Author Topic: Another pen (Read 10989 times)

tinkerer · « **on:** December 29, 2009, 05:04:32 PM »

I was cleaning the shop getting ready to make 19 shadowboxes for the senior's football jerseys and got distracted. It took a couple of hours so I still have some cleaning to do. The pen is acrylic with titanium nib and clip. I have to get some brass next trip to the recycler for the center band. The finish is wet sanding to 12000 grit. Oh, and it was done on the metal lathe.

chuck foster · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2009, 05:12:08 PM »

now that's a cool looking pen

chuck

Krown Kustoms · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2009, 09:59:45 PM »

Very nice, the colors are great.
I keep eyeballing an old drill press in the corner that would make a nice wood lathe if I lay it down.
Maybe .?.
-B-

tinkerer · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2009, 10:21:35 PM »

Thanks for the kind words fellas. This was done on the metal lathe and is really easier than the wood lathe to hold the dimensions as long as they are basically straight.

Gerhard Olivier · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:07:06 AM »

MRS G says "love it! Going to save lots of money n birthday presents new year, you can make everyone cool pens!"

Nice work Tink

Gerhard

Darren · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:34:45 AM »

You guys are laying too much good stuff on us ... the tuit list is rapidly becoming a book ...

sorveltaja · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:14:30 PM »

Very good looking pen, tinkerer

.

Are those acrylic parts made from stock, or is it possible to make your own mixture of colours?

tinkerer · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2009, 08:55:57 PM »

Quote from: sorveltaja on December 30, 2009, 05:14:30 PM

Very good looking pen, tinkerer .

Are those acrylic parts made from stock, or is it possible to make your own mixture of colours?

Thank you. This pen is made from a blank from Woodcraft, but there are many pen makers that mix their own. You can find a lot of information at penturners.org. They use real snake skin, corn cobs and just about anything else you can think of.
Here are a couple of others I found pictures for.

tinkerer · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2009, 09:00:24 PM »

Quote from: geroli on December 30, 2009, 05:07:06 AM

MRS G says "love it! Going to save lots of money n birthday presents new year, you can make everyone cool pens!"

Nice work Tink

Gerhard

Tell the Mrs. thanks. Sorry I created work.

Divided he ad · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:21:50 PM »

Tink' ...... That opening pen is a blinder

Where the heck did you get that acrylic??? looks are awesome!

Did you polish it too?

Very liking some of these pen designs! (not too into the lower of those wooden ones!)

Ralph.

tinkerer · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2009, 11:02:15 PM »

Quote from: Divided he ad on December 30, 2009, 10:21:50 PM

Tink' ...... That opening pen is a blinder

Where the heck did you get that acrylic??? looks are awesome!

Did you polish it too?

Very liking some of these pen designs! (not too into the lower of those wooden ones!)

Ralph.

Thanks Ralph. I believe I got this blank at Woodcraft, but you can google "pen blanks" and find a dozen or more places to acquire them.
I am not into the wood pens either, although there are some awesome examples of exotic woods that demand special kits to show them off. The acrylics come in a myriad of designs and you would be hard pressed to find any two exactly alike. The straight barrels are a piece of cake to turn on the metal lathe. I have seen a space age metal labeled M3 (metalpenblanks.com) that is supposed to be turnable on a woodlathe with wood turning tools. I have no experience with it though.
I did polish it, starting with 400 wet paper and progressing through several wet papers up to 12000 grit.

Bluechip · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:42:40 AM »

Quote from: Divided he ad on December 30, 2009, 10:21:50 PM

Tink' ...... That opening pen is a blinder

Where the heck did you get that acrylic??? looks are awesome!

Did you polish it too?

Very liking some of these pen designs! (not too into the lower of those wooden ones!)

Ralph ..

Some here at Axminster PT

Dave BC

Ralph.

EDIT ..

Seem to have put my modest response embedded in the quote .... New Year Resolution, stop being a pratt. .. Nah, forget it. Won't work anyway ..

And again EDIT2 ..

http://www.axminster.co.uk/find.asp

URL pasted .. put 'Pen Blanks' in search box ..

Dave BC

Divided he ad · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:59:05 AM »

Hi Tink'.

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I did polish it, starting with 400 wet paper and progressing through several wet papers up to 12000 grit.

I was thinking along the high speed polishing mop kind of polishing.... "new polishing mops and soaps required for the plastics". Was planning on getting some one day.... Just not soon! Looks like a really good finish for wet n dry

(and we all know cameras show up the slightest blemish

)

Dave,
Used the link and put "pen" in.... worked for me

Never really thought of bothering, with wood not really being my thing and metal a bugger to treat....
Seen so much to choose from, this acrylic stuff as said has so many different finishes

I get the feeling this might be a Tuit list item to have a go at this year? possibly soon.... Parents birthdays are in Feb'!

Thanks for the pointers

Ralph.

Bernd · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:26:10 AM »

Tinkerer,

I've just gotta' ask. That grit on the sanding paper is it really 12,000 or is it supposed to be 1,200?

I figure if you stated several times that it's 12,000 that that can't be a mistake. I've never heard of or seen 12,000 grit paper before. Would educate me on this please.

Bernd

tinkerer · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:44:52 AM »

Quote from: Bernd on December 31, 2009, 11:26:10 AM

Tinkerer,

I've just gotta' ask. That grit on the sanding paper is it really 12,000 or is it supposed to be 1,200?

I figure if you stated several times that it's 12,000 that that can't be a mistake. I've never heard of or seen 12,000 grit paper before. Would educate me on this please.

Bernd

Yes it is 12000 grit. It is called micro mesh and comes in a kit of about 6 sheets that start out with 1500 and step up to the 12000. The cool thing about it is that you can put it in the washing machine and clean it with your laundry.

Bernd · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2009, 12:11:44 PM »

Quote from: tinkerer on December 31, 2009, 11:44:52 AM

The cool thing about it is that you can put it in the washing machine and clean it with your laundry.

What, and get acrylic grit in my underwear? Now way.

Divided he ad · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2009, 12:13:42 PM »

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Yes it is 12000 grit. It is called micro mesh and comes in a kit of about 6 sheets that start out with 1500 and step up to the 12000. The cool thing about it is that you can put it in the washing machine and clean it with your laundry.

Junno what?

I never even gave the number any thought.....

I think a nudge in the general direction of a supplier would be nice Tink'

Ralph.

tinkerer · « **Reply #17 on:** December 31, 2009, 12:37:10 PM »

Quote from: Divided he ad on December 31, 2009, 12:13:42 PM

Quote
Yes it is 12000 grit. It is called micro mesh and comes in a kit of about 6 sheets that start out with 1500 and step up to the 12000. The cool thing about it is that you can put it in the washing machine and clean it with your laundry.

Junno what?

I never even gave the number any thought.....

I think a nudge in the general direction of a supplier would be nice Tink'
In the UK

Ralph.

OK, I screwed that up somehow.

In the UK http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Micro-Mesh-Abrasives-804806.htm
and in the US Woodcraft, Amazon, Lee Valley or just abount any woodworking store. Klingspore is another.
Also, I don't think the 12000 is a grit because the 1500 micro mesh is equivelant to 600 grit.

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