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[Joe S.]

Gunmetal Atrax rollerball with a blank that I copied from jjartwood. This is also my first picture posted with my new Nikon D3100! Still waiting on the light tent in the mail, can't wait to try it out! C&C is always helpful.

 

[Joe S.]

Woah... Thats a big picture! Sorry.

 

[Janster]

Nice job ,but hard to see the BIG picture! May want to resize? Be well........Jan

 

[BSea]

Certainly easy to see the detail.:biggrin:

On the serious side, the pen looks really good. The gun metal finish is perfect for that blank. Good Job :good:

 

[bruce119]

Looks good but that photo is way to big to see the pen.

You need to edit it to a smaller size :wink:

 

[Joe S.]

Posting as an attachment might help...

 

[ericofpendom]

WOW! great pen. Managed to see that one without my glasses:biggrin: How do you make the rivet effect? Do you fold the foil at the edges to give thickness?

Eric...

 

[Joe S.]

I poked it with a nail. I do any folding either, I just overlaped them a lot.

 

[capcrnch]

Wow, that is awesome, great looking pen Joe!

 

[ugrad]

Lovely work. I like the mono choice of foil and the way you have put it all together.

Regards
Peter

Photo way too big.

 

[Fishinbo]

So cool and unique pen! Like the textures on the nail marks and the folding. Great job!

 

[Dulos]

Awesome pen! I have a question. Do you seal up the aluminum with ca glue or do you just leave it unsealed? Will the aluminum have a tendency to peal off?

 

[Joe S.]

It's aluminum tape, makes it easy!

 

[Dulos]

Yeah, I know it is aluminum tape, but will it stay in place without being sealed up or will it peal off over time. I have never worked with aluminum tape.

 

[Joe S.]

It's cast in polyresin so it shouldn't go anywhere.

 

[bobjackson]

Great looking pen Joe. Nice idea. Good job.

 

[Dulos]

Do you have to cast it in resin in order for this to work? I am trying to find a way to do this without having to learn to cast blanks. Would it work to cover the aluminum tape with CA?

 

[Joe S.]

Proably, a heavy CA finish is almost the same thing as casting, right?

 

[Dulos]

That is what I am hoping. I plan to give it a try at some point. I am just wondering if someone has already used CA to seal up the aluminum tape on a pen and can tell me if it works or not.

 

[mwhatch]

I don't know about the alumnum tape, but I have layered pen tubes with vinyl, then finished several coats of medium CA. Gives a nice hard clear finish.