thatCharlieDude Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Just showing off. Hydrangea flowers petals in resin pen blank I made. I'll post pictures when I'm done. Hopefully the blank won't explode on the lathe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatergirl46 Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Cool! Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Can't wait to see how it ends up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 That'll be either awesome or meh. But either way, wear a face shield, that screams acrylic shower to me :). Looking forward to seeing that done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Marmotjr said: That'll be either awesome or meh. But either way, wear a face shield, that screams acrylic shower to me :). Looking forward to seeing that done. Glass half full? lol I'm using alumilite so it doesn't chip much but produces long strings like spaghetti it'll make a mess. I drilled the tube hole today and painted the brass tube so it will blend in better. I hope to turn it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thatCharlieDude Posted November 19, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 OK @Marmotjr here's the finished pen and a spaghetti shaving picture just for you. I'm happy with how it turned out. I had some difficulties but they were more from my inexperience then the medium. The brass tube gave me the most trouble. I painted it blue so it would be less noticeable but some the paint scraped off. Next time I'll use some besides acrylic paints. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Looks good Dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Very nice pen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 I never have understood the turning the pen thing, and maybe that’s the problem. And I agree, this thing is awesome! But when the well runs dry, can you buy replacement refills? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG-Canada Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 37 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I never have understood the turning the pen thing, and maybe that’s the problem. And I agree, this thing is awesome! But when the well runs dry, can you buy replacement refills? Yes, most pen kits use standard pen refills available from Amazon or your local office supply store (Staples, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 12 hours ago, K Cooper said: I never have understood the turning the pen thing, and maybe that’s the problem. And I agree, this thing is awesome! But when the well runs dry, can you buy replacement refills? I'm turning pens for family members as gifts. People love them for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 hours ago, thatCharlieDude said: I'm turning pens for family members as gifts. People love them for some reason. I agree I have turned over 200 pens mostly acrylic over the last few years. I just glue up blanks in batches I can then turn a pen in 15-20 minutes. They make great gifts and like you say folks really like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RileyD Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 11/18/2017 at 7:51 PM, thatCharlieDude said: The brass tube gave me the most trouble. I painted it blue so it would be less noticeable but some the paint scraped off. Next time I'll use some besides acrylic paints. I use acrylic paint all the time, I like the Ceramcoat brand paints. The trick is to paint the inside of the blank and not the brass. I also always use expoy instead of CA when gluing up the acrylic/alumalite/etc. blanks too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatCharlieDude Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, RileyD said: I also always use expoy instead of CA when gluing up the acrylic/alumalite/etc. blanks too. What type of epoxy do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RileyD Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Just the 5 minute stuff, whatever I have on hand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Well done TCD! I've had acrylics work out beautifully for me, and other's explode like a $.10 grenade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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