Brantley (Thedoctorb), my son, age 13, made his second pen ...to give to his friend for Valentine's Day. Made from a rod of extremely funky and colorful Alumilite resin called Primary Manipulation from Jonathan Brooks. Aside from showing him how to drill the blank and help him take pictures with my iPhone...he did it on his own. When I told him about posting it on IAP....he asked me to post it...I think he was a little intimidated.
Anyway, It is so much fun watching him grow up.....
Doc
Is he going to post in the beginners contest?...That may have been an awesome entry..very,very nice pen!!
George, That was the plan... but it came down to an IAP contest or his "friend". Well his "friend" is an extremely pretty classmate named Maddie who asked him to be her boyfriend.... so "Gift for Maddie by Valentine's Day" was the only contest he wanted to enter. LOL..Next time he is posting his own pen. Regards, Doc
What a great instructor you have Brantley!! Beautiful coaching job Doc...what color did you use to reverse?
LOL...Jim..I think it may be reverse painted...not sure though you could call it that and I'm not sure coaching was the term that came to his mind.
...After going through 3 1/2 of Jonathan's 9" alumilite rods of, three replacement tubes, using white or black Ceramcoat that dad recommended it came down to "you just put the tube in a bottle of black paint then put thick super glue on top of that and just push it into the blank". I was really tired with little or no sleep the preceding two days..so it sounded good to me too. He finished it at 7:15 in the morning before school started, had me take pictures with a phone..put it in a box that Dawn had sent....and off he went. LOL..He did come by my office later that afternoon and between patients, gave me a hug, thanked me and told me that Maddie loved it.
He will be back from a sleepover this morning. I'm supposed to watch him work on a blank today that Roy sent him...
Jim..The time that I get to spend with him is precious. When I see him grow and miss important moments in his life...I have regrets about being a physician....Sorry, I'm rambling.:redface:..the house is quiet and about to go to the shop ...feeling reflective this morning. Need coffee.
Regards,
Doc
