Today's Cigar

[johnnycnc]

Aluminum,polished,transparent purple
powder coat,has some sparkles in it.
Much better than pics show,in person,she's a beaut!
Will see how the pc holds up.I was not 100% satisfied
with the results of pc,may look into a home anodizing setup soon.
Anyway,here she is;~~Miss Purple~~

Thanx for looking,comments always welcome!

 

[ldb2000]

hi
looks great...that transparent pc looks great...let us know how it holds up
Butch

 

[gwilki]

Looks great, John. I have a father-in-law who would kill for it.

 

[keapople]

Thats is GREAT! How do you powdercoat?

Kirby

 

[R2]

Now that is great looking pen! well done old son.[][8D][][]

 

[leehljp]

I agree, that is a stunning pen, at least the photo color is!

 

[toolcrazy]

If it was a slim, my wife would be catching a plane to come and get it. Very nice work.

 

[Ligget]

Lovely pen, well done![]

 

[louisbry]

Very well done.

 

[johnnycnc]

Thanks,all for the kind words![]

Kirby,you asked how do you powdercoat;
I got my setup and info here:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=458
I bought this kit in 199_? for "hot-rod" use:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=5572&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=459&iSubCat=460&iProductID=5572
It's still a heck of a bargain today,and you can get
good results with it in a simple home shop.
I just followed the instructions and poked around their
website for tips and info.Pretty easy to use,if you can
turn a pen you can do powder coating,IMO.[]

 

[txbatons]

That's a beaut! My wife would snag that one if I made it. She's a big fan of purple.

 

[TowMater]

You could sell those all day long to K-State alumni!!!

Nice looking pen!

 

[Firefyter-emt]

John, what was your dislike with the PC?? Your pen was done much the exact same as I was thinking with that Jr.Gent blank set you sent me. Well, not purple, but the translucent tint anyway. I assume you polished the metal before the PC, Right??

 

[johnnycnc]

Lee,I disliked the edge coverage at the ends of
the blanks,(like where it's a sharp corner).
Seemed a bit thin,and I'm really not surprised;
paint will much do the same thing on a sharp edge.
I normally break the edge after 600 grit,and continue
polishing,but I still had thin pc at edges.
I'ts reaally tiny,but there.
Probably never know if it was clear,though.
Yeah,it was polished,pretty much mirror.I guess that
could have some edge creep factor,too.
I'll probably try one pc on a glass beaded one soon.

Originally posted by Firefyter-emt
<br />John, what was your dislike with the PC?? Your pen was done much the exact same as I was thinking with that Jr.Gent blank set you sent me. Well, not purple, but the translucent tint anyway. I assume you polished the metal before the PC, Right??