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  1. freshmaker

    Finishing (Sanding/Polishing) with Alumilite Clear Slow

    Hi folks, I'm hoping to tap into your collective and generous knowledge to try and tackle my finishing problem. I've been searching around reading various threads about sanding and buffing pens, but haven't found anyone encountering the same problem when sanding/polishing resin. Please redirect...
  2. Amihai

    Holding kitless work

    Hello, How do you hold your kitless works on the lathe? I use a collet chuck and a tailstock live center, but with the live center attached, I can't work on the outer side of the pen. If I don't use a live center, the work wobbles too much for turning or applying finish. I'm afraid it might...
  3. Amihai

    Taps and dies size choosing

    Hello, Finally, decided to go down the kitless road... (One of) My questions is this: I'm looking to buy triple lead tap and die set for the cap, another single lead tap and die set for the section, and another tap for the bock size #5 pen nib housing (I prefer to make slimmer and smaller...
  4. W

    Lining

    Can anyone point me to instructions/tutorial on lining a wood pen with another material?
  5. spindlecraft

    Need some help with an M9x.75 die

    I genuinely appreciate all who responded to my most recent post asking for an M11 cheat sheet. But I now come to this amazing group once again seeking some help. I am trying to make a slightly smaller section, using an M9x.75 tap and die. For the body, I drilled an 8mm hole, and used the...
  6. CjG78

    Australian birdseye lace sheoak

    G'day! Tried my first m14 triple lead timber pen with this magnificent piece. Fully lined with ebonite, section is ebonite and matte finished. Sanded timber to 800 and linseed oiled. Wanted a natural looking pen with a simple profile. Jowo #6 nib. Thanks for looking
  7. CjG78

    Mossy mermaid

    G'day! Recently got some samples from a fellow Aussie pen maker who cast some alumilite rods. They were fantastic! This is the second pen made from his blanks. I just love them. My son helped me make this, so at the end of buffing, I told him to assemble it, then once it was all together I said...
  8. CjG78

    'Ebony and ebonite' kitless

    G'day! Finished this earlier tonight, a spectacular piece of figured black and white ebony, sleeves, finials and section is black ebonite. Watch crown roll stop, jowo #6 nib and ca finish. This was fun. Casey.
  9. CjG78

    Curly Purpleheart Kitless

    G'day! Sleeved this beautiful chunk of purple đź’ś with some ebonite and made a massive pen! Ebonite section, Jowo #6 b, marble acrylic finials with abalone coin inlay, spacers, watch crown roll stop, CA finish. Thanks for looking! Casey.
  10. CjG78

    Kitless experimental pen

    G'day! So I have been bitten with the kitless bug, and recently bought some Brook's blanks. They are magnificent. I had issues with my die and ruined 2 tenons on the barrel, which left it quite short. Too good to waste, I added black ebonite to the ends and used aluminium can spacers. Once...
  11. CjG78

    My first Kitless fountain pen

    G'day! Thought I'd venture into the kitless rabbit hole and have a go! My great mate and mentor Stephen Just has made many of them, teaching me step by step. Jowo #6, acrylic The shape is a little meh, but that'll improve over time (hopefully!) AND the pattern doesn't line up due to a few...
  12. Matt8643

    First "hybrid" custom pen

    I have been pen turning for over ten years now but only making kitless pens for over a year, and always from resin rods. I work on a wood lathe and not a metal lathe so I I was concerned if I could make a sleeve for a cap with a proper fit or if I would have some other unforeseen issues (I did...
  13. spindlecraft

    How to get space behind threads on kitless pens

    Friends, I find myself struggling to add space behind the body’s threads where it will work with a cap. (see attached images) Naturally, it’s not difficult for me to simply turn down extra material behind the threads, but when I go to put the cap on, the cap wants to stop twisting as it...
  14. spindlecraft

    Finished this guy up yesterday

    Kindly ignore the dirty threads. I still need to wipe it down. But this was a pen that I started and finished yesterday afternoon. This one marks my second completed kitless pen, and while still not perfect, proved to be yet another learning experience. I accidentally snapped the threads of...
  15. spindlecraft

    Welp - here she is. My FIRST completed kitless pen.

    After approximately 15 failed attempts, and a lot of help from you fine folks, I finally was able to finish my first kitless pen this afternoon. Feedback and critiques are of course welcome. I am gonna churn a few more out I think before I start venturing into clips and accent rings...
  16. takayuki_sz

    Pilot Nib Kitless Pen

    PILOT nib Kitless Pen. The body and cap, the other parts are ebonite, and the section is wood.
  17. Bryguy

    Etched aluminum kitless

    I am off on a new tack. First try at etching. Celtic dragon on the cap and Celtic knot on the body.
  18. JLL

    Tron meets Boadicea pen and rest

    Fountain pen with integrated rest influenced by streamline design - science fiction - mad max - roman chariots. Bock nib
  19. JLL

    New Streamline model with sculpted cap

    New streamline model with sculpted roll stopper on the cap fitted with a Bock size 6 medium nib in a black lacquer finish. Made in ebonite. http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/563492495/streamline-model-fountain-pen?ref=shop_home_active_1
  20. JLL

    New pens

    New streamline models with sculpted roll stoppers on the cap and a futuristic pen and rest -I was thinking Tron meets Boadicea ! "]http://[URL="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AppliedPens?ref=l2-shopheader-name"]
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