Atrax RB with Black AA and Gun Metal Finish

[TonyL]

Black is always a test of my finishing skills. I was very pleased,
I do have one of these arriving tomorrow. It's cheap enough and of it don't work, I will give it to my neighbor's kids.

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[Sataro]

Very nice job Tony. It looks great!

 

[TonyL]

Thank you Billy

 

[kruzzer]

nice looking pen Tony... what blank is it???

 

[TonyL]

Thank you. It's plain old $2.50 black acrylic acetate (that is what my client wanted). I reverse painted the barrels with flat black primer and the tubes with the same (used epoxy - non coloring added to it, to glue). And used "my" dry sanding/finish process.

 

[mecompco]

That is a very attractive pen. My future SIL wants a FP in black--just haven't decided to go Atrax or Jr. Gent. I've not done black AA yet, but black Lucite comes out really nicely.

 

[TonyL]

I have both and would go with something that accepts Jr Gent bushings....I have not had a good experience with Berea bushings, but have worked my way around it. I would make a Jr. George in antique silver...in fact, I am going to make it. Thanks for the idea!

 

[mecompco]

I have both and would go with something that accepts Jr Gent bushings....I have not had a good experience with Berea bushings, but have worked my way around it. I would make a Jr. George in antique silver...in fact, I am going to make it. Thanks for the idea!

That is going to be a nice pen! I'm using bushings I got from Exotics--they work OK (I've center drilled them to 60* for TBC), but I'm considering ponying up for a set of stainless TBCs.

 

[TonyL]

Constant sells the ss tbc for the baron. Nakitas is the only one that I can find to make the other berea ss tbc bushings for double barrel pens.

 

[Jim15]

Classy looking pen Tony.