I wanted to try out the new PSI Spartan pen kit,and also try my hand at adding pop can aluminum on both sides of the sandwiched Ebony on one,and Walnut on the other.
They did not turn out as well as I had hoped.I forgot that I was advised to use ca,and used epoxy instead.One one,it blew up twice,so I glued it back together with ca.Pretty scary when it blew,and when I felt how razor sharp the piece of aluminum that was hanging out was,I was glad I didn't get my hand sliced!
Sure shakes your confidence.....
The Ebony one did ok with the epoxy.
So I learned some lessons the hard way,that hopefully I can apply better next time.I didn't have roofing tin,but had some cans handy,so I tried that.It does not show up as well as I had hoped,being so paper-thin.
Anyway,it still was good to try new things.
So I'll use these at my mechanic job.The o-rings are comfy to write with on the nib end,and on the clip end,you can grip it out of your pocket with oily fingers,I'm hoping.I need a good click pen for there.
Thanks for lookin'!
Steve
They did not turn out as well as I had hoped.I forgot that I was advised to use ca,and used epoxy instead.One one,it blew up twice,so I glued it back together with ca.Pretty scary when it blew,and when I felt how razor sharp the piece of aluminum that was hanging out was,I was glad I didn't get my hand sliced!
Sure shakes your confidence.....
The Ebony one did ok with the epoxy.
So I learned some lessons the hard way,that hopefully I can apply better next time.I didn't have roofing tin,but had some cans handy,so I tried that.It does not show up as well as I had hoped,being so paper-thin.
Anyway,it still was good to try new things.
So I'll use these at my mechanic job.The o-rings are comfy to write with on the nib end,and on the clip end,you can grip it out of your pocket with oily fingers,I'm hoping.I need a good click pen for there.
Thanks for lookin'!
Steve
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