First Pen With My Own Casting

[joe966]

This is the first pen that I have made with a polyester casting that I created. I found it hard to do the casting in the cold weather of Michigan but was able to make it work with an air tight container after it was cast.

 

[OZturner]

Joe, That is one Nice Pen,
Superb Blank, well done on your First, and matches Great with your hardware.
Your Fit and Finish is Excellent.
In all a Great job,
Congratulations.
Brian.

 

[plantman]

That first cast always tests the waters. Joe, you did a fine job of casting and turning. Jim S

 

[joe966]

Thank you both very much. More to come

 

[William Menard]

great job on casting, honestly, i really like the color of the blank, what was your process if you don't mind sharing

 

[Bob Wemm]

Hey Joe, I really like the colours in the blank also.
Great job.

Bob.

 

[Brooks803]

Very nice. I really like the colors in that.

 

[SteveJ]

Well done.

 

[Sataro]

Very nice job!!!

 

[joe966]

I don't mind sharing how I cast this.

I started with two 3oz Dixie Cups half full of resin. I added gold Pearl Ex Powder to one cup and silver Pearl Ex powder to the other and stirred them fully. Then added the hardener.

Once it was all stirred together, I poured both cups together into a corked piece of 3/4" PVC pipe, rotating back and forth as I poured.

Once the pipe was full, I put a piece of 10 gauge wire, that was crimped in and out up the length, into the mold then started to rotate it as I pulled it from the mold.

This was the end result. I got the idea for the wire from a YouTube video I watched.

 

[Band Saw Box]

Great Job on the casting, superb pairing with the plating, top notch fit and finish.

 

[Fishinbo]

Wow! I came out really great looking, the awesome blank is perfect for the kit. Great fit and finish. Great job!