• Thanks for visiting The Penturners Forum today.

    There are many features and resources that currently you are unable to see or access, either because you're not yet registered, or if you're already registered, because you're not logged in.

    To gain full access to the forum, please log in or register now. Registration is completely free, it only takes a few seconds, and you can join our well established community of like-minded pen makers.

Pen Kit Brass Tube

Pops92

Full Member
Joined
Jun 10, 2020
Posts
66
Location
Boston Lincolnshire
First Name
Richard
I am after a pen kit that will incorporate this segmented piece. It's just over 80mm long.
Does anyone know of a UK pen kit with a tube that will accommodate the blank shown without me cutting away any of the segmented area?
Was looking at the TM Epsilon but it's only 65mm
20200809_083649.jpg
 

Curly

Graduate Member
Joined
Nov 3, 2019
Posts
421
Location
RM of Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, Canada
First Name
Peter
If you have the IAP Bushings & Tubes app you can type in a length and it will list all the pens that would fit that size. There are very few in that range and not every supplier is listed but by looking at the pens on the vendor sites you could look for similar pens the vendor you use has.

Pete
 

Curly

Graduate Member
Joined
Nov 3, 2019
Posts
421
Location
RM of Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, Canada
First Name
Peter
I have it but it not for UK pens

That's why I said. "by looking at the pens on the vendor sites you could look for similar pens the vendor you use has". Most of the kits are the same except for some engraving and plating differences, all sporting a different name. You compare the pictures and specifications to find an equivalent. PIA I know but the Bob pen from one guy is the Rob from another and Bill from yet another but they are all basically the same pen. There is nothing stopping you from taking a rollerball pen like the Zen at 3.350" and using golom's suggestion of cutting a 10" tube down to 3.500" and using your blank. You might have to cut a plug to take up the space for the spring to fit against but it can be done. Or make a new blank to fit the pen you want to use and chalk this one up to the learning curve.

Pete
 

Pops92

Full Member
Joined
Jun 10, 2020
Posts
66
Location
Boston Lincolnshire
First Name
Richard
I have only been doing pens for around a year and the difficulty in identifying differnt pens, bushes etc is horrendous.That is why have come on here and asked people who have the knowledge.
Thanks all the same.
I have decided to use the TM Athena with a tube length of 80mm.
 

Neil

Fellow
Joined
May 21, 2013
Posts
3,132
Location
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
First Name
Neil
Richard,

On the Facebook page it was Dan Smith who told you the Athena tube length, he is Taylor Mirfield, named after his daughter, Taylor, and where he lives, Mirfield!
 
Warning! This thread has not had any replies for over a year. You are welcome to post a reply here, but it might be better to start a new thread (and maybe include a link to this one if you need to).
Top