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First Bolt-Action Tec-Pens

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I really like PSI's bolt-action pens, and have made several. I decided to try some of their Bolt-Action Tec-Pens, which have a stylus on the end for touch screens. Like the other bolt-action pens, turning and assembly is simple. I made this one for myself. The finish is antique brass.
 

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Not quite sure how or why I did this, but I trimmed the body of my son's pen way too much. It ended up too short, which caused the refill to protrude too far when extended.
 

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Probably not the best fix, but it worked. I sanded part of the plastic end of the refill off.
 

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One odd thing I noticed is that the bolt on the Tec-Pen actuates opposite of the Bolt-Action. The Tec goes down and to the right, and the Bolt-Action goes down and to the left. Wonder why they did that. After using the Bolt-Action, the Tec-Pen takes some getting used to. On a side note, the stylus works very well.
 

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I rather like these kits Jim, they don't look as bulky as the originals, nice pens including the blanks my friend .. :winking:
 
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Mmm. Nice work there. I wonder how that kit would look with a steampunk blank, because to me it has that kind of look in the kit, an industrial look. Food for thought.. Thanks for showing. :thumbs:
 
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The better antique finish I have seen to date like all the pens even the modified one so much to like all round thanks for sharing.

Peter.
 
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I agree with Jim and Rowdy..

Looks like a really nice looking kit.

I took a while to respond to this post as I needed to get my head around the way the clip fastens on to the body with a couple of screws and giving the effect of " oops we forgot to put a clip on it" from the designers.. :whistling:

But no, I think I like it..:thinks:

Done a nice job of the kits, but can share the "short problem" with you as did that on one of the first click pens we ever made. After that I'm very particular just how much we take off when we square off the ends.
 
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