"Experimental Lattice"

akbar24601

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• Feb 1, 2009

• #1

One of the Puzzlers was asking if a lattice design could be done on a pen where you would end up seeing the brass tube through the lattice work. This is what I came up with. Far from perfect, just a prototype but it did work.

All comments welcome. Thanks for lookin'.

 

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BullDurham

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• Feb 1, 2009

• #2

That is cool looking.

 

ldb2000

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Outstanding job Steve . How about casting the tube in place so you can polish it up first , the resin would work like glue to hold the tube in place .

 

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Nice idea. I think a pen would really look sharp using one of the plated tubes that matched the plating of the kit. Then using slow drying epoxy to glue the tube with a dab of CA on each end to hold things in place while cleaning the excess epoxy out of the cavities.

Thanks, just one more idea to put on the ever growing "To Do" list!

 

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Very creative.

 

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And you done it again another beauty

 

leehljp

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Nice design but I think the tube needs painting. It's not the tube but the glue that seems to be distorting the clear section to the tubes. What do you have in mind?

 

thewishman

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Really cool! Reminds me of a trellis.

Could one make the lattice and then cast it in resin, so the holes were colored resin? On a Sierra Vista there would be plenty of depth available. That would be easier than cleaning glue out of the holes.

 

btboone

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Does that type of pen twist to get the point out? I could see a lasered version of that where an inner and outer spiral go past each other as the pen mechanism is twisted.

 

alphageek

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• Feb 1, 2009

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btboone said:

Does that type of pen twist to get the point out? I could see a lasered version of that where an inner and outer spiral go past each other as the pen mechanism is twisted.

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You would!

Nice pen for a prototype. I can definitely see several interesting variations on this coming in the future.

 

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• Feb 1, 2009

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Very cool idea, nice work.

 

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Nice, I like it.

-Barry

 

Jim15

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• Feb 2, 2009

• #13

Neat idea.

 

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• Feb 2, 2009

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Cool pen!

 

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• Feb 2, 2009

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Very nice work Steve, and neat idea.
I think it would look even better with the tube painted.
regards, bill

 

davinci27

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• Feb 2, 2009

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Great concept. Between you and bruce, I've got a great idea I want to try. Now I've just got to figure out how to do the lattice effect. How am I going to get any real work done with all these new ideas distracting me.