I ran into some problems making the most recent aluminum ones. So I switched back to bronze for now. Sorry for the slow reply, If you have already emailed me, I will email you back offering you one of these instead. I will be making more aluminum ones in the future.
Please email to inquire about purchase. I will try to make as many as I can.
Thanks for following along, let me know what you think about this design and send requests for future designs.
Moderately hefty journaling weight at 40.0g in a 0.38"(9.65 mm) diameter with a C63000 Nickel Aluminum Bronze body, smooth continuous texture, conical nose, and 6061 Aluminum button.
Equipped with the very popular Pentel EnerGel 0.7mm Metal Nose refill. The travel of the refill nose is fully support throughout the entire cycle yielding a very smooth action. A captured element on the back of the refill prevents any rattle.
The mechanism comes equipped with one stainless steel bearing ball and one borosilicate glass ball. Tip details are extremely tight with a small land between the refill and the conical section.
Proper allowance and a custom precision spring allow the refill to operate very smoothly. There is a tight fit between the button stanchion and the mechanism body making it more resistant to binding from pressing the button on an angle.
Higbee thread start to the pen body to make the thread action for replacing the refill better. Added a new locking feature that should keep the mechanism from unscrewing without the need for an o-ring or loctite.
This version is 5.27" (133.86 mm) long, 0.38" (9.65 mm) in diameter, and weighs 40.0g (1.41 oz).
