G'Day Folks,
Hers a few recent pens I have made. They are my first attempts along the kitless route, they all use the section from a Churchill FP and have 13mm triple start thread for the cap to body.
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G'Day Folks,
Hers a few recent pens I have made. They are my first attempts along the kitless route, they all use the section from a Churchill FP and have 13mm triple start thread for the cap to body.
Well done , I like the red ( ceboplast ? ) a difficult material, but worth the effort :) A different level of pen making on show there , my only concern would be plastic on plastic threads :( but a bit hard to do metal threads on that scale , but I am sure once on this path more innovation will come :) Cheers ~ John
Thanks John, it's a big learning curve for sure as there are no dimensions or shapes dictated by any parts other than the section! Polishing the threads is an area I need to look at next !Quote:
Originally Posted by gawdelpus
Regards,
Cam
Congratulations Cam!! Beautifully done!!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
I would suggest a small amount of plastic polish on the threads and then gentle use of a dremal with a soft polishing brush, turn slowly in the lathe and gently polish, not in one place as you can get it a bit hot and melt the plastic as it is pretty thin :) cheers ~ JohnQuote:
Originally Posted by Tangoman
It helps if you polish the area you want to thread before threading and use lots of lubrication. Cooking oil brushed on or cooking spray works well for plastics.
Pete
Opps! Forgot to mention that it is a nice bunch of pens.
The best .. Congrats ... I'm not familiar with re material ...
Regards Randal
Very nice.
Nice trio of pens Cam, they really look the part.
Wow! that is coming along very well, good work Cam:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup: Amos:)