acrylic

For casting.. I am looking to figure out the very best way to cast acrylic. Do you have to use pressure or can you use vacuum? Next, I am looking for an option to do small amounts. Is there a system someone can recommend that is an all-in-one? I would rather pay a little more for a...

One of my favorite customers bought a new Beemer and wants a special pen made ... Majestic Jr. with white upper and BMW blue lower. So I'm on the hunt for a blue plastic (acrylic, alumilite, whatever) blank that matches the blue in the BMW logo. Should be easy .... right? :wink: Help us...

It took to tries but I got it done. I ended up using the white gorilla glue and the blank held together quite well. I am happy with it for it being my first one. I want to try adding metal in between the segments next time. Any tips on that would be much appreciated!

As requested, I am posting a picture of one of the JohnU blanks sent to me. This was my first time turning an acrylic/resin cast blank. I helped my kids turn some acrylic blanks a couple months back but never set out to turn one on my own. (Very partail to the wood look). So here it is. I...

Hello, I have a quick question that I have not yet been able to find an answer for. I have recently started making segmented pen blanks. Several of them have a segmented pieces of acrylic blanks. My question is if there are any issues with applying a lacquer finish over a mostly wood pen blank...

I recently started turning a lot of acrylic pens, and I find that when I'm drilling them out I get a lot of chatter on my drill press which is leaving me with very sloppy holes in the blank, and basically making it unusable. I've tried turning the speed all the way down on the press, drilling...

I've just turned a carbon fiber pen blank and I cant polish it to a high gloss finish as I usually do for the life of me. I had some dificulties turning it so i needed to sand it down alot, so i started 150 grit and worked up through 800. I then finished it using a full set of Micro Mesh and...

Hello all, It's been a few months since I logged in - new house! Before we made the transition I completed a pen that I was pretty over the moon with. I made it my goal to spend a lot of time over the smaller details, get the threads right and clean, get the barrel properly polished etc...

Anyone tried putting glass in blanks? Im thinking of using beach glass. Would it break apart when turning? Have to be sanded and not cut with a tool? Carbide tip tool do the job? Thanks for your input.

The Flamingo pink one was a commissioned piece. The Cartridge pen is for me. Thanks for lookin Rick

My daughter in law will receive this Italian Acrylic Fountain Pen. Presents done at last!

I just finished a few stoppers and thought I would share my process and results. My mold of choice for these was my next door neighbors empty pill bottles. I measured the amount of Silmar 41 and poured it into the pill bottle. I then filled a pyrex measuring cup with 1 cup of water and heated...

Finally got around to making some pens I hope will be liked buy (pun intended) women. These are Artisan Coventry kits from CSUSA in chrome. Thanks to Ed & Dawn at www.exoticblanks.com for the Appeltini and Hawaiian Hibiscus. The cherry is finished with WTF sanded between coats with 6000 MM...

This is the first pen where I have painted the inside of the blank or the tube (did both). It's a Freebie blank called Appeltini from exoticblanks.com (Thanks Ed & Dawn). I have three more blanks from them to use. The blank looks somewhat lighter than it did before turning and there are places...

Hi All, My name is Stephen and I'm a beginner pen turner from Kildare, Ireland. I've only made a few, but I've definitely been bitten by the bug! I'm interested in wood and acrylic turning and also in exploring casting. Looking forward to getting to know you all, Stephen

I wanted to see if I could use the laser engraver to segment acrylic, so I picked Syracuse's logo in blue and organge from PSI. I drilled them out, turned them round, then cut out an S from the orange blank. I then offset my image by .007 to account for the material the laser would remove and...

These are still my best selling pen. Clients love the size, shape, heft of this style pen. So often they look and feel the higher end pens, yet choose this style for their everyday pen use. Acrylic Acetate "Ocean Surf"

:confused: Does anyone have any suggestions on color fill for acrylic pen engraving? I have someone I use for pen engraving but they don't do color fill. I was wondering if the color fill was something I could do on my own when I get the pen back from the engraver. Mike

I have been using standard primer (white, grey, or black) in a spray can for all my acrylic blanks so it will hide the wavy or bubbly CA glue. Most of the time it seems to work fine, but I have noticed recently that it may not be working as well as I thought. Both while turning and during...

I'm kicking around the idea of making my own acrylic (or polyresin, I guess? What's the difference?) and need a place to start. Here are my questions: What's the process? Do I need an oven, or is it a lower-temperature process? What do I use to color the resin/acrylic? What are the...