[miket]

Has Anyone Had A Chance To Try Out The New Bph Interchaneable Tip Pen From Razortip? I Am Needing A Pen That Will Accept Fish Scale Tips That I Will Make. This Seems To Made For That Purpose. Plus, You Can By 6 Tips For The Price Of One Fixed Tip Pen. This Pen Has Replaced The Older Model Interchaneable Tip Pen. Comments Please

[HadACall55]

Hay

I just made one out a peace of wire . What I did was took a pace of wire the size that will fit in your hand peace . Bend it in a U then hit it litey with a hammer to bing the end of the rounded part to sharper edges then bend the end over an made the size you need . That worked for me ,anything is better than all that money for a pen you just use every how an then .
Try it if you like , you can made all sizes for just a little time not much money !


Bob

[squbrigg]

I took a straight chizel pen, torched the end and when hot, bent it to form a scale, and it works like a charm.

Bob

[Claude]

Originally Posted by squbrigg

I took a straight chizel pen, torched the end and when hot, bent it to form a scale, and it works like a char,
...

Ummmm, Bob - would that be "char" as in burning the wood, or just merely "char"m as in working well?

Claude
Sorry - couldn't resist a pun....

[miket]

to HADACALL55 DID YOU USE THE SPECIAL TIP WIRE?

[BobD]

Nicrome wire is preferred for durability...

Bob

[l00p3y]

http://www.heatersplus.com/nichrome.htm

For those interested this link will take you to a nichrome supplier. The fishcarver.com has a great tutorial to make your own BPT pen. He used to have instructions to make your own burning unit but has since taken it down. I built a pen and station myself and it worked great for about 5 years, it recently went out and forced me place an order for a new burning station.

I have included a link below to show how to build your own pen.

http://www.fishcarver.com/images/bur...structions.PDF

[HadACall55]

Originally Posted by miket

to HADACALL55 DID YOU USE THE SPECIAL TIP WIRE?

Hay

No " Just the size that would fit the holds in the pen . When it burns in half just made a new one . Just penny to replace ! that I like .

Thanks Bob

[GeorgiaCarver]

I Have tried/used the pens. They work. Perhaps run a little hotter than fixed pens. I have snapped off several tips, seem to be more fragile but Nedra accuses me of sitting on them . I like the pens but I ordered several fixed tip pens from Nedra and like them alot better.

For making custome tips the bph pens would be the way to go.

Greg

[Pyrographer]

It is a definately improvement over the previous version.

Just keep in mind that interchangeable tips are still intended for intermittent burning, not for normal flat burning. So, for the carver using the pens for their carvings it probably is just fine, but for the pyrographer the fixed tip pens are still better for overall performance and warranty. Interchangeable have a 90 day warranty and fixed tip have 1 year, plus for a VERY small charge you can have the tips on the pens repaired or replaced after the warranty.

And as long as you don't sit or stomp on them and clean them properly they should last a lifetime

Nedra