Metal & Clear acrylic

[gawdelpus]

The first is a Flat top sierra gunmetal, polished 12mm tube cast in clear acrylic. The second is a sierra vista stainless braiding cast in clear acrylic, and another sierra vista ,12 mm aluminium tube knurled and painted black, then cast in clear acrylic ( I am going through a stage at the moment ) hehe
Cheers ~ John

 

[jasontg99]

Looks like somebody is a gearhead. FANTASTIC looking pens. I would love to see the braiding and carbon together somehow. Thanks for the post!

 

[gawdelpus]

Hehe! sorry no carbon pens here the black one is knurled and painted aluminium cast like the others in clear acrylic ,then turned and polished the same as for any acrylic , Cheers ~ John

 

[jasontg99]

Guess I should have read the description first huh, John? Now that I know what that pen is, it is even more impressive.

 

[hewunch]

very cool. I like the braided one the best, but they are all nice.

 

[NewLondon88]

You could do worse than to get stuck on a 'braided cable' pen phase.
Those look great.

 

[Constant Laubscher]

Nice job on all of those!

 

[johncrane]

Excellent work John! the stainless is my pick of the bunch.

 

[altaciii]

Those are really a great trio. Beautiful and a great job with the fit and finish.

 

[gketell]

( I am going through a stage at the moment ) hehe

I sure hope your stage sticks around for a while. Very VERY nice pens!!

 

[rjwolfe3]

Man those are sweet!

 

[Jim15]

Those are awesome.

 

[broitblat]

Those are all impressive and I like all three. Thanks for sharing.

-Barry

 

[akbar24601]

Those are all Fantastic!!! My favorite is the braided stainless. Very cool!

 

[PR_Princess]

WOW! Nice job on those John!! Very creative. I am with Steve...my favourite is the braided stainless!!

 

[Karin Voorhis]

Those are really friggin SWEET!!!!! Nice job there!!!

 

[jusjoe]

Braided Stainless, the car buff in me come out. That has to be the one that hits my heart. Thanks for the picture. Hopefully someday

 

[gawdelpus]

Thanks for all the kind comments my friends ! as a retired fitter and turner I still have a soft spot for metals ,hehe. These are probably inspired by the "Circuit" board pens originally ,the way they are made can be done by anybody though, with nothing too complex about them , the wire is cut over length on a suitable cutter ,dremal or as in my case the corner of a grinding wheel . The tubing I am using slides neatly onto a sierra tube ,I use some wooden dowells to plug the ends and a bit sticking out to allow for the frayed ends to be cut off after casting ,I simply cast without any pressure pot to keep it simple .When set cut off the excess on a mini bandsaw , a fine toothed hacksaw would do as well .trim up to the tube with a sanding disk ,then turn and polish as a normal acrylic . The results are well worth the extra effort ,as you turn these in the sunlight they flash like a faceted stone as a bonus hehe. Cheers ~ John

 

[WildcatHollow]

Greati looking pens...

...very creative, and great fit and finish. Well done casting your blanks!

 

[JohnU]

Looks Great! you beat me to it! lol I just picked up a braided line at the farm supply store. Now I know it can be done. Beautiful work!

 

[Noah]

Very impressive...
I've been thinking of braiding and clear cast...
Guess it can be done...
Ed

 

[johnnycnc]

Very nice work on all three counts!

 

[Dan26]

Very cool! Can't wait to see what's next.

 

[nava1uni]

Real beautiful and eye catching. Nice fit on all three. I like all of them