Evening pen people.
In my last post I shared the wooden wasp/bee thing I made with my new laser cutter. Since then I’ve had a chance to get used to using this new tool and I’ve started to use it for the purpose I originally intended, namely engraving/etching fountain pen nibs.
It’s been good fun learning and I finally got the setting where I wanted them to be to give a consistent and repeatable effect.
Below are photos of 2 nibs, a Jowo and a Bock. Both now have my brand name (Rockster) engraved upon them, and in the case of the Bock I’ve also added the nib width identifier on the upper left tine (F = Fine in this example).
For those unfamiliar with Bock they don’t mark their steel/gold plate nibs with the nib size, which can cause problems when you’re dealing with lots of them at once. Jowo, on the other hand, etch the size of each nib on the side (not visible in the photo).
I spent a little bit of time setting up a small jig to hold the nibs in place whilst being engraved, but it’s pretty basic.
All in all I’m pretty happy with the results and it’s amazing the things we can do from our own homes/workshops these days.
Cheers
Ash
In my last post I shared the wooden wasp/bee thing I made with my new laser cutter. Since then I’ve had a chance to get used to using this new tool and I’ve started to use it for the purpose I originally intended, namely engraving/etching fountain pen nibs.
It’s been good fun learning and I finally got the setting where I wanted them to be to give a consistent and repeatable effect.
Below are photos of 2 nibs, a Jowo and a Bock. Both now have my brand name (Rockster) engraved upon them, and in the case of the Bock I’ve also added the nib width identifier on the upper left tine (F = Fine in this example).
For those unfamiliar with Bock they don’t mark their steel/gold plate nibs with the nib size, which can cause problems when you’re dealing with lots of them at once. Jowo, on the other hand, etch the size of each nib on the side (not visible in the photo).
I spent a little bit of time setting up a small jig to hold the nibs in place whilst being engraved, but it’s pretty basic.
All in all I’m pretty happy with the results and it’s amazing the things we can do from our own homes/workshops these days.
Cheers
Ash