UPSB v3
Tutorials Pending Approval / Pilot G2 XT
My HUGE improvement from my previous mod d:
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Date: Sun, Jun 1 2008 21:50:19
Well, I took the comments (and criticisms) of my previous thread to make this mod. The XT stands for extended, since the G2 Extended name was already taken. And I'll say again, I can't really attest to how well it spins, since I can only do fundamentals. It does those well, however
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Name of Pen Modification: Pilot G2 XT
Center of Gravity: The ridge between the RSVP grip and the upper barrel.
Length: 17 cm
Weight : Grip Avaire > Pilot G2 XT > BiCtory
Style: Retractable, Single Sided, Writable
Picture: http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/151/finishedon1.jpg
Materials
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9848/materialsyz8.jpg- Pilot G2
- BiC Round Stic (Barrel)
- Pentel RSVP (Grip)
- Regular Wooden Pencil*
*The pencil must be thin enough to loosely fit in the G2 Barrel, or else the retracting mechanism will not work. I used a DIXON Classmate 273 HB.
Procedure
1. Disassemble the G2.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6146/step1mn5.jpg
2. Saw or cut the pencil down to 2.6 cm.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9101/step2lq6.jpg
3. Put the pencil chunk into the upper G2 barrel.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5066/step3lv0.jpg
4. Cut 2.5 cm off the Bic Round Stic barrel.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4674/step4or7.jpg
5. Push the Round Stic barrel into the upper G2 barrel, almost as far as it will go, so that the total length is 9 cm (with the retractor, umm, retracted).
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3598/step5yg0.jpg
6. Put the G2 inktube into the upper G2 barrel.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5347/step6zk9.jpg
7. Put the RSVP grip onto the screw of the lower G2 barrel, with the "lip" of the grip facing the G2 grip.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7651/step7fr6.jpg
8. Put the two parts together.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/264/step8of1.jpg
So, how did I do this time? -
Date: Sun, Jun 1 2008 22:44:27
i think its pretty good, but personally, i wouldn't make this because of the way it would spin. Its pretty light, and prolly has no momentum. Also, the rsvp grip would get in the way sometimes. But i think this would be good if you actually wanted to write with it in school, and sort of lighty spin it. The teachers probably will never know its even a mod.
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Date: Mon, Jun 2 2008 01:27:38
Hmm, I guess you could break off the clip and put Papermate Profile grip sections on the back, to give it momentum, but it may make it back heavy...
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Date: Mon, Jun 2 2008 02:22:09
Hmm looks like an extended G2 with a RSVP grip in the middle
Quite short and might be hard to spin with when doing some tricks -
Date: Mon, Jun 2 2008 08:40:18
The spinningzone looks like 3 cm with clip and 5-6 cm without the clip.. to less 4 me, sry
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Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 19:59:47
I have a vendetta against G2's.
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Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 20:09:47
Can you put the pictures in direct images and not in links? because I think i'll try to make it and it's so annoying with links...
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Date: Tue, Jun 3 2008 22:32:39QUOTE (stickman @ Jun 3 2008, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Can you put the pictures in direct images and not in links? because I think i'll try to make it and it's so annoying with links...
Sure, but what tags do I use to do so?
Also, to view the images, get Text to Image for Firefox. -
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 03:31:59
Is there any way to extend it and make it longer?
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Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 09:31:51
There was effort put into the mod, but personally I dont think it would spin that good.
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Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 18:54:54
actually g2 extended isnt my mods name. I just couldnt decide whether to call it G2X or G2E/
Oh well, G2E it is then! -
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 19:02:11
actually i'm pretty sure a lot of people have made G2 extended mods before, so luke you weren't the first one to make it.
The problem with this mod seems to be the small spinning space due to the grip. -
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 09:44:22
Its too short for me but good effort!! I like the way it looks!! Its cool but then i think the grip in the middle might ruin tricks...
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Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 19:01:25QUOTE (BlacknWhite @ Jun 6 2008, 05:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its too short for me but good effort!! I like the way it looks!! Its cool but then i think the grip in the middle might ruin tricks...
Well look at the Grip Avaire, it has a grip in the middle, and it's still very popular! -
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 19:32:01
The RSVP grip isn't centered in the first place so unless the balance point is on the grip, it wouldn't really help for thumbspins or multiple spins. Also, the RSVP grip has a lot more hang and is more grippy than the slickpen grip.
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Date: Sat, Jun 7 2008 04:26:22QUOTE (someone @ Jun 7 2008, 03:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The RSVP grip isn't centered in the first place so unless the balance point is on the grip, it wouldn't really help for thumbspins or multiple spins. Also, the RSVP grip has a lot more hang and is more grippy than the slickpen grip.
Like what "someone" said, the grip isnt in the center so it will ruin tricks.
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Date: Sun, Jun 8 2008 07:47:01
17cm is a bit short tho.. well for me it is
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Date: Fri, Jan 2 2009 17:04:51
this pen is way to short for me
it looks cool though imo just not a good spinning pen
you can also move the g2 piece a little bit -
Date: Fri, Jan 2 2009 20:43:00
Looks ungodly ugly, never ever post another mod like this.
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Date: Fri, Jan 2 2009 21:18:43QUOTE (Aries @ Jan 3 2009, 04:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Looks ungodly ugly, never ever post another mod like this.
ungodly? that's just mean.
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Date: Sat, Jan 3 2009 04:35:16
but its true