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Hey James

Starting with the blanks, do yourself a massive favour and get yourself some kirinite acrylic blanks. They are amongst the cheapest, they thread and turn like a dream and look really beautiful when finished. I think the Pearl type is particularly nice but there are lots to choose from. Stabilised wood is probably the hardest (difficult) thing to try threading on and isn’t really great even if you’re really experienced. Acrylic really is your best bet to start with.

As for the section you just need to buy the tap for the nib you want to use (the nibs are in a housing that screws in to the section, so you need the specific tap for each nib). To keep it simple if you were to look at Bock then you’ve got the option of a no 5 or a no 6 nib (no 6 is bigger in diameter). So let’s say you decide to start with pens that take a no6 nib then you’d need to buy the no6 tap to thread the inside of the section that you make. Beaufort sell them (and Phil is very helpful).

Alternatively you can buy a ready made section for a particular nib but I think you’d need an 8.5 X 1 tap to thread the barrel with to accept it and, as you’ve already bought a 10mm tap and die for making the section and threading the barrel, then probably makes sense to make your own section.

So in summary you either build your own section (in which case you need to buy the tap for the nib) or you buy a ready made section (in which case you need to buy a tap for the barrel).

I’m not sure if that’s helped at all.

Cheers
Ash

<blockquote data-quote="ValleyBoy" data-source="post: 344994" data-attributes="member: 2096">Hey JamesStarting with the blanks, do yourself a massive favour and get yourself some kirinite acrylic blanks. They are amongst the cheapest, they thread and turn like a dream and look really beautiful when finished. I think the Pearl type is particularly nice but there are lots to choose from. Stabilised wood is probably the hardest (difficult) thing to try threading on and isn’t really great even if you’re really experienced. Acrylic really is your best bet to start with.As for the section you just need to buy the tap for the nib you want to use (the nibs are in a housing that screws in to the section, so you need the specific tap for each nib). To keep it simple if you were to look at Bock then you’ve got the option of a no 5 or a no 6 nib (no 6 is bigger in diameter). So let’s say you decide to start with pens that take a no6 nib then you’d need to buy the no6 tap to thread the inside of the section that you make. Beaufort sell them (and Phil is very helpful).Alternatively you can buy a ready made section for a particular nib but I think you’d need an 8.5 X 1 tap to thread the barrel with to accept it and, as you’ve already bought a 10mm tap and die for making the section and threading the barrel, then probably makes sense to make your own section.So in summary you either build your own section (in which case you need to buy the tap for the nib) or you buy a ready made section (in which case you need to buy a tap for the barrel).I’m not sure if that’s helped at all.CheersAsh</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValleyBoy, post: 344994, member: 2096"] Hey James Starting with the blanks, do yourself a massive favour and get yourself some kirinite acrylic blanks. They are amongst the cheapest, they thread and turn like a dream and look really beautiful when finished. I think the Pearl type is particularly nice but there are lots to choose from. Stabilised wood is probably the hardest (difficult) thing to try threading on and isn’t really great even if you’re really experienced. Acrylic really is your best bet to start with. As for the section you just need to buy the tap for the nib you want to use (the nibs are in a housing that screws in to the section, so you need the specific tap for each nib). To keep it simple if you were to look at Bock then you’ve got the option of a no 5 or a no 6 nib (no 6 is bigger in diameter). So let’s say you decide to start with pens that take a no6 nib then you’d need to buy the no6 tap to thread the inside of the section that you make. Beaufort sell them (and Phil is very helpful). Alternatively you can buy a ready made section for a particular nib but I think you’d need an 8.5 X 1 tap to thread the barrel with to accept it and, as you’ve already bought a 10mm tap and die for making the section and threading the barrel, then probably makes sense to make your own section. So in summary you either build your own section (in which case you need to buy the tap for the nib) or you buy a ready made section (in which case you need to buy a tap for the barrel). I’m not sure if that’s helped at all. Cheers Ash [/QUOTE]

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