Congratulations. It looks really good. Even with the black parts. Perhaps you can burn or print "JPL" as a logo at the end of the body. I would love to have a pen. (Especially if you can custom make them... ) Oh ... and welcome back.
It is just a pleasure to an “artist,” with his work. Obsess over how to keep making your own, therefore unique art. While I have not purchased many Franklin-Christoph pens, you could be one of the next generation of art-loving, eye-for-refined-design pen creators. And, as one old, retired professor, I assure you that what you are doing sets you apart as a special student, one who has a vision for the real. Blessings in the journey! I too love the red/black combination. K
You have every right to be proud of your handmade custom pen. Personally, I'm very fond of cigar shaped pens and think the contrast of the black and red is extremely attractive and gives the pen character. All in all, a really nice job. Thank you for sharing.
What. Is. Up?! So glad to have you back and to hear you’ve still been exercising your creative muscle. I’ve never touched ebonite. I’m fairly new to the game. Lol hope you’re well. Keep us posted on your adventures. Peace, Love, and Happiness!
The black in the middle is very attractive and distinctive. This is a very impressive pen. You should be very pleased with it. I will be watching for when you decide to make pens and sell them! I like the eyedropper-possible design too! Great job!
Thankyou, the black ring has relly grown on me and I will be keeping it, but changing the section slightly. Ill make an update next week about making more.
Congratulations, it looks great. The colour combination is awesome, as is the form factor. Will you be adding a clip or one of those ring things to stop it rolling around? Is the feed ebonite as well? I've been looking into doing the same thing. They have lathes available at your U? Obviously we can see the appeal. It's probably worth trying out for some extra cash and experience points.
Thankyou so much. I made a model of the pen with a clip in solidworks and I think the clip made it look worse. Ill probably add a roll stop or a pen pillow to stop it rolling around. The feed here is not ebonite, I tried to find a nib unit that was ebonite but I couldn't find one and you need to use a nib unit for kitless pens. it is great fun doing this, lathes are great. I have been using the lathe at my uni for some pens but I recently bought my own to use at home.
Excellent work, JPL! Simplicity and elegance (and usefulness) on a writing instrument. I think that you should go and launch your pens in the market, if they are not lauched yet. Congrats!
Nice video mate, I have a question. If you take cost out of the equation completely; Wing Sung 3008 or 698? If context matters, I’m a uni student and will use it mostly for note taking
A beautiful and satisfying endeavor, way to go that's a beautifully designed pen. I'm looking forward to seeing your future incarnations. Keep on with the work, you have the right to be proud of yourself!
Late to the party here but I think it's beautiful! I love ebonite, and the black section and band looks great with the smooth red body. Hope you've continued to make more pens!
Well I had two options, a metal lathe or wood lathe. A metal lathe gives me precision but a wood lathe is better for making curves. I chose a metal lathe and have to have a few attachments for using wood tools, but it gives me great accuracy for making threads. The lathe I got was a sieg c3 for about $800 plus about $400 in tooling
The pen looks awesome - I always wanted to try and make an ebonite pen, I think I will give it a go - How did you get the screw-threads done? Looks really great 👍
That’s a gorgeous pen! I love the black bare ebonite strip. Wonderful work! I’d buy one. I think it’s gorgeous! You should be very proud and pleased. I think you’d have a long list of orders! What did you get yourself into?
How much for the Ebonite Red and the range of nibs? Stubs, Oblique mediums? The black fountain pen with a red ring I bought from you is still working. A red partner fountain pen would be good.
Greetings from Katy Texas!! Impressive Job!! I do enjoy unique hand crafted anything. I humbly suggest you name it the JPL Prelude. I’m sure I would enjoy writing with it. I’ll definitely write with it if I see it o the market. Hope to see more of your videos. Good luck!!!
Hey, I was wondering if you could do a review of a pilot metro as a way to provide context for these other reviews. Since the metro is such a popular pen, I'd be nice to see your opinions of it and how it compares to the other budget pens out there. Also, keep up the great work! these videos are pretty cool.
I am definitely interested in obtaining a pen, so put me on the list. And as I have said before, I love the eye dropper method of filling the pen (although I always go for the syringe method, lol).
Well what ill say is ebonite has a much nicer feel in the hand than plastic such as abs and acrylic, it doesnt get as oily. It is really hard to decribe but i perfer it to regular plastic
I am impressed with your new design. Your best so far! I think the positive comments on here suggest there is definitely a demand. I was thinking you have 6K subscribers. If only 1% of your subscribers placed an order you'd be very busy for many weeks to come. Have you any thoughts of adding a clip? I wonder if you have worked out how best to make a clip and how it would attach to the cap? I think it would be nice to see the pen in other colours as well. I am very happy for you. The pen is delightful.
Thankyou David, you are so kind. I have thought of adding a clip, and I modelled a pen with a clip on solidworks but I don't think it looks as good with a clip. I might have to add a roll stop to it as a result.
I can tell you are very proud of this pen and you should be. Great job! Keep making pens and let me know if you are going to sell them. MARK FROM ARKANSAS!
Wow. This is great! It's so nice seeing you progress steadily through different levels of pen making, and I dare say it's been a life-long endeavor so far. I would definitely like to get one of your pens when you are able, so put me on your list. I am of the eye-dropper (actually syringe) filling method type, so I am always interested in that design of pen. Here is to the JPL Pen Making Co. to be!
Great Video and great looking pen. I am sure you could sell your ebonite hand made pens. I was eyeing up one of the Namisu ebonite pens but your pen looks much nicer.
