Fabric

[Mather323]

I would like to cast some pens out of some old Boy Scout shirts, any sugestions?

 

[NewLondon88]

layer it with resin? You can build up several layers of cloth impregnated
with PR until you get the thickness you want. Once it cures, cut it to size
and treat it like any other plastic.

 

[mesquiteguy]

I have done this with denim. I placed scuffed tube on small dowel so it would turn and not get glued down. CA 'd edge of fabric to tube then slowly wrapped and covered with thin ca until thick enough. Best to wear gloves while doing this. Also takes a lot of glue while turning.

 

[Nick]

I would like to cast some pens out of some old Boy Scout shirts, any sugestions?

Most important, remove the shirts from the Boy Scouts first.

 

[USAFVET98]

I use fibreglass resin. You could pick it up at home depot. Cut the shirts in strips, lay one strip down, pouar some resin and repeat until you get the thickness you want. You could use pr as well.

 

[holmqer]

There was a article on the subject of making blanks from layered cloth

http://content.penturners.org/articles/2006/compressedfibreblanks.pdf

 

[Mather323]

Thank you for all of help! I will post my results. I just hope in does not change the color of the fabric my making it darker!

 

[rick_lindsey]

Are you planning to build up the fabric to turning thickness, or get a layer on and then embed in clear resin?

-Rick

 

[Mather323]

I am going to try to tightly wrap the fabric around that tube with the beginning of the fabric glued to the tube with ca. When I start I will saturate the fabric in the resin and wrap it around to the desired thickness!

 

[Chasper]

I am going to try to tightly wrap the fabric around that tube with the beginning of the fabric glued to the tube with ca. When I start I will saturate the fabric in the resin and wrap it around to the desired thickness!

I've done denim that way, and I've done it by cutting strips and saturating them as I pile them up to the needed thickness. My experience is that the wrapping method is much faster. One tip you might (or might not) want to try: don't be too neat in the wrapping, leave a few wrinkles and overlaps in the fabric. It goes a lot quicker to not get overly concerned about straight and smooth, and it makes a more interesting pen blank.