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Approved Tutorials / Atlant-X
Tutorial / similar to Any-X
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 21:42:06
Atlant-X
Welcome to my first tutorial,
I would like to present you the Atlant-X, a retractable Mod which is similar to Zaazu's Any-X. Thanks at this point for the inspiration.
You need:
2 BIC Atlantis Bodies
1 BIC Atlantis Spring
1 RSVP Refill
1 HGG Tip
1 Toothpick
1 Profile/Anyball Clicker
8 Rings of Anyball/Profile Grips
Plastic-Glue
Drill (3mm)
Difficulty: hard-very hard
Time Needed: Much
Step 1
Disassemble the Atlantis and roll up their grips...
(This can be quite hard to do, since they are glued on well.)
... and cut them at the marked area.
Step 2
Cut the Profile/Anyball clicker at the marked areas.
Use the clicker to connect the Atlantis bodies. I used some glue to make them stick together firmly.
Step 3
A restriction on the backpart of the Atlantis prevents the clicker from coming out. Sand it down and take out the clicker.
Step 4
Cut the clicker from Step 3 at the marked area...
... and sand it on one side.
Use a 3mm Drill (.12") on it, so you can push the RSVP refill trough it.
Step 5
Remove the clip of the backpart and sand the outside-part down to 0.5cm (.2").
The clicker from Step 4 is plugged into the opening and the HGG Tip is srewed on:
Step 6
Squeeze the RSVP refill at a distance of 3.4cm (1.34") to the tip, so it blocks the spring.
Stick a piece of the toothpick into the back of the refill so it extends it by 1.6cm (.63")
Step 7
Bend the spring slightly to minimize noise while spinning.
Put the spring and the refill into the Body and screw on the second Atlantis backpart.
Put on 4 rings of Anyball/Profile grips per side.
Remove the clip if you like.
Final Product
Lenght: 19cm
Weight: ComSsa < Atlant-X < Metallic ComSsa
Wheight Distribution: ca. 40%-20%-40%
Stability: stable
Noise: quite-noiseless
It spins quite different compared to Zaazu's Any-X. -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 21:54:49
Another cool looking mod, good job! And not to rain on your parade though but wasn't Auau the first person to make this?
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 22:30:11
I dont know, but its quite possible since its so obvious to mod this pen like this.
However, i came up with this idea because my Any-X is starting to crack, but i dont have Profiles anymore. -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 23:10:38
I have been waiting on this tutorial for a long time. Nice mod can't wait to try it out.
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 23:15:53
Love it, love how its so clean at the tip.
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 23:40:23
Wow, very nice mod
Also, very clean tutorial, this mod looks very proffesional, good job
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 09:22:41
I'll be getting some new Atlantises then :)
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 10:24:56
awesome pen man..i will try to do it
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 14:27:30
Hm....wonder if I have any Bic Atlantis pens....
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 14:41:39
sounds really great.
how does it hold up compared to an Any-X? mine cracked after the first day... -
Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 15:25:53QUOTE ("Dr1v37h38u5")how does it hold up compared to an Any-X? mine cracked after the first day...
I havent been spinning it enough to give you an honest answer, but theoretically it should last longer since the connection piece is longer than the Any-X's
-updated picture (grips added, clip removed)
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 19:36:01QUOTE (Dr1v37h38u5 @ Sep 16 2007, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>sounds really great.
how does it hold up compared to an Any-X? mine cracked after the first day...
Woot, my Any-Xes are still all great...
The good thing with this pen is that Atlantis pens are practically all over the place. And I mean it. I can't get my hands on an infinite number of Anyballs, but with Antlantis it's no problem. -
Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 23:03:54
Very sexy.
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Date: Mon, Sep 17 2007 01:04:36
Very nice mod!! I made one after I saw Auau's pic of it on UCPSB, your tutorial was very similar to the way i made it, i used something different to connect the barrels, but i do like this mod for school
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Date: Wed, Sep 19 2007 01:38:48
Awsome mod man !! good job. But my question is can u still find Atlantis BICs i don't think they make them anymore
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Date: Wed, Sep 19 2007 05:39:09QUOTE (edward890 @ Sep 18 2007, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Awsome mod man !! good job. But my question is can u still find Atlantis BICs i don't think they make them anymore
My Wal-mart has tonnes in stock. And i will assume since walmart carries it that Staples probably carries it too.
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Date: Sun, Sep 23 2007 04:23:14
In step 4 can you specify how many cm the cut part should be?, In step 5 can you specify which part needs to be sanded (the cut side, or the non-cut side), and also describe when you know your done sanding (until flat, until the hole on the non cut side widens )?
Thanks
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Date: Sun, Sep 23 2007 12:08:21
Step 4:
Its not that important to make it exact, but mine is around 1.2cm long
I sanded the cut site, but again it doesnt matter. I suggest to do it that way though because mostly the cuts are not 100% clean.
Just reduce the diameter as much as is needed to fit it into the opening. It's alot of testing and adjusting, this step is probably the one that took me the longest.
Step 5:
Heres the original backpart:
The diameter has to be equal (or maybe slightly larger) than the HGG Tip's diameter. -
Date: Sun, Sep 23 2007 18:22:04
Refer to the image, it is in response to your first answer...
hope this is clear! Thanks again. -
Date: Sun, Sep 23 2007 19:13:08
Serious? Well I didnt take it out and look at it, because mine is glued on, but i could have sworn it must have been longer than 1cm.
I guess I used the whole backpart then and my picture is wrong. The longer it is, the more stable it should be. -
Date: Sun, Sep 23 2007 22:11:14
OK I may have been confusing before, if your saying your back piece was 1.2cm then it would come to about the yellow line from the orange line, whatI was saying is that the red line you made is around 1.2cm away from the blue line, so i thought when you said 1.2cm that you were using the blue line as a benchmark, and that I should cut 1.2 cm away from that line, from the blue line to the pink line is 1cm, and from the pink line to the orange line is 0.9cm,(the length of the back part), from the red line to the orange line is 0.7cm.
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Date: Tue, Oct 21 2008 06:05:09
Can someone please help me, I don't know how to screw on the Hgg tip. I just used super glue for my Any x. Sorry, I am a noob at this.
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Date: Fri, Oct 24 2008 22:44:35
dam real beasty pen mod
nice work -
Date: Mon, Nov 24 2008 22:22:08
If i use scissors and cut the body and clickers would it be ugly? And what did you use to cut it...
ANDDDDD.... Can I use something else to connect the barrels? -
Date: Sun, Dec 7 2008 00:25:50
awesome mod just finnished it
i love the clear look great for inserts!!!!
nice work
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Date: Sat, Dec 13 2008 20:25:46
very ns mod just made one but i though i had bic atlantis but it turned out to be a machanical pencil bic atlantis
so i made that but pencil ver.^^
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Date: Sun, May 17 2009 22:36:37
in ur mod r u using the atlantis pecil or something else and if u arnt using the pencil can u please make a mod using the atlantis pensil
- thanks