far as the distance from the middle to one end

do i get a prize???

MIK

Has anyone else noticed that Sierras have changed lately?

The 'neck' of the writing tip (which goes inside the brass tube of the blank) is now much shorter, and the transmission is correspondingly longer.

Wonder why???

Cheers,
Andrew

very possibly a diferent manufacturer, and thats the modification that they made to get around copyright

just a guess

MIK

Originally Posted by arose62

Has anyone else noticed that Sierras have changed lately?

The 'neck' of the writing tip (which goes inside the brass tube of the blank) is now much shorter, and the transmission is correspondingly longer.

Wonder why???

Cheers,
Andrew

Brett at Addictive informed me that it was a change by Berea to differentiate their (original) sierras from the cheaper copies

Mate,

Brett has a bit of info on his site about the plating. Addictive Pen Kits I have been using using a lot of different pens and the platinum/black titanium is by far the best finish for durabilty for reasonably priced pens. All plated pens wear way too quick and you will get complaints.

BJ