This is my first PIF on FPGeeks!
It's a slightly improved version of the Parker 51 tube I PIF'd on FPN a few months ago. The aim remains the same:
"...good protection for a daily carry pen, small enough to toss in a day bag with the rest of your gear, but strong enough to ward off damage. The inside of a day bag at walking pace can be a surprisingly hostile place, with jangling keys, spare change, and a heavy laptop all ready to do their worst."
What's New!
The cap is put together in a way that makes better use of the space available, while doing away with the centre stitch.
Now, the surface facing the 51's celluloid cap jewel is a stitch-less expanse of 100% silk. A nitrile rubber O ring has also been added for security.
What's Not!
- The outside is a rigid PET plastic preform (approx 3mm thick), which is an excellent hard barrier against crushing, bending, twisting, scratching and cutting forces. Hostile synonyms are no match! Shattering - pah! Smashing - pishaw! Spiflicating - pish tosh!
- The inside is lined with 3mm thick non-toxic, UV resistant closed cell soft foam (60 on the 00 shore scale), to absorb the stress of impact strikes and abrasion. To protect the 51's delicate celluloid jewels against the concentrated force of end on strikes, the top and bottom get 6mm of foam, lined in 100% silk.
- The screw cap is a repurposed Diamine ink bottle cap. If you're going to make a pen tube, you may as well do it in style!
Here's a size comparison with a 51, 61 (which will also fit) and my specs (should have shelled out for the thin & lights lenses).
Cartman-style 616 switcharoo:
To be in with a chance, complete the following sentence correctly - reply to this thread please, not via PM.
"The collective noun for a group of crows is..."
A. a bandolier of crows.
B. a Kia-Ora of crows.
C. a loitering with burglarious intent of crows.
D. a murder of crows.
E. a squadron of crows.
F. a syzegy of crows.
This is a worldwide PIF ending 10p.m. ish GMT, Sunday 15th March. If Dan is not too busy, I will ask him to random.org the list of aspirants.
ps - many thanks to Diamine for the old-style speckled caps.
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