question about a new material

[Andrewsignore]

has anyone made a pen out of derlin? it is the material tattoo machine grips are made out of. or if any one knows if you can put acrylics in an autoclave?

 

[mredburn]

Why do you need to put acrylics in an autoclave? I had to google that.

 

[Andrewsignore]

i have a client who owns a tattoo studio and was interested in custom machine grips and they would have to be sterilized after every use and im not sure if it would damage the autoclave or not or damage the blank. the derlin is what the grips are currently made out of but ive never turned or heard of any one turning it

 

[mredburn]

Check with Ed of Exotic blanks and see what tempeture his blanks can with stand.

 

[Andrewsignore]

okay i will thank you very much

 

[Fibonacci]

Delrin turns and machines very nicely. I have done several things out of it for various bits of tooling.

 

[JerrySambrook]

There are a few different grades of delrin.
Some are good to a couple hundred degree, and one good for about 900 degrees.

grainger.com has a good listing if you put a call in there

 

[MorganGrafixx]

I would say to just give the guy a few different blanks of different materials. Acrylic, poly Resins, Alumalite, etc. and tell him to toss them in there on a plate of course. If they melt, no big deal, at least you will know.

 

[low_48]

If the material you are after is truly delrin, gluing in a brass tube is going to be a problem. Almost nothing sticks to it. It is used in friction locations and for bearings. It's going to be a tough one for a pen!

 

[ed4copies]

I would say to just give the guy a few different blanks of different materials. Acrylic, poly Resins, Alumalite, etc. and tell him to toss them in there on a plate of course. If they melt, no big deal, at least you will know.

This would be my solution, as well.

If you tell him something will work, it is YOUR responsibility if it does NOT. Let HIM experiment, then the decision is his. (The thickness that is on a pen is very different from the pen blank---this may also have a bearing on your result)