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  • Sunderland mk1 – An Exceptionally Crafted Pen

    Sunderland mk1 – An Exceptionally Crafted Pen

    A meticulously engineered pen for those who appreciate finely machined components and superior quality without compromise.

    What makes the mk1 different?

    The Sunderland mk1 has several unique features that make it worthy to add to any serious pen collection or be the start of a new one.

    The Patent Pending Thread-On Cap:

    Our market research indicated that most pen enthusiasts prefer a screw-on cap; however, having exposed threads on the grip can be unsightly and uncomfortable to hold.  To solve these issues, we designed the threads to be hidden inside the tip of the pen, unexposed to the user.

    The Machined Clip:

    There are a lot of nice pens available, but most use a formed sheet metal clip.  We really wanted to avoid using stamped sheet metal parts on a high-quality pen, so we put extra effort into the design and manufacturing of the clip on the mk1: It is machined from a block of aerospace grade, 17-4 stainless steel.  This is the same material commonly used for jet engine components.  The clip was designed to take advantage of the extreme strength of this material, while maintaining the flexibility required for a functional clip.

    Designing the clip around a machined component gave us the opportunity to add features that are both decorative and functional. The clip flute adds style and was also used to help tune the stiffness of the clip.

  • Custom Machined Pens

    Custom Machined Pens

    Beautiful pens created from your custom design in brass, stainless or titanium.

    Design a beautiful, high-quality pen online using my easy-to-use web widget, and I’ll build your pen. Join the maker revolution. I like making things. It’s fun. I’d like to share that with other people. In order to do this, I need folks willing to jump into the fray! Please support my project. I think you will be happy with the result.

  • INK Machined Fountain Pen

    INK Machined Fountain Pen

    We wanted to create an heirloom quality, American designed and manufactured pen to help counteract the current trend of impersonal communication and disposable consumerism. Can a machined pen accomplish this goal? Maybe not, but it looks amazing while it tries.

    Life is fast-paced and disposable. We rarely take time to slow down, put thoughts to paper, and share those ideas with others around us. Do we want to be remembered for email, or for a hand written note that has character and a feeling of sincerity?

    Communication has become too impersonal. Everything is disposable. We aim to change that.

    Ink can be either a fountain or rollerball pen, giving the user their own preferred writing experience. We completely designed Ink from scratch, using high quality parts and materials. The grip section of Ink comes in either aluminum, brass or copper. This gives Ink the look and feel of a high dollar, custom pen, but because we make the pen ourselves, we are able to offer it at a fraction of the price of other custom pens.

  • Bolt Machined Pen

    Bolt Machined Pen

    A machined, bolt-action pen body. This pen body uses any Parker ballpoint compatible refill (including the Fisher Space Pen refill) and features a stainless clip and hardware.

  • EiMIM Pen

    EiMIM Pen

    A simple pen featuring Pilot Hi Tec C inserts, great finishes, and MAGNETS! Check update #5 for more pictures of all of the finishes.

    So everyone needs pens, right? Well this is the ultimate pen. Great materials (6061 Aluminum), great finishes (raw, glass bead blasted, and powder coated), great inserts (your choice of black or blue Pilot Hi Tec C in 0.25mm, 0.3mm, and 0.4mm), and MAGNETS!

    The EiMIM Pen has been in the work for three months, and after design, prototype, back to the drawing board and repeating that process I have come up with something I am proud of. Really proud of.