M&M Pen

[JohnU]

My son has a favorite teacher that loves M&M so he asked if I could come up with something. I remembered seeing Bruce pull this off and decided to try it myself. Fun size M&M wrapper cast on a Sierra tube in Alumilite. This was the first time I turned alumilite and one of the first blanks I had turn out casting with this stuff. Im used to PR so I wasnt used to working so hard to get a nice shine. Still has some flaws but Im happy with it. All comments welcome good and bad. Thanks

 

[ngeb528]

Very cool. I'm sure she'll appreciate the effort and the beautiful pen.

 

[thewishman]

Looks cool. But now I'm in the mood for chocolate.

 

[bkersten]

Nice. There was one of a Resses peanutbutter cup wrapper last fall. Just the thoughts of doing one as well, set my glucose meter off.

 

[bitshird]

Nice pen for the first try with Alumilite, I don't think I'm quite ready to walk away from PR just yet, the short work time scares me.

 

[Jim15]

Good looking pen.

 

[JohnU]

I did one of them that was posted. Mine was a cigar, which I would not recommend. The wrapper slips against the pr when you press fit the metal pieces and causes a mirror look in the blank. From now on its sierra all the way. I did an almond joy sierra at that time and it was much better than the cigar.

Nice. There was one of a Resses peanutbutter cup wrapper last fall. Just the thoughts of doing one as well, set my glucose meter off.

Nice pen for the first try with Alumilite, I don't think I'm quite ready to walk away from PR just yet, the short work time scares me.

Me either, I bought some during the birthday bash to try casting some flowers from my sons birth, but decided to try the lable first. Im a pr guy all the way.

 

[davinci27]

I've got to try some of this label casting. These pens are just cool looking

 

[markgum]

Nice, but how do you get the M&Ms out?? :biggrin:

 

[randyrls]

I did one of them that was posted. Mine was a cigar, which I would not recommend. The wrapper slips against the pr when you press fit the metal pieces and causes a mirror look in the blank. From now on its sierra all the way.

John; I have a technique for Corian pens which tend to crack when pressing in the fittings. "Expand" the tube ends by just enough so the fittings are a slip fit. After making the tubes, I glue the fittings with flexible CA glue.

 

[workinforwood]

Looks great, I bet they tasted great too.

 

[PenTurnerfromMaine]

What a very thougthful gift - nice job.