Sylvanite
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This pen was my entry to the 2010 "casing" challenge. I call it "Ignition".
The nib and finial are a segmented 308 Winchester nickel-plated shellcase with a solid copper bullet. The blank is made from two pieces of acrylic rod (one blue, one red and white) and gunpowder encapsulated in a thick built-up CA coating. The clip extends from a slot cut in finial section. I used a fired (and dimpled) primer cup, which seemed asthetically appropriate this time.
This is sort of a "frankenkit" pen. I modified the mechanism from a cigar pen kit to take 8mm tubes. The parker-style refill extends with a twist of the bullet (which unscrews as well). Other parts came from a CSUSA click pen kit, a Perfect-Fit kit, and a slimline kit.
The design is meant to portray the interior of a rifle cartridge at the moment it is fired. The blue spark at the case head represents the jet of flame from the primer. The red and white flames of burning powder extend into the unignited portion. As you can see from the photos, the spark and flame patterns vary as they wrap around the pen. The specks in the black section are reflections off the embedded grains of gunpowder.
This was an interesting pen to make. I hope you like it.
Regards,
Eric
The nib and finial are a segmented 308 Winchester nickel-plated shellcase with a solid copper bullet. The blank is made from two pieces of acrylic rod (one blue, one red and white) and gunpowder encapsulated in a thick built-up CA coating. The clip extends from a slot cut in finial section. I used a fired (and dimpled) primer cup, which seemed asthetically appropriate this time.
This is sort of a "frankenkit" pen. I modified the mechanism from a cigar pen kit to take 8mm tubes. The parker-style refill extends with a twist of the bullet (which unscrews as well). Other parts came from a CSUSA click pen kit, a Perfect-Fit kit, and a slimline kit.
The design is meant to portray the interior of a rifle cartridge at the moment it is fired. The blue spark at the case head represents the jet of flame from the primer. The red and white flames of burning powder extend into the unignited portion. As you can see from the photos, the spark and flame patterns vary as they wrap around the pen. The specks in the black section are reflections off the embedded grains of gunpowder.
This was an interesting pen to make. I hope you like it.
Regards,
Eric
