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[Seer]

I had a bag of currency I bought at a yard sale 40% coupon for michaels so I figures to try a small first cast. I got 2 blanks out of it the first I did not paint the blank so it got tossed. This is the second, I painted it black and put it on a Patriot Gold Kit. I think it came out nice and the black shows everything well.

 

[Dalecamino]

I think it came out nice too !

 

[bkersten]

I had a bag of currency I bought at a yard sale 40% coupon for michaels so I figures to try a small first cast. I got 2 blanks out of it the first I did not paint the blank so it got tossed. This is the second, I painted it black and put it on a Patriot Gold Kit. I think it came out nice and the black shows everything well.

You can salvage it. Run it into the bandsaw length wise just shy of the tube 4 times-spaced. Then use a fine straight bladed screwdriver and split them off the tube, clean it up and resuse. Just watch and not nick the tube end with the blade or it will be too thin then. I throw none away anymore unless a major mess up. It did come out nice.

 

[ozne69]

Good looking, but how did you cast the money, did you put it under pressure, not sure how you got the PR to mix with the money without bubbles. any secrets?

 

[Dan26]

Very nice looking pen!

 

[Jim15]

Good looking pen, nice work on the casting.

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen.

 

[wolftat]

Looks a lot better Jerry. Good job.

 

[maxman400]

Looks Great, I am going to have to try some of those.

 

[seamus7227]

Very well done!

 

[Seer]

Good looking, but how did you cast the money, did you put it under pressure, not sure how you got the PR to mix with the money without bubbles. any secrets?

I mixed both the catalyst and resin together and added money until it was very thick almost like mud. After pouring it into the mold I put it on my scrollsaw table and let it run for about 10 minutes. I still had some very fine bubbles after turning it but from a video I watched here in the library I filled them in with CA and sanded and the sealed the whole blank with CA again and wet sanded it.
Everything I did with this blank I learned from the library and Wolftat and I want to say thanks

 

[Mark]

That's the ticket. Very nice. The pen came out great. Nicely Done..

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Nice!

Robin