UPSB v3
Pen Modifications / Preferred Pen Attributes
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Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 12:39:14
Hello people
i have some qns regarding the objectives of pen modding. i know you want to extend the length and increase the weight and balance of the pen, but are there some preferred dimensions? I was hoping that you guys can tell me your own personal preferred pen attributes like the weight, length and pen diameter.
a side qn, what is the point of adding extra tips to the ends of the pens? -
Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 16:51:11
My Preferences:
length: around 18cm - 21cm
weight: really depends on weight distribution, Ill spin comssas, mx's, and Dr.Kt's
diameter: about 1cm (width of rsvp barrel)
material: soft plastic like a comssa
and metal tips are used to add weight and momentum -
Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 16:56:01
My preferences:
Long: maybe 20cm...
Heavy: 13-15 g
I love double capped mods..."well-gripped". -
Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 17:12:51
My prefrences:
Barrel size: round, pencil size to Keityo barrel size
Weight: MX to Dr. KT weight
Length (I have very small hands): 17 - 21 cm
I like double capped for practicing and sometimes in videos, but in public, I like single capped so I don't have to explain all about how we "mod" pens.
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Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 17:24:52
I prefer a balanced (CoP = CoG) pen around 20cm with moderate momentum. I do prefer the feel of a comssa body over an rsvp body and my only preference for body diameter is that it's not too narrow.
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Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 17:42:10
Weight: I don't have an exact preference, but generally light like a Ballsign
Length: 17-21 cm
Diameter: BICtory to RSVP MX-ishQUOTE (K4S @ Oct 7 2007, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I prefer a balanced (CoP = CoG)
...and am better off with double sided pens rather than single sided. I have to no problems spinning them in public.
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Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 17:55:15
length: 18.4 - 19.3cm (Comssa Mod, Lakubo Mod, RSVP MX, Hybrid Comssa MX)
barrel diameter: not too skinny (Dong-A Sign Pen / RSVP / Lakubo)
barrel material: soft plastic (Comssa Mod, Hybrid Comssa MX)
momentum: medium weight (Lakubo Mod, Comssa Mod w/ grips, RSVP MX, Hybrid Comssa MX)
grips: Papermate Profile, Pentel Hybrid Gel Grip, Uni-Ball Lakubo -
Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 18:05:34
I like my mods sexy :)
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Date: Sun, Oct 7 2007 21:56:39
Retractable, one sided pen.
Length: 15-20 cm Baby hands
<3
Weight: MX - ...badminton racket. Seriously, I like heavy pens.
Barrel size & material: BIC - RSVP, hard plastic. As long as it doesn't shatter
Grips: Profile/Anyball. xD My favourite now. So cool feeling -
Date: Mon, Oct 8 2007 00:44:51
anything that can be spun...
i don't have much of a preference...
so i have an enourmouse pencilcase ^.^ -
Date: Mon, Oct 8 2007 12:06:01
for me, modding a pen is about weight distribution. a cheap biro is short, very light and often has an ink tube which rattles. a KT is kinda the epitome of pen modding in that it is stable (nothing rattles/moves), long enough to do any tricks (i find shadows impossible on really short pens) but most importanty has all the weight (and with a kt that's a lot of weight) at the ends of the pen. it's not that the KT is heavy that it has so much momentum, it's that the weight is at the ends with a very light tube in between.
other important things when i mod pens are grips (for infinities) and looks
i'm not saying that a dr. kt is "the best mod" but it is the mod which has been taken the furthest down the road of modding. it could be argued that it has been taken too far and that, especially since it doesn't write, it's not a pen but a baton but i think that if you were going to make a spinning utensil from scratch without making it out of pens you would end up making something very like a KT (but maybe not so sharp)
also, my KT writes -
Date: Mon, Oct 8 2007 12:16:26
haha thanks for all the replies. i personally think that grips are ugly *UGH*
and i agree with what u said exactly. i was thinking of making a spinning baton xD out of scratch and see if its any good. -
Date: Tue, Oct 9 2007 20:04:39
I prefer retractable, one sided pens
Length: 19-22cm
Weight: I like em decently heavy, around rsvp mx weight
Barrel size & material: really really thin, thats why I like lakubos. I actually prefer to mod with lakubos
grips: hgg, thin sticky grips.
very few pens fit this, so I make my own. -
Date: Tue, Oct 9 2007 22:01:47
so in essence
we could just say that mx is perfect lol
i like mxs for longer combos
but bictoriesfor shadows and such -
Date: Wed, Oct 17 2007 20:25:18
Length: 18-24 cm
Weight: Light or Medium
Balance: CoG = CoP
Barrel Size: 1 - 1.5 cm diameter
Material: Plastic
I like to have weight on both ends, heavier than the barrel of the pen.
I also like to place a small, maybe 3 or 4 cm long grip, in the center of the pen.
Something rubber that is thin and adds very little diameter.
I suppose it helps with gripping the pen while spinning, and also sort of helps the pen stay when it is spinning fast. -
Date: Wed, Oct 17 2007 22:31:33
length: 18-21 cm
weight: anything from a ballsign to a MX
i mainly prefer double capped mods like metallic comssas. -
Date: Wed, Oct 17 2007 22:55:17
MX length a little bit heavier than an MX with the RSVP barrel is my favorite. good insert too or i wont spin lol
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Date: Wed, Oct 17 2007 23:56:56QUOTE (Square @ Oct 17 2007, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Length: 18-24 cm
Weight: Light or Medium
Balance: CoG = CoP
Barrel Size: 1 - 1.5 cm diameter
Material: Plastic
I like to have weight on both ends, heavier than the barrel of the pen.
I also like to place a small, maybe 3 or 4 cm long grip, in the center of the pen.
Something rubber that is thin and adds very little diameter.
I suppose it helps with gripping the pen while spinning, and also sort of helps the pen stay when it is spinning fast.
Nice job reviving a thread that's over a week old.