Anodised blue fountain pen
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Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Rock on Bro! :biggrin:
Charlie_W
Member
Looks like a winner!
Nice contrast between the blue and the accent grooves!
Nice contrast between the blue and the accent grooves!
LouCee
Member
That's a nice shade of blue, I like it!
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
Blue... I like Blue! Very cool.
(How about color matching top finials?) :wink:
(How about color matching top finials?) :wink:
BradG
Member
Not for these ones :wink: They're being boxed as they are and marketed as such (can't wait to show off the boxes!). higher priced models will have custom finials and centrebands.
Charlie_W
Member
BradG
Member
Too much time added when its a commercial venture 
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Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Have either of you anodized pen parts? Therein lies your answers you seek. :wink::biggrin:
stonepecker
Member
I really like that shade of blue. Postable rollerball would be cool.
All that chrome makes the pen really pop to my eyes.
Your work is wonderful Brad.
If I may ask.....What makes the coloring in an Anodised pen? I have seen red and blue and I am sure there are other colors. What is the secret?
All that chrome makes the pen really pop to my eyes.
Your work is wonderful Brad.
If I may ask.....What makes the coloring in an Anodised pen? I have seen red and blue and I am sure there are other colors. What is the secret?
BradG
Member
When anodising, we grow a layer of crystals over the surface of the aluminium.
We can then soak dyes into them similar to clothes dyes. depending on how long they are left to soak in the dye the darker the shade will become.
Once you have the shade you want, the piece is then boiled in water for 25 minutes. this causes the crystals to shrink and contract, closing up just like the pores on your skin, trapping the dye within the crystal layer. hey presto, a coloured anodised layer.