Challenge extended.... Challenge met.

[Drstrangefart]

When I opened the box from Brooks803 this blank had a hand written note on it to compare it to my glow in the dark FIMO pens. It does glow, and the glow goes pretty deep into the surface. Not quite as bright, but I suspect longer-lasting. The end blew out while on the lathe, and I almost gave up on it. I threw the remnant of the blank down and lost it, and when I looked for it later when I was ready to face the beast again, I couldn't find it. I DID find some deer antler that didn't work out on an earlier pen. Happened to be just barely big enough to work out. Got it saved, and I like it!

 

[Jgrden]

Yikes, nice save. It is lady with a very small waist.

 

[wiset1]

Never would have thought to use antler, but it adds a nice accent to the pen. Nice work

 

[Drstrangefart]

I love happy accidents. I am totally comfortable saying it wasn't what I had set out to do.

 

[Edward Cypher]

Nice pen I would like to see a pic of it glowing. Did Brooks803 happen to mention what he used to get it to glow. I think Artstuff sells some glow in the dark additives but I thought I read cannot be used with anything using peks.

 

[Drstrangefart]

Nice pen I would like to see a pic of it glowing. Did Brooks803 happen to mention what he used to get it to glow. I think Artstuff sells some glow in the dark additives but I thought I read cannot be used with anything using peks.

It was glowing when I tested it, but it was just not registering as even a blob of light on my cell phone's camera. Can't figure out how to turn the flash off on the big camera. I have no clue what he added to make it glow.

 

[Brooks803]

Nice pen I would like to see a pic of it glowing. Did Brooks803 happen to mention what he used to get it to glow. I think Artstuff sells some glow in the dark additives but I thought I read cannot be used with anything using peks.

lol...it's my special sauce:wink:! I found a good source for glow powders that mix fairly well. It's heavier than regular micas so it wants to sink on you though. Allan, hold it up to a light for about 15secs and then turn out the lights. It should put a bright charge to the pen to where it should show up. I had trouble getting a pic with mine and it can lighten up the room. It's great walking in the shop in the dark after turning this stuff. Makes you think your in a toxic waste dumpsite with peices glowing here and there.

Lights on:

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[Drstrangefart]

I think the issue was my cell phone camera. It didn't register at all in spite of the pen glowing full blast. I use a blacklight, which does far more than regular light can. The pen did indeed have a nice glow going on.

 

[Fibonacci]

Are these blanks for sale? I would be interested in one or two.

 

[Brooks803]

Are these blanks for sale? I would be interested in one or two.

I do make them for sale. I can do them in blue, green, and yellow. If I use the glow powder by itself they are very transparant, but if I mix in a bit of matching mica it helps alot. You'd still have to reverse paint the blank though.

 

[MartinPens]

I like it! I like the color of it when it's not in lights out mode. The fact that it glows when the lights are out is a fun perk. I bet if you made a bunch of these and sold them in the individual classifieds, they would go well. Nice work

Martin

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[Tanner]

Is that the brass tube showing through near the finial?

 

[Drstrangefart]

Is that the brass tube showing through near the finial?

Yup. Had no idea the blank was gonna go THAT translucent until it was too late. I have yet to start painting tubes as the need comes up so rarely. I like the color transition, but it was accidental.