First pen

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macethegrouch

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• May 17, 2024

• #1

Howdy all,
Dove directly into kitless after collecting a number of Pelikans and Sailors. I present my first complete and functional pen and only after ruining one or two blanks. Made on my LMS Mini Lathe. Acrylic Acetate with a Jowo #6 and Schmidt k5. A few cosmetic issues from mixing up my handwheels but pretty happy with how it came out.

 

mark james

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• May 17, 2024

• #2

Mighty impressive start - you have some hidden skills! Thanks for sharing.

 

Jim15

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• May 17, 2024

• #3

Great work.

 

leehljp

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• May 17, 2024

• #4

Well done! "Only ruined one or two blanks" on your first one - You got off easy!

 

PenCasso

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• May 17, 2024

• #5

I envy you! Nice work!

 

egnald

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• May 17, 2024

• #6

Very Nice - I really appreciated the disassembled photo. - Dave

 

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macethegrouch

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• May 17, 2024

• #7

Thanks for the kind words all!

 

Hippie3180

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• May 17, 2024

• #8

Well done, now you're on your way.

 

Lew

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• May 18, 2024

• #9

Excellent work.

 

derekdd

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• May 18, 2024

• #10

That's a pretty short learning curve if you only messed up a couple getting to this.

Love the blank you used.

 

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macethegrouch

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• May 18, 2024

• #11

I'm very fortunate in that I can pick up new skills fairly easily but it did help that I jumped to a softer plastic after snaping an inlace blank while trying to thread it. Setting yourself up for success is half the battle.