Retirement Pen - First Casting
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rebelgal1
Member
looks great, I am actually getting ready to attempt my first castings
witz1976
Member
very nice!
Ankrom Exotics
Member
Nice work. Your friend should be very proud to own that pen.
jbostian
Member
Awesome pen! Great job, especially for your first casting attempt.
Jamie
Jamie
markgum
Member
great job
cinder_ladylocket
Member
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I was your friend!!!!!!!!!! What a great keepsake pen!!!!!!!!!!! Good job!
medemt
Member
OK Dale,
I just have to know more about how you did this. That pen is awesome. First off, where did you get the badge? How was it prepared before casting? These are the kind of pens that absolutely amaze me. Being new to turning, I am constantly taken back by the things that people on this site come up with. Excellent work.
Dan
I just have to know more about how you did this. That pen is awesome. First off, where did you get the badge? How was it prepared before casting? These are the kind of pens that absolutely amaze me. Being new to turning, I am constantly taken back by the things that people on this site come up with. Excellent work.
Dan
DJ2759
Member
Thank you everyone for your kind comments.
Dan,
The badge is a tie-tack that I sanded down to about 1/16th of an inch. I then bent it using a punch the same size as the tube; I placed the badge on a block of wood with a groove slightly bigger than the tube and carefully tapped the punch length wise on the badge. This bent it for a perfect fit around the tube.
The tube is painted with a slightly textured black paint and the bottom is rattlesnake.
Using the tutorials on casting and snakeskins was a big help.
Dale
Dan,
The badge is a tie-tack that I sanded down to about 1/16th of an inch. I then bent it using a punch the same size as the tube; I placed the badge on a block of wood with a groove slightly bigger than the tube and carefully tapped the punch length wise on the badge. This bent it for a perfect fit around the tube.
The tube is painted with a slightly textured black paint and the bottom is rattlesnake.
Using the tutorials on casting and snakeskins was a big help.
Dale
Mark
Member
That is a very nice pen. I hope your friend likes it. There's a lot of time and effort in a pen like that. Nice work..
Rfturner
Member
That was very creative and your friend will be very pleased. Have you thought of making more of these to sell I am positive that there are many people that would buy that for close to or above $100
DJ2759
Member
Thanks again for the comments.
Ryan, I have never sold a pen but have made quite a few as gifts. If a friend asked me to make them the same pen, which I'm sure they will, I would probably do it for cost and a 12 pack of Bud.
Ryan, I have never sold a pen but have made quite a few as gifts. If a friend asked me to make them the same pen, which I'm sure they will, I would probably do it for cost and a 12 pack of Bud.
Jgrden
Member
Sheesh, howja doit?
jocat54
Member
Your friend will really like that.