I have been wanting to make a couple of thin blue line pens for a while and looking for material to segment into a solid black blank. While working in shop this morning I looked up on one of the shelves and there it was. A beautiful blue electrical box. I cut the sides off and glued up a scrap blank to see how it would turn and polish. Well, ... you tell me. C&C welcome.
An unexpected find
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Charlie_W
Member
Great idea!.....and a super blank too!
Bob Wemm
Member
Great result, the blue strip makes it really "POP"
Bob
Bob
SteveG
Member
The blue line has less sheen than the blank, but because the 'line' is narrow, that does not detract from the overall result. That is a nice shade of blue to use for this purpose. I have made TBL pens where I sandwiched the blue with even thinner aluminum, and that gave a nice result. Doing that does call for a top coat finish, such as CA to protect the Al from oxidation.
Is this one of those 'outside the box' things... outside the electric box, that is? :biggrin: :tongue:
Is this one of those 'outside the box' things... outside the electric box, that is? :biggrin: :tongue:
triw51
Member
fantastic idea and very creative. I bet that would make a great Celtic knot
I agree Steve. I really like the color for a TBL pen. If I can find some harder acrylic sheet I will try that for a better overall shine. Until then, at less than 50 cents per box, this will be my go to material.
eharri446
Member
You might take a look at some of the low voltage boxes. Home Depot sells one for 1.79 which is orange plastic.
PapaTim
Member
That's such a great idea. Although the sheen is lower on the blue line I think that just provides a bit more pop than if the sheen were higher. The combination of that shade of blue with the softer sheen makes it grab your eye first.
jjjaworski
Member
BearToothWoods has segmenting sheets. Just an FYI
In blue:
Bear Tooth Woods - Segmenting Accents - Solid Blue
In blue:
Bear Tooth Woods - Segmenting Accents - Solid Blue
