So, not a good week and I am pretty down about it. You see I normally enjoy writing these weekly breakdowns of how the projects are going, this one however I am not looking forward to. I told my daughter that I would make her a pen and well as I have said in previous updates that I was having trouble with the material she … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 6
So the week started on a high and ended on a low point. The high was that I finished my pen and my wifes pen! Woo hoo! Mine is the green and my wifes pen is the red. So what new things have I done this week? Well as you can see I leaned how to put a curved end to the pen using a bastard file, I … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 5
Well, this week could have gone better but I tell you what, I have learned a hell of a lot. I have learned that polyester is shit and I hate it. It’s dusty and it’s horrible and it’s brittle as anything. I only got the one stick of it, thank god. I have attached a picture of the body count for this week, yes I … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 4
So, today I achieved some things and I ruined some things. I managed to put a thread in a hole and it worked, I could screw the section to the blank. (see the picture, see I told you! I wasn’t lying). Thing that irritated me somewhat however was that I bought the feed, nib unit and converter all from the same place that I got … Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 3
Bought some new tools and shattered some blanks. Not much to report in week 2, still learning the very basics of using a lathe. Continue reading Fountain Pen Making update 2
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