Steampen style navigator pen

To this day, the direction of Steampunk is gaining popularity, both among young people and the older generation. The guys do interesting and unique things, and most importantly, they do everything manually and never copy work. So our author once again decided to create a unique little thing in style Steampunk, on the subject of airship-bombers and navigators-gunners. To make adjustments to the fire, the navigator needs masking lighting, so as not to fall into the enemy's sight. And so let's look at how the author made a pen with backlight and what he needed for this.

Materials
1. brass tube
2. copper wire
3. copper pipe
4.LED 2 pcs
5. push button switch (latching)
6. fountain pen
7. ink cartridge
8. copper wire
9. plexiglass
10. wooden beam

Instruments
1. lathe
2. drilling machine
3. burner
4. ammonia bath
5. sandpaper
6 boron machine
7. vernier caliper
8. soldering iron
9. pliers
10. hacksaw
11. jigsaw

The process of creating a navigator-navigator pen in a steampunk style
And so the first thing the author found a suitable donor from a huge selection of fountain pens. I bought several copies in the store from the cheapest for 15 rubles to an average of 90 rubles. I tested calligraphic writing on paper and came to the conclusion that the best option would be a pen that is more expensive. Further, the master dismantled it and left only a pen, and an ink cartridge, then the plastic case was slightly sharpened.For the base of the handle, the master machined a body from a brass tube.Cartridges will be replaced through this technological hole.Part of the body will be in a wooden case.Then a positive contact is made in a plexiglass shell.The wire will be only one + and the minus will be closed to the housing (mass) Driven into a wooden case.In the cap, such a 6 volt battery will be installed here.Here is the result.Next, a diffuser is made of plexiglass, the author performs this operation on a lathe. Here is the result. The backlight housing is soldered to the body.The wire is drawn through a copper tube, which is also soldered to the body.Manufactured brass parts are placed in an ammonia bath.2 LEDs and a button with fixation (on / off) are solderedInstalled in the reflector housing.And that’s what happened.After that, all work on the assembly of the pen was completed, the author proceeded to photographing the finished product.As you can see in the photo, the backlight works great, you can make calculations and adjustments in complete darkness, while not falling into the field of view of the enemy. This concludes the article. Thanks for attention! Come visit more often, do not miss the latest in the world homemade!

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