Machined steel drawing pencil...

[nonentity]

I just finished machining this drawing pencil...



This morning it was a two foot stainless steel rod I scavenged from a copy machine a while back.


Now after a little time at the lathe, it is my new drawing pencil. Here it is with the leftover roller rod from the copier I cut the pencil from.

I decided that my rotring 600 series drawing pencil was getting too scarce to replace if I lost it, since they don't make them anymore, and I wanted to make sure I had a replacement that was the same weight, if not heavier, which this is.

I think it turned out ok, I got the internal parts from the woodstore, they carry pen turning stuff, but they looked at me funny when I said I was going to make a pencil out of steel.

Anyway, this was good practice for when I make my holy grail - a damascus steel pen and pencil set. Which would look like this photoshopped prototype.


I also made a second one, there's a build log for it - http://www.nonentity.com/New/Main/projects/SteelPencil2.htm

[Turd]

Wow, those look awesome! Very cool


eric

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[Alan]

Great work and very nice pictures!

[Project_Nightmare]

One word comes to my mind when I see this... Overkill Could you sign me up to get one of those wicked pens???

[Nginuity]

I see you've been at the ranch again!
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