Desk pen trumpet query.

[woodhacker]

Hi youngins I've came across a wee bitty problem. Months ago I bought a pen trumpet and have now started to turn the base and have prepared
the blank ready to turn. On closer inspection I've found that a normal slimline nib is too big to fit into the trumpet. Is there a special kit for a desktop pen?

ps can't remember where i bought the trumpet. Have searched in the archives and the trumpets on there seem to be bigger.

 

[Dalboy]

The trumpets that I had only take the slimline but I found sometimes if the pen is not put in correctly the nib catches on a little rim down the bottom

 

[woodhacker]

Derek the nib doesn't go into the trumpet, the first part will enter but the top won't.

 

[Derek33]

Hi Derek, You might find this useful. In this months Woodturning magazine (July) there is a whole project with plans and sizes to make a desk pen using a Streamline kit.

 

[Penpal]

There are many sizes in trumpets, shapes, fixing methods.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Make you own nibless pens like this.

http://content.penturners.org/library/pens/nibless_slimline_pen.pdf