Aluminum Heat Sink Pen

[lrawlins]

I was given a large aluminum heat sink that was 6" square and just over 3" high.

After cutting it down to fit a 1" wide silicone mold I mixed up Art & Glow resin and then mixed in 3 or 4 colors of Pearl Ex and filled the gaps.

Drilling and turning were a bit tricky as any heat build up loosened the resin and it came apart more than once. The next one I will go even slower on the drilling and turning so I don't have to put it back together.

This is the results.

 

[mark james]

This I really like. While I am all-in for segmenting, I really appreciate the precision for a blank like this. Very, very nice. Your colors are also well done.

Very cool pen.

 

[Charlie_W]

Ingenious! Well Done!

 

[ajollydds]

Love it!

 

[leehljp]

Great Idea. GREAT looking pen. Didn't see it at first. I can see that we will have more of this in the future!

 

[Jim15]

Awesome work.

 

[thewishman]

Awesome!! Love the colors and the whole idea - the pen is beautiful!

 

[Dale Allen]

Nicely done and a great way to re-purpose otherwise scrap.

 

[Brotherdale]

Very cool idea. Did you prep the aluminum in any way to make it all "stick"?

 

[Dieseldoc]

S plendid use of resources. Plus cool looker.

 

[gtriever]

Cool and unusual - Congrats!

 

[mgatten]

That's amazing!

(I can't imagine how hard it must be on your chisels! I bet your sharpening system got a workout!)

 

[AJMwoodcrafts]

That's amazing!



(I can't imagine how hard it must be on your chisels! I bet your sharpening system got a workout!)

I was thinking the same.

Nice looking pen.


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