Pen's with Slip On Caps

After making a couple of pens with slip in caps for a customer I decided it was time to make one for myself. 

His post about the pens with great pictures

What a treat yesterday morning when the mail person came to my door with these. 

I asked Chris if he could make two pens for me using these clips from my parts bucket. I asked for them to be with #6 size nibs. After a little design discussion this is what Chris came up with. I could not be happier

The pens are so comfortable to hold,light weight,the Schmidt nibs and feed so wet and wonderful,the material smooth and silky and Great Quality Workmanship.

The pen caps tightly and easily and posts very securely with little pressure. The nib stays airtight when capped...but it is also made to use Hero 616 caps for a different look. These caps work just as well as the matching caps. I can't decide what way I like them the best

The orange one reminds me of early red hard rubber pens from a 100 years ago and the black Delron is similar to black hard rubber except no rubbery smell and very tough material! 

Now I must go and play some more.!!!

The chrome caps makes one think of those 1950's style of pen...I mean I just could not be happier. I now have 5 pens made by Chris with another matching roller ball on order.

 I had this hooded nib unit in stock so I though why not.

Eversharp With A Slip On Cap

I got this vintage nib a bit ago and today was the day to make a pen.  I used Delron on this one.

I had a customer who challenged me to make a pen with a matching friction fit cap.  After I made his I had to have one of my own.

I made two of them for him but they are in the mail so I will wait until he gets them before I post them. 

Eversharp 14K Flexible

Roughed out section

Roughed out body

Finished cap

All Finished

Convert a Bulb Filler to a Ballpoint Pen

A customer had this pen the other day and thought that it would look good as a ballpoint pen that would take Parker refills.

He asked me if it could be done and I said if you are up to it why not.

I was worried that the nose cone would be too large of a diameter for the end as the threads are right at the end but it was like it was made to be, it fit perfect.

I then had to drill out the inside diameter on the bulb end to let the  refill slide down into the nose cone where there is a spring.  Next I had to epoxy a spacer into the blind cap to keep pressure on the refill.

I think it turned out pretty good.

Before        Rockford Pen

After

Cap Actuated Ball Point Pen

I have been wanting to build a cap actuated ballpoint pen for about ten years now but I really didn't understand the cap and did not want to take apart one of my Parker's to find out
Then I found this mechanism.
So with today to myself this is the pen I built.

All the parts

All done

A Parker Big Red clip