Not an issue - except that to get a tight fit, I machined a boss, forced the material into the pen then holding the pen
body, machined the tip - this makes sure the tip doesn't fall out and is concentric with the body, but requires the
actual pen itself as part of the manufacturing process.
If anyone has a pen with a broken tip, I'm sure we can work out something?
Cheers
-D
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com>
To: "NewtonTalk" <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] best pen for Newton - reprise
>
> On 11/03/02 15:14, "Darl Singh" <darl_at_xpress.net.nz> wrote:
>
> > Following on from this topic a short while ago - a different take:
> > I manage an Engineering shop and have 'converted' the rest of the Management
> > team to Newts - 3x2000's and a 120.
> > My Foreman broke the nib off his standard '2000 pen yesterday, so we went
> > looking for alternatives: came up with 2.
> > We machined a tip from ea material, fitted one to his pen, one to my backup
> > (2x00 series) pen:
> >
> > UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene) - softer than PTFE, but not
> > as nice a writing 'feel' IMO - tended to
> > 'grab' a little. Phill liked it more tho - thought it felt more 'pencil-like'.
> > PTFE ('Teflon' or one of a number of other tradenames) - much softer than the
> > original pen tip (think this was PVC?) and
> > smooooth to write with - actually a nicer feel than my Cross Digital-Writer: I
> > am a convert!
> >
> > This is not a job for the 'home handyman' unless you have a lathe - but if you
> > do, I _heartily_ recommend it: for the
> > first time in about 4 years, my Digital Writer has been dumped from the pen
> > silo with this mod replacing it.
> >
> > Email me direct if anyone wants the 'quick 'n dirty' instructions: this really
> > is a very smooth, somewhat soft pen that
> > has a better feel than (many of) the alternatives and has to be better on the
> > screen than the original (usual caveats re
> > cleanliness etc).
>
> What about selling those PTFE?
>
> -Laurent.
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