My First Stamp Pen.

[oops99]

I tried the stamp pen that has been floating around on video, and I'm pretty happy with the results.
The only problem that I found so far is getting a good finish right up to the bushings, because the pen is the same size as the bushings, when finishing, the finish goes right on top of the bushing, and has to be trimmed off. I hope this makes sense to the reader.
Next time I will start the pen, and when the finish gets built up to the level of the bushings, I will put on some custom made bushings that are smaller than the standard ones.
I'm pretty new here, and I hope no one objects to my posting too many pics in one post.
Any and all comments welcomed.

Tom/oops99

 

[rjwolfe3]

That is so cool!

 

[ldb2000]

Or ... take the blanks off the mandrel and finish them between centers .
Good job on the pen .

 

[desertyellow]

Very cool!
Try an more neutral background for the photo.

 

[wdcav1952]

Tom,

Definitely not too many pix! That is a great looking pen and I enjoyed looking at it.

Being a government drone, I love your occupation!!

 

[cnirenberg]

Love the pen. I like the way it came out.

 

[bruce119]

Nice job

I only use the stock bushings to turn the blank. And never use them to finish it. It is easy to make your own out of a delran material like a plastic cutting board. Make them under-size just be careful sanding then after a CA finish I use a parting tool, vertically, and carefully cut scrap away the CA.

Good looking pen I got about 5 lbs (A LOT) of stamps myself that is on my to do list.

Bruce

 

[Dalecamino]

Nice work ! It has a unique look .

 

[JimB]

Very nice. My wife has gathered some stamps for me to try doing this but I have gotten to it yet.

 

[scotirish]

Great work! Looks very nice. What glue did you use to attach the stamps? Did you cover them with Mo Po?

 

[oops99]

Stamp Pen

Here is a link to the u tube video where I first saw this being done. I look forward to seeing who is next.
Tom/oops99

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv1WoQtwVVE

 

[louisbry]

Beautiful pen, you did an excellent job. The only complaint I have is that my "to do" list" just grew.