BALL POINT PEN CONTEST VOTING IS NOW OPEN !!

[bobleibo]

Voting is now closed for Round 1

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Round 1 results will be revealed after round 2 voting is complete
so as not to influence anyone's votes based on round 1 results.


Round 2 Voting Can Be Found Here
>>> http://www.penturners.org/forum/f338/round-2-voting-ball-point-pen-contest-142456/ <<< ​

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2016 IAP Summer Extravaganza​

Ball Point Pen Contest Voting​

Here we go folks!

This is where the cool kids are hanging out and you are all invited to join in the fun!​

Round 1 of Voting for the Ball Point Pen Contest IS NOW CLOSED, let the fun begin!

- Vote for your favorite 3 pens out of these 18…..a lot easier said than done.

- This round of voting will close on Friday August 19th.

- The top 10 pens that receive the most votes will move on to round 2 voting

- Round 2 will open on August 20th and close on August 22nd​

- The top 3 pens will be named 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of the
Summer Extravaganza Ball Point Pen Contest!​

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE !!!!!

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 1

Here is my entry in the ballpoint contest. It is a cigar pen turned using a blank I poured with alumilite.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 2

I chose a Sierra twist because I really like the versatility of these kits.
It is a blue ribbon acrylic that I got from Exotic blanks. After turning it to size, I went a little smaller. I put a Batman stamp on the blank, then painted clear fingernail polish over it. I then applied 4 coats of thin CA. I sanded it a little bit because I wanted the stamp to have a slightly worn look to it, similar to the aged Batman from the Batman vs Superman movie. I put some battle scars across the logo as well. I then put another 8 coats of thin CA and sanded with micro mesh from 1800 to 12000. Then a little HUT plastic polish.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 3

It is a Salute the Troops Bolt Action pen kit dressed in one of Jonathon Brooks' blanks (Brooks803). I colored the tube with blue and red sharpie to give the blank a shiny look underneath the resin.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 4

Kirinite Patriot Pattern Style 3/4 in. x 3/4 in. x 5 in. Pen Blank
Turned with Square Radius Carbide, buffed down to 12,000 grit micromesh. Chrome Legacy Woodturning, Cigar Pen Kit
A gift for a new University of Arizona Engineering student, the 26th pen I have made.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 5

This is a Wall St ll Black Ti & Platinum with stabilized and dyed spalted maple burl. Very smooth to turn and finish. 15 coats of medium CA and MM'd to 12000 then polished. I kept this one. Too nice to sell or give away.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 6

Kit is a Satin Chrome & Chrome Cigar from Exotic Blanks.
Segments are Purple Heart on the ends, separated by White PVCA, and then
Maple for the bulk of the cap and body. Maple came from the back yard,
Purple Heart from Woodcraft, and the PVCA courtesy of an old Credit
Card. The Maple was first soaked in orange Cactus Juice, then cured
and then put in red Cactus Juice under vacuum for a few hours.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 7

Elegant Sierra from Exotic Blanks
"Picasso" blank from Woodturningz
MM wet sanding and Tripoli/White Diamond buff finish

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 8

A Sierra dressed in Coal Mine acrylic, buffed and polished to a deep luster --Focal point: A deep resin poured ID window framed in white. The simple elegant black luster appeals to almost everyone while the ID window creates curiosity, interest and pride of ownership.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 9

My entry is a Maple burl and Alumilite blank cast by me on a gun metal cigar kit. I used maple burl "worthless wood" from Rocky, which I stabilized with Cactus Juice. I then cast it with Alumilite clear, alumilite dye and pearl-ex powder at 50 pounds pressure. I cut the corners off the blank with a band saw before I turn them on the lathe so I don't tear out a chunk of wood while roughing it out. I use a carbide tipped "magic Skew" on these types of blanks to shape it. Before I do any sanding I coat the body with thin CA in case there are any tiny pores or gaps between the resin and wood. I then sand from 400 to 800 grit and bring it close to size. Sometimes I need to apply a few more thin coats of CA to the proper size and finish. Once I'm happy with the coat I sand to 800 then buff on beall buffing wheels to a high shine.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 10

BOW and holly ultra cigar

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 11

This is my entry for the Ballpoint pen contest. It is a segmented Cigar pen made out of Osage Orange, Red Heart, Cocobolo, Spectraply, Ebony and Maple. After glue up I use a see through ruler to line up the pattern, then turn between centers to 5/8 diameter. I drilled the blanks on the lathe using a Nova Pen Plus chuck. I used epoxy to glue the tubes in then I used TBC bushings and turned between centers. Sanding, 10 coats of CA finish, micro mesh to 12000, and plastic polish, to complete.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 12

Chrome/Gold Cigar Kit
Material: Stabilized Vine
Shaped with: Carbide tools
Dry Sanded: 120, 220 and 320
15 coats of CA
Wet sanded: 400, 600, 800 the Micro Mesh 1500 through 12K

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 13

The blank is from a pith that I recently did. I have no idea what kind of wood it is. The pen kit is a Celtic pen kit in antique copper from Penn State. After turning to size and sanding to 800, several cracks happened. I filled them with medium CA and re-sanded. I then put on 12 – 15 coats of wipe in poly, sanding every 3 coats. Final step, I polished with past wax.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 14

The blank on this Black Ti and Copper Aero Twist is an Exotic Blank's "Electric Nebula Alumilite". The twelve copper pins were made from solid core wire and glued into the blank with thin CA glue after the holes were carefully located using the lathe's indexing wheel and drilled to the surface of the brass tube using the depth stop on my drill press. The four larger pins were made from 3/32" copper tubing filled with epoxy mixed with "True Blue" and "Macro Pearl" Pearl Ex powder pigments. The copper inlay was made from a 0.25" thick copper sheet. The blank with pins and inlay was turned with a carbide cutter and then finished using Micromesh pads to 12000 grit and polished with Meguiar's Plastx.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 15

Bugs Bunny Watch Parts Ball Point Pen
The kit is a PSI Vertex Click in Antique Brass. The blank, in its "rough" form, was purchased from an IAP member. The blank was originally designed to fit a Sierra twist. I modified the blank to fit the Vertex kit by shimming in a 3/8" brass tube and also by adding the blue acrylic end caps of suitable to make up the required length.

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 16

Koa on the top Milo on the bottom both from Hawaii
Kit is a slimline pro 8mm

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 17

This is a Wood River Bright Aluminum Revolver Pen. The blank is segmented using stabilized amboyna burl, copper, and deer antler provided by my mother-in-law (don't ask where she got it

 

[bobleibo]

Pen 18

This pen is made of malachite TruStone, ebony, and maple.
The kit used is David Broadwell's Art Deco (Gold TN/Black TN plating).

 

[KenV]

Bob you are hurting my head. So many very nice pens and all are winners.

Choices tough tough choices.

 

[bobleibo]

Bob you are hurting my head. So many very nice pens and all are winners.

Choices tough tough choices.

Thankfully I can't vote in this contest thus I avoid the anxiety!

 

[edicehouse]

I have it narrowed down to top 18.

 

[stonepecker]

They are all great. After looking for 8 minutes......I had my first two choices made. It took another 20 minutes to decide for #3 spot. They are all winners in my book.

Great work everyone.

 

[liljohn1368]

It was a really hard choice...

 

[PR_Princess]

ALL of the entries are spectacular!!!

Bob, can you extend the voting deadline please? I don't think that I can choose just three by Friday....:redface::redface:

 

[triw51]

WOW how do you pick??? I got it down to top 5 (and that was hard) but can't seem to pick just 3. Will let my head rest for a while and come back.......

 

[bobleibo]

- as of right now, 942 people have viewed this thread

- only 74 of you have voted !!!

- what are 868 of you doing that is so important that you can't click a mouse button?

VOTE or I'm sending Derek and Wayne to your house!


"Chuck, you told me to be subtle, how was that?"

 

[Sappheiros]

Is the poll supposed to show us the results before the end? Whoops!

 

[bobleibo]

ALL of the entries are spectacular!!!

Bob, can you extend the voting deadline please? I don't think that I can choose just three by Friday....:redface::redface:

It wouldn't be fair to change the end time but if you drive about 20 miles directly east from your house, you'll cross over into the eastern time zone and you'll get another hour to vote. (there are so many things wrong with the logic on that one )

 

[JimB]

That was NOT easy!

 

[stonepecker]

HEY BOB!

Before you try to send me any place, I need your
credit card number.
I am not camping out and the truck doesn't get
that great of gas mileage.


Besides, you didn't buy any beer the
last time we got together.
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[Mr Vic]

ALL of the entries are spectacular!!!

Bob, can you extend the voting deadline please? I don't think that I can choose just three by Friday....:redface::redface:

It wouldn't be fair to change the end time but if you drive about 20 miles directly east from your house, you'll cross over into the eastern time zone and you'll get another hour to vote. (there are so many things wrong with the logic on that one )

Now I'm confused. East is Least and West is Best. Heading East it's later so you would be loosing time or do they compute it different in Utah? Maybe the heat got to you:beat-up: Voting now but looked twice before so you can subtract that from the looky loos.

 

[bobleibo]

HEY BOB!

Before you try to send me any place, I need your
credit card number.
I am not camping out and the truck doesn't get
that great of gas mileage.


Besides, you didn't buy any beer the
last time we got together.
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I can't believe you burnt the calories it took to even post that $$$$$

ALL of the entries are spectacular!!!

Bob, can you extend the voting deadline please? I don't think that I can choose just three by Friday....:redface::redface:

It wouldn't be fair to change the end time but if you drive about 20 miles directly east from your house, you'll cross over into the eastern time zone and you'll get another hour to vote. (there are so many things wrong with the logic on that one )

Now I'm confused. East is Least and West is Best. Heading East it's later so you would be loosing time or do they compute it different in Utah? Maybe the heat got to you:beat-up: Voting now but looked twice before so you can subtract that from the looky loos.

Huh ????? My head hurts just from reading this ~

 

[ADKBUG]

All of the submissions are worthy...!!!

 

[bobleibo]

24 hours left to vote!

 

[stonepecker]

24 hours left to vote!

Bob,
Are you tell us that there are people that haven't voted?



:glasses-cool:
I know that all the cool members voted.
:biggrin:​