Anodised blue fountain pen

[BradG]

Hi Guys
I wanted to make a video tutorial on how to anodise, so i turned this pen in preparation for it

The videos last 37 minutes in going through the process of doing this pen.
Once they have finished uploading onto youtube i will post them in the finishing section of this forum. unless anyone has a better idea of where to post them?


Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

The Video tutorials can be found here:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f28/anodising-video-tutorial-97063/#post1395681



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[BradG]

have people had trouble logging on to the forums over the past couple of days or was that just me?

 

[gbpens]

Out staning pen!

 

[3Peake]

awesome pen,you have nailed these aluminium pens.:highfive::highfive:
I think I may have to make myself an ally pen and then come visit you as that is a great colour.(And I fancy a few things from your website:wink

 

[cnirenberg]

Brad,
Fantastic looking pen, I really like the videos too!!

 

[Ruby pen turning]

have people had trouble logging on to the forums over the past couple of days or was that just me?

I have

 

[BradG]

awesome pen,you have nailed these aluminium pens.:highfive::highfive:
I think I may have to make myself an ally pen and then come visit you as that is a great colour.(And I fancy a few things from your website:wink

Sure you're welcome to :wink: as for the website i just need to get all the stock ordered! hopping to have it up and running within a month or so

Brad,
Fantastic looking pen, I really like the videos too!!

Thanks Cris,

have people had trouble logging on to the forums over the past couple of days or was that just me?

I have

not just me then :biggrin: thought i was beginning to go mad

 

[jmbaker79]

have people had trouble logging on to the forums over the past couple of days or was that just me?

had withdraws yesterday :frown:

 

[johncrane]

Great video and pen Brad! now i will give it a go have you tried to use multi colors also with the lead is the size important or not, many thanks for the Video Brad.:biggrin:

 

[BradG]

Great video and pen Brad! now i will give it a go have you tried to use multi colors also with the lead is the size important or not, many thanks for the Video Brad.:biggrin:

Hi John
Yes ive played with multi colours. there's a couple of ways it can be done masking the piece which stops the dye getting to certain areas... or protects it when the remainder is stripped with nitric acid... i do plan on doing some tutorials on this in the future..
I am currently investigating UV masking as that, would open up alot of doors. I see UV reactive masking is being manufactured which can withstand an acid bath, but i need to get my hands on some to have a play.

With regards to the lead, there should be twice the surface area than the piece you are anodising. note that this is submerged lead... all the lead above the acid doesnt count

 

[D.Oliver]

I love that color blue. I think if you went with a differnt backround color it would make the pen "pop" even more.

 

[Dalecamino]

Thanks Brad! Well done.

 

[BradG]

I love that color blue. I think if you went with a differnt backround color it would make the pen "pop" even more.

im inclined to agree... after taking them i wish i had used the grey backdrop. may retake them for kicks

 

[BradG]

No worries Chuck, splash anodising may eb of interest too

 

[PR_Princess]

Outstanding Brad! Both on the pen and on the videos! That must of takes ages. Thank you so much for doing this!!!

Personally, I think that these would be a great addition to the IAP library as well! May want to contact TomW.

 

[Dalecamino]

No worries Chuck, splash anodising may eb of interest too

It certainly is of interest.:biggrin:

 

[BradG]

Outstanding Brad! Both on the pen and on the videos! That must of takes ages. Thank you so much for doing this!!!

Personally, I think that these would be a great addition to the IAP library as well! May want to contact TomW.

They do take a little time, though they are therapeutic

No worries Chuck, splash anodising may eb of interest too

It certainly is of interest.:biggrin:

no worries. youl have to find your feet with anodising with one colour before i release the next tutorials which show you how to splash anodise in multiple colours, and how to add text and graphics to your pens in different colours :wink: sure beats engraving etc