Pen making Surplus Parts, Materials and Tools for Sale in Winters CA (1 1/2 hours drive NE from San Francisco).

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Elliot Landes, cell 530-304-0207 elliotl@penmakers.com

Nibs Clips Springs Parts Materials Tools

Nibs

Mutschler Fountain Front Sections

These parts will allow one to build a new pen design. I imported these directly from the this famous manufacturer. The set includes one front section, the seal, a threaded bushing, and a black or gold plated ferrule. I'll enclose some drawings and other parts I used to make pens with these, which you may need or not. The quality is excellent. The nib is steel, with gold plating. The nib size is fine and it has inscribed "Reform, Germany". A pump converter is included (not shown). Click on the thumbnail for a (slow loading) large image. This nib works with regular cartridges (Mont Blanc style).

$15

Drawing for using the above nib: click here

Drawing for the "mount" part for click-on caps for the above nib click here

Sorry, 18k gold version is sold out.

Click on image for a closer look. All of the above parts included.

Schmidt Front Sections

Making your own pen design? This front section is made by Schmidt of Germany, a company that supplies parts world-wide to pen making companies. They are renown for their quality and precision. I believe these are vastly superior to the Asian knockoffs you see in pen kits. The writing quality is excellent. This allows you to make a more slender pen than the Mutshler parts above, for less cost.

$10 each, or 10 for $50, including inner cap, front section, ferrule, brass bushing (not shown), converter (ink pump) and screws. This seal can be screw mounted, for click-on caps. Broad, medium and fine, available, while they last.

Also available: rolling writer front section that converts the pen seamlessly. 10 for $30, gold or chrome.

Converters: The above converter (ink pump) works on most pens using Mont Blanc style cartridges ( I don't think it works with Parker). $20 for 10, including shipping. Return for refund (un-inked) if it doesn't work for you.

Bushings:

I have bushings available like in the sets above. The female threads in the bushing receive the (8mm x .75 mm I think) male threads of various front sections, and for kits, it fits the Junior Gentleman, the Junior Retro, the Panache, the Jr. statesman, the Jr. Emperor, and the Junior Majestic. The outer surface has grooves to improve glue adhesion .The size is .919" x .352". Drawing below.

The price $1 each or $40 for 100. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Also available: Parker vector front sections. $1 each.

Clips

Big Ring Clips -- stamped of hard steel, quality nickel plated in the U.S., with a curvy shape and a huge ring for fat pens. The ring is .454" od, .265" id and overall is 1.26". 3000 available. Made in Taiwan.

$1 each or $90 for the batch of 110.

Newly added, these attractive "teardrop" ring clips are steel, nickel plated and have a .394 od ring. The ring id is .324" and overall length is 1.514". They were high quality nickel plated in the U.S., and made in the U.S. by Mays, Marshall and Meyer in Rhode Island.

$1 each or $70 for 100. 7000 available.

These have a matching nut available that gives you a head for your pen. The nut is nickel-plated brass and has a 4-40 thread. Made in the U.S. $1 each or $70 for 100.

Rolling Ball clips: Also newly added, these ring clips are steel, quality nickel plated in the U.S. and have a cool rolling wheel ball. The ring od is .414", the bore is .352" and overall length is 1.310". 5000 available. Made in Taiwan.

$1 each or $65 for 100.

Newly added, these Mont Blanc style ring clips are steel, nickel plated and were made and plated in Germany by Schaefer. The ring od is .543", the bore is .446" and overall length is 1.52".

$1 each or $65 for 100.

Spring Clips -- made of music wire, no coating, a truly unique pen clip design. You can turn a ball and pop it into the small loop at the end, if you like. The cylinder fits a .26" diameter and the overall length is s 1.18" The wire is .030".

$1 each or $200 for the batch of 400.

Small Clamp Clips -- stamped of hard steel, gold plated, and made by Van Valkenburg back in the day. These are for very slender pens or thermometers or testers. The clamp fits .250" and overall is 1.20".

$1 each or $250 for the batch of 510.

"Pierce" clips -- these mount through a slot in the cap. They are .034" thick. stamped hard steel, 1.7" long, .158" wide tongue with shoulder, .328 long tongue overall, .08" hole diameter, .245" length of tongue from shoulder to hole center. Made in U.S. -- some coated black and some gold e-coated.

$2 each or 100 for $125.

Faultless Clamp Clips -- stamped of hard steel, chrome plated, famous for use on the #2 yellow pencil. The clamp fits .290", they are made of two parts and the overall length is 1.14".

$1 each or $65 for 100 pieces.

Parts and Mechanisms

Also available: Schmidt nib parts that allow you to make your own fountain front section, for example, if you want to make your own wood finger-piece. This includes the nib and the feed, but not the male threads for screwing into the barrel. $5 each or $30 for 100. Contact Elliot for more information.

Schmidt .5mm pencil mechanisms. This is part of the German manufacturer's system that allows you to make a Parker format pen that can also be converted to a mechanical pencil. These .5 mm mechanisms are high quality -- they work great, no jamming. The actuation is by pushing the pin on top. You'll have to do a little engineering, but this is an excellent component. You can see this system used in high quality art pens, some by "Lexon." There are 2 leads each. Erasers in plastic cups are included (not shown). Other parts included to make the pencil convertible to a pen.

$3 each or $150 for batch of 85.

Threaded Inserts, brass, by Yardley Products.

These accept a 4-40 size screw. $12 for 100 pieces including shipping. They push nicely into wood or other soft-ish materials. They have a flange for a clean result. Also available in the #2 screw size -- good for pen cap internals.

More info at the Yardley Products site:

http://yardleyproducts.thomasnet.com/viewitems/sharp-sert-flanged/sharp-sert-insert-us-threads?&forward=1

Twist mechanisms (sometimes called transmissions)-- this is the mechanism that operates a twist action pen. I think these do not work with pen kits. It is about .25" diameter by 1.4" long, steel and brass, and the action is 1/2 turn with a slight locking at the end. These are for use with Cross type refills, but you can use your imagination for other applications.

$1 each or $35 for 100.

Also for Cross-type pens:

Gold plated point cone: $1 each or $35 for 100.

Springs

Compression Springs -- I have a lot of these.

"A" size: 1" long, .15" diameter, .010" stainless wire, closed ends. $10 for 100 or make offer for 1000 or more.

"B" size: .825" long, .18" diameter, .015" chrome plated music wire, closed ends, 8 turns, $10 for 100 or make offer for 1000 or more.

"C" size: .5" long, .15" diameter, .010" stainless wire, closed ends. $10 for 100 or make offer for 1000 or more.

Materials

Pure Carnauba Wax

This wax is wonderful for easy application and a hard finish. It is made from a Brazilian palm tree. Just rub it on a slow flannel buffing wheel and buff away. It is in chunks. Break (or saw) it into smaller pieces or melt it into one big piece, as you like.

$4 per lb.

Acrylic "serpent" rods

These rods are 14" long, .67" diameter, polished. They are left over from a Shaeffer Pen product and are made by Mazzuccelli of Italy. I only have one color left -- the "serpent" pattern. $9 each and $9 for shipping in the US.

Acrylic "ice" slabs

Decorative Acrylic Material -- gray-blue granite pattern ("Cebloplast" by Mazzuccelli of Italy) produced with the chopped block method.

Each slab is .67" thick x 6.70" x18".

Price -- $27 per slab, or $1.50 for 6" x .67" x .67" size pen blanks. Make an offer for large quantity purchase.

Dymondwood sheets

Dymondwood is Baltic birch veneers glued up and infused with resin and dye, to produce a man-made exotic wood.

See http://rutply.com/products/dymondwood.html for company information. My material is mostly in 16" x 31" sheets. I can cut it to 14" x 12" sheets for priority mail flat rate box shipping, $10 shipping per box . Call me for full sheet costs and shipping.

Colors and sizes available:

Charcoal, .56" thick $20 per 14"x12"; 1.25" thick, $35 per 14"x12"

Red/blue alternating stripe, .56" thick $20 per 14"x12"

Blue ("Indigo Royalwood") .56" thick, $20 per 14"x12"; 1.1" thick $30 per 14"x12"; 1.25" thick, $35 per 14"x12"

Turquoise .56" thick $20 per 14"x12"

Purple/turquoise alternating stripe , .62" thick, .56" thick $20 per 14"x12";

Purple 1" thick, $30 per 14"x12"; 1." thick, $30 per 14"x12"

Black/tan alternating stripe, 3/4" thick, $25 per 14"x12"

Hardwoods -- sorry, I cannot ship the wood

Kingwood, Sizes: 5/8" x 3" x 4'; 1.5" x 6" x 4', $1 per pound

Camatillo Mexican Kingwood, 1" x 1" x 36", $4 per stick

Sierra Yew, 2" thick, $5 per bf

Richlite Laminate

This is the famous black countertop material, which I used as an ebony replacement. It is made from resin reinforced paper and works like wood and is dense and stable and has an opaque flat black color. I love this stuff.

I have available 8 2x4' sheets in the 3/8" thickness $54 per sheet

and 2 2' x 4' sheets in the 5/8" thickness $90 per sheet

Decorative Acrylic Sheet Material

This sheet material is available in the various patterns shown (here made into dreidls).

It is .031" thick and is a sandwich material made of clear acrylic on the two outside layers and patterned vinyl on the inside layer. $6 per square foot, or $50 for a sheet (24" x 50").

Clockwise from left:

Shell, blue topo, graphite, blue wave, blue graphite, and red topo in center. Gray wave not shown.

Decorative Acetate sheet Material

This beautiful patterned sheet material is made of cellulose acetate which is machine-able and form-able and can be acetone polished and welded.

This material is .170" thick and sells for $17 per foot

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Tools

Gun Drills

If you are serious about deep hole drilling, you'll want to use these. Gun drills need a continuous blast of air or coolant through the tool holder. They are center-finding and allow fast drilling without pecking.