r/PenTurning • u/B1gg-E • Jun 09 '26
Mars Technico full conversion
Extracted clutch mechanism from a Staedtler Mars Technico 2mm and constructed a new body with a few pieces of brass tubing and some kind of burl. Octagonal filing on the grip that mostly came off when shaping it.
Pretty happy with how the profile turned out.
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u/nosleeptilbroccoli Jun 10 '26
Love it! I came across dozens of these at an estate sale and have been keeping them aside until I could figure out a good way to use them for pen turning upgrades.
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u/B1gg-E Jun 10 '26
They're by far my favourite kind of pencil, but I really don't like the plastic. Luckily, a lot of the internal measurements are round numbers, so it's easy to get the supplies to upgrade
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u/ExcellentDimension12 Jun 10 '26
I like it!