FPSB v2

Voila Kam a sorti le tuto, donc jlaisse en version anglaise, car jpense que pas beaucoup de personnes vont se le tenter (meme moi jsuis content que ca soit TEK qui m'en ai tradé un au vue de la difficulté et du matos demandé ^^)

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Well, sorry for the long wait, and thanks for the patience. Here is the 95% done tutorial. I'll post details about cutting the insert (along with releasing the insert) sometime soon. I didn't want to delay another day because of it.



Stats

Name of Pen Modification: Impact MX
Center of Gravity: centered (might be a 1 or 2 mm off depending on how you make it)
Length in Centimeters: 19.4cm
Weight: 18.2g (for comparison, the RSVP MX is about 12.6g, and the KT is about 17.5g)
Style: Single Sided (reversed ink)

Estimated cost: approx. $8.00~15.00 (more initially, less for duplicates)

Pens/Materials Needed

- 1x Pentel RSVP (1 black)
- 2x Pentel Hybrid Gel Grip (HGG) (1 black, 1 silver/color of your choice)
- 1x Uni-ball Gel Impact RT (IRT) (1 of any color)
- 5x #6s (or 6 narrow) brass metal washers (5 brass ones, ~0.2g each)
- 1x screw (black one preferred. weight~=1.5g, head diameter ~=7.9248mm, length is 1.5cm but not that important)

- 1x piece of rubber band (one small piece of 18mmx2mmx3mm, I use Staples brand)


If you're in US and you really want to know, these are the screw and washers I used. I got them at Home Depot



Tools/Materials Needed

- (3) sticky tak (HandyTak)
- (8) super glue (I used Krazy Glue, the brush type is really nice for better control)
- (4) silicon glue
- (7) hot glue
- (14) permanent marker (black)
- (15) permanent marker (silver/color of your HGG)
- (13) scissors
- (10) plier
- (11) wire cutter
- drill (or something sharp that can be used to make a hole) -sorry, forgot to include in pic-
- (12) binder clip (small size)
- (5) alcohol (or water, but alcohol dries faster)
- (2) tape
- (9) pen knife (like an X-acto knife or something to cut grips)
- (6) metal ruler
- (1) cutting matt/cardboard



Overview

The Impact MX was aimed to provide more momentum for harder tricks, while keeping the look simple and close to a normal pen. I also tried to keep the costs lower by using some unconventional parts that are hopefully accessible to anyone. Along the way, I also wanted it to make it a more solid pen, allowing it to be used on daily conditions (not at the safety your home or over a table), as well as public performance (where you might want to spin over solid concrete, for example).


Warnings

This mod is aimed for the serious pen spinner. It is NOT an easy mod to make and it's not cheap the first time you make it. If you've never made a mod, sorry, this is not recommended for you. The reason for this is that some of the materials used in this mod are not sold individually. So when you buy the materials for the first time, you may spend several dollars on it. Subsequent mods, however, would cost less. The amount of work and some of the more delicate steps in this mod also make this mod more difficult to make. As far as spinning goes, I believe the pen spins pretty well for its size. However, it is pretty heavy for the untrained hand, so if you're a beginner, I would recommend a pen that is lighter but longer (you still get the extra momentum, but without the extra strain or the looks of a shorter pen). Also, the mod takes a long time to make, and the tutorial reflects that. It was never my goal to make this a wide spread or easy to make mod, so if you feel there are too many steps on this tutorial, you're probably right...IT IS LONG...feel free to leave now

Disclaimer

Pen Modding is generally considered a fairly safe activity, but there are steps that can be harmful to one's body. In particular, this tutorial contain steps that could be dangerous to your health. Try to use your best judgment to avoid getting hurt. If you under the age of 13, or just have really bad motor coordination, please ask an adult to help you. The author does not take responsibility for your actions and harm that may be caused by your lack of judgment, ability to follow instructions, or plain stupidity

With that said, if you still want to give it a try, here is the tutorial.

Tutorial


Gather Parts

• RSVP - disassemble the pen and get ALL parts.
• HGGs - get the metal tips and the grips
  • tip: watch TEK's video on how to remove an HGG grip
• IRT - get the metal tip and the grip
  • tip: to remove the grip, run a paper clip under the grip while running water through it. Another method is to break the plastic under the grip carefully.

Prepare Parts


Body

• clean RSVP writing on body
  • tip: use eraser and rubbing alcohol
• drill hole in the back cap
  • warning: if you haven't read the Warning section above, please go back and read it. When you're done, come back and continue the tutorial.

• make a hole in the ink tube for air flow (optional for water proofing)
• expand back cap hole for air flow (optional for water proofing)

Cap

• break the clip then smooth it out with a file
• cut out the ring from the black HGG grip (save it for tip area), then cut the remaining grip into two parts: 1.2cm & 1.9cm
• paint washers as follow (1 black, 2 silver/color, 2 black)

Tip

• cut 1 ring from silver HGG grip
• cut about 2 ring sizes (0.4cm) off of the black RSVP grip
  • tip: place the black and silver HGG rings on the RSVP body then cut the RSVP grip so there will be no bumps
• cut 1.8 cm of rubberband and super glue it in a ring. This is probably the hardest step of this tutorial.
  • tip: use a binder clip to keep the one edge of the band accessible to the super glue, then use small pliers to glue both sides together.

Assemble Parts


Body

• use a small amount of silicon glue to seal the tip of the RSVP body (optional for water proofing)
• reverse the ink tube and place it in the body. Close body with back cap.
  • note: if the ink tube bends when inside the body, cut off a small piece at the end

Cap

• place washers onto screw then super glue them
  • tip: place one washer at a time, then put some super glue in the center
• glue the short HGG grip section to the head of the screw + washers piece
• glue the long HGG grip sections to the weight piece.
  • fold the grip on one end and glue that (use clip to hold)
  • fold the other end around screw tip and glue (use clip to hold)
• AFTER weight piece is completely dried, paint any washer areas that are showing original colors then place it inside the cap
  • tip: push with another tool (or the back of an HGG ink tube) against the screw. Avoid using the RSVP back cap to push on the grip as it may loosen the short grip.

Tip

• super glue rings in the following orders (gluing is optional)
  • add black ring from HGG grip
  • add silver ring from HGG grip
  • add the black RSVP grip
• place entire grip piece on the RSVP body
• use sticky tak to attach first HGG metal tip, remove excess
• use sticky tak to attach 2nd HGG metal tip, remove excess
• insert rubber band ring into IRT tip
  • tip: use rubbing alchohol to get the band as far as it will go. To push it, I used the back side of the IRT ink tube
• use hot glue around 2nd HGG metal tip, then place the IRT tip over it.
• place IRT grip over everything (make sure the wider side is closer to the tip)
  
  • tip: use rubbing alchohol and hold the rings with your fingers while you slide the IRT grip over everything

Assemble Pen

• place the cap on the end of the body + tip group
• place insert inside the body (see Insert section below)

Insert

Lien pour télécharger l'insert : Kutout insert for Impact MX

• print out insert (8.8 cm x 3.81 cm)
• tape the back of the insert (curve area) and the tab area
• cut out the insert
• paint the edge black
• roll the insert and stick it in the body of the RSVP

Credits


Inspiration: Original RSVP MX by Kam, MX^2 by TEK, MSXA by Yoah(?)
Techniques: Pholord for usage of sticky tak, iamk34n3 and TEK for hot glue suggestion
Help: iamk34n3 for proofing the tutorial and catching my mistakes


Thanks
Many thanks to everyone who has helped me with feedback and testing of this mod. Also to everyone who has contributed ideas or suggestions to this mod and tutorial. And finally, thanks to everyone's support


FAQs

Q: Why do we need to use a rubberband at the tip?
A: The rubberband is cushy and helps absorb impact when the pen is dropped against hard surfaces. Without it, the massive weight of the tips could easily break the RSVP body (if you use something like super glue) or send the tip flying off (if you use something like teflon tape)

t'aurais pu traduire, pour voir ça on peut tous aller sur UPSB

Bref sinon c'est cool, ce mod doit être super !

Merci quand même

Pour le modder faut de toute facon du material dispo que la bas mais jle traduirai petit à petit mais les images suffisent normalement

oui ya juste le sgno RT qui manque en france j'esayera d'en avoir sur UPSB j'en traiderai surement

J'm'attendais à un truc compliqué quand il a dit 4 sortes de colles déjà X) C'est pas un mod à la con mais j'ai un ptit doute sur le poid quand même :/
Un single cap pesant plus qu'un kt ca fait bizarre >.>

ouais j'ai lu le tuto ce matin c'est de la folie
Il a pensé à tout...

bon va falloir que je fake tout ça XD



quel mod de taré, meme avec tout le matos je me sentirais pas capable de le faire oO

tout bonnement super, Kam a pensé a tout
Tuto génial en passant, magnifiquement expliquer....

La c'est prouver Kam(au temps pour moi) est completement barjo vraiment il a de ces idées ^^ mais je suis sur que c'est un bon mod

tu nous diras sa picool

j'aime bien la censure "Many thanks to everyone who has helped me with POUTOUX and testing of this mod."

c'est pas TEK mais KAM qui la fait ace ^^

Bah moi je suis carrément déçu xD

Bientôt on devra aller à Leroy merlin chercher des pièces pour alourdir nos mods quoi. Où va le monde ~~

Bref je me le ferais sûrement pas, à moins qu'on m'en propose un tout fait.. Cf Picool.

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Tuto de taré de malade mental . . .

Qui en trade ? ! XD

Total d'accord avec Owumaro.

Et j'aime trop les stries de HGG qu'on voit.
Il y aurait juste l'autre grip de visible sa erait plus beau

Sinon kam c'est un malade.><

Aka a écrit : ,

Tuto de taré de malade mental . . .

Qui en trade ? ! XD

J'adore le gars le mod a été release y'a meme pas 1 jour qu'il demande qui en trade.

D'ou le "XD" après

qui veut certainement dire qu'il plaisante

mod très joli, et tutorial très poussé, mais comme owumaro, je trouve ça dommage qu'il faille l'alourdir, l'ère des mods légers et courts est passée ^^

twim
sinon très bon boulau et merci a picool pour avoir mis le tutorial sur FPSB

Ti'_dal [STS] a écrit :l'ère des mods légers et courts est passée ^^

Tu rigoles?
Parce que Kam a fait un mod spécial dont le but était de faire un mod lourd ressemblant à un stylo normal tu dis que " l'ère " des mods légers est passée ? Il a cherché longtemps pour faire ce mod, et il voulait qu'il soit lourd et court.
Faut pas dramatiser parce que Kam a fait un mod lourd.

Sinon le mod est très travaillé, et ressemble énormément à un MX, et si on fait bien les couleurs, en spin on verra pas la différence, seul truc c'est de trouver tout ce qu'il faut pour le faire, mais ça doit pas être bien dur.
Il doit gagner 5grammes rien qu'avec toute la colle qu'il contient XD

N'IMPORTE QUOI >___<"

Bon un avis mitigé pour ce mod. Tout a fait magnifique, il a l'air d'être hyper agreable a spinner, assez original, demende peu de stylo.....

Sinon je me souvient quand je débutait le tuto du rsvp mx me semblait déjà balaise mais j'aimais bien parce que l'on pouvait quand même comprendre et ca donnait envie de se le faire.....

Personnelement j'aurais besoin de plus de courage pour me decider a faire ce mod qu'il ne m'en faut pour me construire une maison frenchement c'est ridicule quoi tout ca pour un stylo, c'est un chantier industriel le machin >_<"

Finalement le seul point que je trouve positif en tout point c'est l'insrt dont je suis fan 0 quand les variations de couleurs?????

mouarf ça c'est du mod pour bricoleurs ^^'
mais il me tente bien moi...
par contre dommage qu'on trouve pas le signo en France apparament...

si j'arrive à en chopper un jme le fait ><

hmmm c'est sûr que jamais je le modderais , car trop compliqué pour moi tout ça x)

sinon, esthetiquement je le trouve vraiment tres beau, il est class =) (grace à linsert qui est magnifique ^^)
c'est un single cap ressemblant fortement au rsvp mx, donc il est cool ^^

le seul truc qui me repousse un peu, c'est le poids...un single cap plus lourd qu'un dr.kt oO (je sens que si je spin avec, mes doigts vont tombés en miettes xD )

mais bon, à tester quand meme ^^