Ballpoint Anyone?

**InvisibleMan** · October 15th, 2013, 04:22 PM

http://www.pensbylyleross.com/ballpo...ack-resin.html

OK, so it isn't a fountain pen, but it is a pen I made

I was dragging my feet (actually, destroying twist mechanisms and creating rough seams - imagine cutting a twisting part on a spinning lathe) for a while, but wanted to be able to offer ballpoint pens as part of a set, or as one-offs if people wanted them. So, finally, this is a working prototype that actually works very well.

It is a finial twist to advance the ink refill, and the nose cone unscrews to access/change the refill. I beveled the seams at both nose cone and finial so as to avoid sharp edges, and I have to say, they are barely even noticeable.

Anyway, here are the photos. Thanks for putting up with the dark side for a minute

Questions, comments, all that stuff welcome as usual.

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