Schmidt Piston Filler 1

[kendoka]

Here is my first attempt with a Schmidt Piston Filler unit. The most difficult part was the section cover which is almost paper thin where it threads onto the ink window.

 

 

Cap to barrel threads M12 X .8 triple start

 

Section cover and body to piston unit M10 X .5

 

Weight filled 28.9 g

 

Length capped 6"

 

Length uncapped 5 3/4 "

 

Length posted 7 1/4"

 

Barrel diameter at widest point 14.66 mm

 

Cap diameter 15.64 mm

Section cover at widest point 11.1 mm

 

 

Comments welcome.

 

 

Tony

 

[pajaro]

Very nice style. The works looks like a big converter.

 

If you can buy a spare works, it might be prudent to keep a spare.

 

It's beautiful and I think the warm color softens the lines of the pen. I do like its style.

 

It looks modern and not gaudy.

[r100ridr]

Beautiful Tony. I really like the long taper of the barrel in contrast to the straighter cap.

Did you make the clip?

How does it write? I was pleasantly surprised by the first one I used very smooth but now it is asking to be ground into a stub.

Did you consider placing the cap threads on the section side of the ink window?

 

Best regards,

Scott

[kendoka]

Beautiful Tony. I really like the long taper of the barrel in contrast to the straighter cap.

Did you make the clip?

How does it write? I was pleasantly surprised by the first one I used very smooth but now it is asking to be ground into a stub.

Did you consider placing the cap threads on the section side of the ink window?

 

Thanks Scott,

The clip is commercially available. This one was a little scratchy at first and it writes more like a fine rather than a medium nib. It should write better with a little tuning. I did consider putting the threads on the section but the ink window diameter tapers from 11.2 mm to about 10.8 mm where it meets the section and I thought the gap would not look right. However your idea might work with a larger diameter pen and a clear cylinder overlay around the ink window.

 

Tony

[kendoka]

Very nice style. The works looks like a big converter.

 

If you can buy a spare works, it might be prudent to keep a spare.

 

It's beautiful and I think the warm color softens the lines of the pen. I do like its style.

 

It looks modern and not gaudy.

Thanks

[hari317]

Superb shape. very nice

[georges zaslavsky]

Your pen is very nice , it looks close to the fred faggionato pens

[betweenthelens]

Gorgeous pen!

[rpk1204]

Really great looking pen.... how do you spell pen envy?

[requiescat]

Handsome pen!

[kendoka]

Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement.

 

Tony