Thread: Shiraz vine fountain pen. Matching wine.

Nice pen and a great presentation idea.

I think your pricing is pretty spot on. After all this is an unusual gift.

Perhaps a certificate from the vine owner to verify the pprovenence
would be a good idea.

Hey Simon. Great unusual idea & pen mate. I reckon the price is about right. If you do another one of these I would be using an up-market pen kit rather than a cheapo Baron kit. The significant & special piece of wood deserves at least a 'Roman Harvest' or a 'Majestic' kit. Great work mate !

Thanks Paris.

I have already drilled and glued up 2 more blanks with Baron tubes. Are there any other kits which use the same size tubes and bushings? I know Timberbits sells the "Sedona" but or me it looks a bit weird with the round top. Any advice?

I would love to do some roman harvest pens. Do you think the required 13.1mm drill bit would fit in a standard 13mm drill chuck?

simon

Originally Posted by bassmansimon

Thanks Paris.


I would love to do some roman harvest pens. Do you think the required 13.1mm drill bit would fit in a standard 13mm drill chuck?

simon

simon if you go to local engineering supplies store they will have or can order a 33/64 sutton brand drill bit and it will come with a 10mm reduced shank

Good idea and execution. I'm not sure of the Roman Harvest (suspect it is the same) but the Cambridge, which is similar, has bunches of grapes and leaves on the clip and centre band. That alone make them a good choice for pens with a wine theme.

Pete

Originally Posted by bassmansimon

Thanks Paris.

I have already drilled and glued up 2 more blanks with Baron tubes. Are there any other kits which use the same size tubes and bushings? I know Timberbits sells the "Sedona" but or me it looks a bit weird with the round top. Any advice?

I would love to do some roman harvest pens. Do you think the required 13.1mm drill bit would fit in a standard 13mm drill chuck?

simon

Your 13.1 mm drill should fit no problem ,as long as 13 mm fits ok. There is only .004" inch difference in the 2 drills . I would be inclined to drill 13 mm and sandpaper a little out of the drilled hole if needed. Most standard sets of drills will go up to 13 mm ,getting a 13.1 may be a bit difficult for some folks , Cheers ~ John

Nice pen Simon Selling it with the wine and presentation for a box is a great idea. Your price is not too expensive. I think I paid about $70 a couple of months ago for presentation wine box.

Timberbits sell the 13.1mm drill. I should fit without any problems. Its only the 14mm and 14.5mm you will have trouble with.

Originally Posted by plantagenon

Timberbits sell the 13.1mm drill. I should fit without any problems. Its only the 14mm and 14.5mm you will have trouble with.

That's why I have been putting off an SN Gents pen, although I love the shape.

Do you use your lathe for drilling? You can get a MT2 chuck from McJing tools online (Sydney) that will take all the drill sizes you will need for pens. They also sell a headstock screw on 2 jaw vice made especially to hold blanks. You may need a converter with it to match the thread but they sell them also. Other companies sell them as well but may not be as cheap. That is all the equipment I use now as I get a far better result from drilling on the lathe as opposed to a bench press drill or a hand drill.

Yes i drill on the lathe. I have a MT2 Jacobs chuck which i use by having the lathe on the lowest speed possible.
I hold the blanks in a standard Nova chuck but with 25mm jaws. It holds both round and square blanks just fine. Never had any real problems drilling this way. I know a lot of people prefer a drill press and jig, presumably because it is more time saving than loading blanks into the lathe. But I don't have a drill press, and only do this as a hobby, so don't mind the extra 15 seconds per blank.

Originally Posted by plantagenon

Its only the 14mm and 14.5mm you will have trouble with.

Originally Posted by bassmansimon

That's why I have been putting off an SN Gents pen, although I love the shape.

You can buy most drill sizes over 13mm in 0.5mm graduation with a 1/2" reduced shank.

For example

Cutting - Drills taper & reduced shank - Reduced shank metric

I love the look of this set, well thought out and very well executed

Cheers
Tony.

That is very awesome hey well done )

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