View Full Version : second fountain pen - royal purple quilted acrylic Jr. Retro
Joe Aliperti
05-03-2010, 11:38 PM
I kept my first FP; this one's for my wife --- then I'll make some for sale!
Royal purple quilted acrylic
CSUSA Jr. Retro in rhodium plating
Lou Metcalf medium point flex nib
"Purple Mojo" Private Reserve ink :cool:
This blank is pretty cool. From one angle it has a quilted chatoyance, and at another angle it's mostly black with a thin ribbon design. I tried to capture the effect in the photos. Thanks for looking!
http://www.silverlakewoodworks.com/images/pens/purple_fountain1.JPG
http://www.silverlakewoodworks.com/images/pens/purple_fountain2.JPG
http://www.silverlakewoodworks.com/images/pens/purple_fountain3.JPG
David Walser
05-04-2010, 1:54 AM
Jim,
Your wife should love her new pen. It's a real beauty.
Where did you get the blank?
John Keeton
05-04-2010, 6:54 AM
Joe, I think you nailed the two different "looks" in the last two pics! Amazing that they can get that kind of chatoyance in acrylic. Really a nice pen!
Jeff Nicol
05-04-2010, 7:21 AM
Joe, How do the fountain pens write and do they ever get messy like some of the old ones I have do? I have been wanting to make some but my other affliction (Welding) has been keeping me out of the shop for wood or turning much. I did blow out a few pens for a show I did last weekend just to have some variety. Lots of interest but only one pen buyer, and up here in "Whitetail Country" it was a cartridge pen!
I love the acrylic blanks and have a drawer full so I need to get busy!
Great pictures,
Jeff
Steve Schlumpf
05-04-2010, 8:41 AM
Very classy looking pen Joe! Your wife will love it!
Very nice photos as well!
Joe Aliperti
05-04-2010, 8:42 AM
Thanks!
Jim,
Your wife should love her new pen. It's a real beauty.
Where did you get the blank?
I got the blank from Griffin Exotic Woods. Here's the link to the pen blank page. It's the one called "Royal Purple".
http://www.exoticwood.biz/pen-blanks.htm
Joe, How do the fountain pens write and do they ever get messy like some of the old ones I have do? I have been wanting to make some but my other affliction (Welding) has been keeping me out of the shop for wood or turning much. I did blow out a few pens for a show I did last weekend just to have some variety. Lots of interest but only one pen buyer, and up here in "Whitetail Country" it was a cartridge pen!
I love the acrylic blanks and have a drawer full so I need to get busy!
Great pictures,
Jeff
Thanks, Jeff. I've only been writing with a fountain pen for about a week now, and so far no mess. Writing with it takes a little getting used to, especially for a lefty. Sometimes I have the angle wrong, and no ink comes out at first, so I think I need to work on my technique.
I'm using Private Reserve cartridges, as opposed to using a piston converter. My wife will be the real test pilot though... she's a teacher and Master's student and does a ton of writing. She took her new pen for a test drive this morning and really liked it. No ink flow problems for her. I'll keep you updated and look forward to seeing some of your pens!
David E Keller
05-04-2010, 5:02 PM
That's a beautiful pen, Joe. Great finish and photos as usual.
Bernie Weishapl
05-04-2010, 7:01 PM
Joe that is a beauty. She is going to love that one.
James Combs
05-04-2010, 9:43 PM
Very nice Joe, She will love it.
I'm kinda looking for a personal keeper myself but I am leaning toward a roller ball.
Donny Lawson
05-04-2010, 9:45 PM
I really like the purple design.Thanks for showing.I would like to make one like it one day.
Donny
Jim Shaver, Oakville Ont
05-05-2010, 8:09 AM
Nicely done:)
Norm Zax
05-05-2010, 8:17 AM
Nice touch with the excellent nib and purple ink! and excellent craftsmanship.
Baxter Smith
05-05-2010, 8:17 AM
One of the nicer pens I have seen. Great pics as well.
Jarrett Sadowsky
05-05-2010, 9:24 PM
Joe,
That is an awesome pen. I usually am more drawn to the wood pens, but the purple acrylic is stunning.
I recently purchased a mandrel and some European pen blanks. I am curious what size mandrel is required for this style pen? It looks like the blank is drilled to about 1/2" diameter. Is there a special sleeve or something that is used to make up the difference in diameter to the 7 mm pens?
Jarrett
Joe Aliperti
05-06-2010, 9:10 AM
Thanks for all the comments. :)
Joe,
That is an awesome pen. I usually am more drawn to the wood pens, but the purple acrylic is stunning.
I recently purchased a mandrel and some European pen blanks. I am curious what size mandrel is required for this style pen? It looks like the blank is drilled to about 1/2" diameter. Is there a special sleeve or something that is used to make up the difference in diameter to the 7 mm pens?
Jarrett
I actually don't use a mandrel to turn my pens. But this pen can still be turned on the same size mandrel as a European. The tenon on the bushings is what creates the snug fit inside the tube.
I use a 60° live center and 60° dead center along with steel bushings that I get from this vendor:
http://www.penturnersproducts.com
The bushings are sized precisely for each pen kit and have a female 60° chamfer that mates with the live/dead centers. Then I turn one pen barrel at a time. In the penturner community, this is known as "Turning between centers" as opposed to turning on a mandrel.
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