...I do no't know if you will have to pick anyone up off the floor. Who knows someone may trip and fall.
Thank you for all of the positive comments. It means a lot and makes it worth the time.
I still haven't found many people that are really interested. The people that do show interest, ask the price and when I tell them $25, they cringe.
I don't think the kitless thing is for me. I wouldn't know where to start and all of the tools I would need exceeds the hobby spending cap.
Sorry, it isn't a rhodium kit. Hoping to make more pens for the cost and aquire some experience, I purchased the chrome kits. Is chrome not very durable?
Thank you for all of the positive comments. It means a lot and makes it worth the time.
I still haven't found many people that are really interested. The people that do show interest, ask the price and when I tell them $25, they cringe.
I don't think the kitless thing is for me. I wouldn't know where to start and all of the tools I would need exceeds the hobby spending cap.
Sorry, it isn't a rhodium kit. Hoping to make more pens for the cost and aquire some experience, I purchased the chrome kits. Is chrome not very durable?
...I do no't know if you will have to pick anyone up off the floor. Who knows someone may trip and fall.
Really? Adding a smiley at the end of a rude comment does not make it cute or funny.
Kelly that is a beautiful pen. Your eye for the aluminum parts is spot on. You have taken a beautiful acrylic pen and made it a total piece of art! Now if there are some things you would have done different like you said I cannot wait to see that pen also. I just love that finial it really sets this pen apart from a jr gent 1 kit. Very nice can't wait to see the next one.
Come on John T. that was unnecessary.
Mike, I will look at those kits and suppliers, thanks.
Let me think about etsy.
John T., I wasn't taking a shot at you or anyone else (at least I didn't mean to). I was just quoting what I was told and I didn't even remember who stated it. You seem a little high strung. You have made it clear on my first pen that you don't like my style.
I apologize for an unintended shot.
Kelly and Dean, I apologize for the Rhodium comment - It is a Jr Gent 1 kit and I don't know of anyone besides myself who sells them in Rhodium so it was my way of saying I wish that was one of my kits.......First with my moderator hat on:
Everyone needs to chill a bit. It can be very easy to misread things that are written, especially if you don't know the people well. A joke (inside or otherwise) is easily misread.
Now hat off:
Kelly - Thats an EXCELLENT pen! The adaptations you have made are good for anyone, but for someone as "young" as you in this hobby - there is HUGE potential there. I know it can be hard to find a market, but $25 is a good price if it was a simple pen.. with your mods its worth way more. As for the chrome - chrome is an excellent material as it has great wear for the price. I think what was implied by the rhodium comment was that your pen is very "high class", so it would go better with Rhodium from a sales perspective (if you could find the clients). Keep learning and searching for customers, you'll find them yet!!
I use a lot of chrome Atrax pens. Check out the price of them on Exotic Blanks. This size pen is available in exactly the same size tubes for Jr. Gent 2, Jr. Statesman and Venus. This will allow you to take a truly excellent blank and upgrade the hardware to a better kit and so you can take advantage of your art in the market. You can check out the Jr. Gents and Statesman kits on Exotic or woodturnerscatalog.com I use both suppliers. This is a very versatile size. If you blow out a lower blank you may be able to use a Triton kit too. If is simply the most versatile size out there.
I use a lot of chrome Atrax pens. Check out the price of them on Exotic Blanks. This size pen is available in exactly the same size tubes for Jr. Gent 2, Jr. Statesman and Venus. This will allow you to take a truly excellent blank and upgrade the hardware to a better kit and so you can take advantage of your art in the market. You can check out the Jr. Gents and Statesman kits on Exotic or woodturnerscatalog.com I use both suppliers. This is a very versatile size. If you blow out a lower blank you may be able to use a Triton kit too. If is simply the most versatile size out there.
Mike - the tubes and bushings are both the same for jr gent 2 and atrax? That would be fantastic. I'd appreciate if you could confirm that - either here or in a message if more appropriate.
This is really helpful. .
Hey Kelly..I've been making pens for 2 and 1/2 years...probably in the range of 450-500 in all..haven't done a modified yet and have sold approx. 350 of them for anywhere fron 15-100 bucks. My $100 pen didn't look near as nice as your pen does! Beatiful pen and keep posting?