jalbert
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I purchased some of the fordite recently listed on here, and finally got around to throwing a piece on the lathe. I built the pen around a barrel made of transparent acrylic (because I wanted an ink window), with black Ultem cap thread and section. Fordite for the barrel was sleeved over the acrylic, and completely sealed from contact with ink.
the cap was built in the same manner, but around Ultem. I opted for a band on the end of the cap because I didn't want to leave the fragile end of the fordite exposed. Cap finial is black Ultem as well. I made all the trim and the clip from argentium silver. I used double start threads on the cap so the grain pattern aligns regardless of which start you engage when capping.
it uses a jowo 6 nib, and can be filled via converter or by putting ink directly in the barrel.
the cap was built in the same manner, but around Ultem. I opted for a band on the end of the cap because I didn't want to leave the fragile end of the fordite exposed. Cap finial is black Ultem as well. I made all the trim and the clip from argentium silver. I used double start threads on the cap so the grain pattern aligns regardless of which start you engage when capping.
it uses a jowo 6 nib, and can be filled via converter or by putting ink directly in the barrel.
