Originally posted by terry q
<br />Serge
A very good looking pen. If I had to chose between yours and a rattler pen it would be a very hard decision. Does anyone have a process on how to make the blanks for a skin pen?
Terry
Terry,
There are many different ways to do the skins. I have corresponded with Don and his process is really good. I am experimenting with Vacuum and so far my results have been pretty good but I have a small problem that I need to iron out before I write anything up. If you go to the IAP homepage you will find mand good articles on PR casting.
Try these for starters:
http://www.penturners.org/content/Embedding.pdf
http://www.penturners.org/content/acrylic.pdf
http://www.penturners.org/content/mold1.pdf
http://www.penturners.org/content/PR_Instructions.pdf
http://www.penturners.org/content/Casting_Polyester_Resin.pdf
I would also try a search of the postings because I believe that others have given some great pointers that did not make it into write-up's.
P.S. Serge, those are some fantastic looking pens.