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johncrane
Member
Great job! Rossi you also picked a great background color to show it off.
Rumnut
Member
Nice job, perfect color selection makes that coin pop.
Cheers Rumnut
Cheers Rumnut
HMH
Member
Beautiful pen. How do you get the coin to curve without damaging the design on the face?
walshjp17
Member
Nice pen. Might need a sledgehammer to get that Liberty half dollar to conform to a barrel shape :wink:
Karl_99
Member
That is a real nice looking pen! I really like the old coins cast in the blanks. Great background color choice, also.
Fishinbo
Member
Your pen is an eye catcher, the blue is very attractive and highlights the silver coin. Great work!
hanau
Member
Very nice.
Is the tube painted or powder coated?
Is the tube painted or powder coated?
Rossi
Member
Thanks all for the kind comments. HMH: I use a jewelrers bending block with half-circles, a punch and an arbor press to give the coin the curviture it needs in order for it to lie flush with the tube. Trust me, not all of my attempts have been successful, but for the most part, I can pull it off without marring the coin (just took some practice). I posted a short film at www.youtube.com/oswaldorossi, where you can see how I bend coins / watch parts. Hanau: The base coat is nail polish that I picked up at a local CVS drugstore, I think it cost like $3.
Very nice! Did you use a pressure pot to cast? PR or Al ? Thanks..... Jan
hanau
Member
Thanks for the video link.
Some of the parts look like that they sat higher than the bushings, did they or was it a optical illusion?
Some of the parts look like that they sat higher than the bushings, did they or was it a optical illusion?