Name: basik.005 rollerball pen
Brand: Everyday Karas
SKU: ek-0001-005
Availability: InStock

basik.005 details

The basik.005 rollerball pen shows off the first aesthetic changes to the basik with nod to another everyday carry stalwart, the pocket flashlight. Our shop is full of EDC items, ranging from pocket knives to worry stones, there’s a little bit of everything banging around. Josh decided to look at some of the EDC items that aren’t pens to draw inspiration from for this design, and immediately he landed on some similarities with several of the pocket flashlights we have. Many of these flashlights lack the soft curves or even chamfers we use on our pens, instead they features flat, sometimes sharp, edges. They also have rather aggressive grips that features tight, machined rings with sharper-than-normal peaks or knurling. Obviously, you don’t want to drop your flashlight in a storm or other wet environments. For that reason, he combined some of these features on this pen. The grip area features tight rings with defined peaks that “grip” back just a bit without being painful. For the pen tip, he decided on a flat taper rather than a curved tip. The upper body features a flat for the clip to lay against but also features some detail lines that are similar to aesthetics on the lens area of many metal pocket flashlights. The basik.005 is an amalgam of styles, it’s probably our most “different” design in quite some time. Virtually failure-free and requiring minimal maintenance, our line of basik rollerballs are true everyday carry pens.

Did you lose a button, piston, or spring? We now have a basik parts kit available.

basik.005 features

New, look taking inspiration from pocket flashlights
Tight-ringed grip profile provides extra purchase when writing
More angles, less curves for a slightly more “aggressive” look
“Checkmark” J-slot for lightning-quick refill deployment
Black Delrin piston provides ultra-smooth action
Machined from aircraft-grade 6061-T aluminum
Heavy-duty stainless steel clip and fasteners

Additional information

Weight	1.02 oz
Dimensions	5 × 0.46 × 0.46 in

Body Material - 6061-T aluminum alloy
- Machined texture - Fine rings
- Finish process - Ceramic tumbled (light)
Button Material - 6061-T aluminum alloy
- Machined texture - Concentric circles
- Finish process - Raw aluminum
Piston Material - Black Delrin (polyoxymethylene)
Clip Material - 400 series stainless steel
- Clip Finish - Ceramic tumbled (medium)
Fastener Material - 18-8 Stainless Steel
- Fastener Style - *NEW* T8 Torx
Spring material - Zinc-plated steel wire

Where It's Made
Body, button, and piston are designed and manufactured in Mesa, Arizona, USA.
Clips are designed in-house, and manufactured at Wrico Stamping Co in Gilbert, Arizona, USA.
*Fasteners are sourced from Albany County Fasteners in Edison, New Jersey, USA.
Springs are manufactured (to our specifications) by W.B. Jones Spring Co in Wilder, Kentucky, USA.
Refills are manufactured by Pilot Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.

Everyday Karas unofficially launched on social media in 2017 via collaborations with EDC (everyday carry) small makers and influencers, Everyday Karas is now officially launched via this webstore and corresponding social media platforms. Everyday Karas is a return to the foundation of machined writing instruments designed and manufactured for everyday carry use. Designs take a step back from complexity of form to focus more fully on function. Everyday Karas products will feature minimal parts in an effort to reduce failures and maintenance while focusing on streamlining the manufacturing process with the use of our CNC machining technology. Minimalism and simplicity are NOT the goal; rather they are two reference points as we journey back to the basics of our design language and process will shape the product and categories Everyday Karas focuses on. Everyday Karas will redefine the durable writing instrument for everyday carry use by first identifying what an everyday carry pen "needs" to accomplish. The design and manufacturing will follow suit benefiting heavily from the advances we’ve made in the last thirteen years.

Karas Pen Co is the sister-company of Everyday Karas, founded in 2008 under the Karas Kustoms, LLC formation, and later rebranded Karas Pen Co in 2016. Karas Pen Co began designing and manufacturing pens in 2011 that were initially launched via multiple successful Kickstarter campaigns. Over time, Karas Pen Co migrated away from crowd-funding new pens designs, and focused solely on launching new products directly via the Karas Pen Co website. Karas Pen Co designs focus on machined pens, primarily made out of aluminum, brass, and copper with designs that appeal to a variety of customers from the EDC community to the fountain pen community. Karas Pen Co features a vast array of styles, colors, materials, pen types, refill compatibility, and features that make up a vast and growing collection of products and models. For the full catalog of current and past Karas Pen Co products, CLICK HERE.

Everyday Karas and Karas Pen Co are managed, owned, and operated by parent company Karas Kustoms, LLC.