Blue and White Kitless Fountain Pen

[Ironwood]

The next one off the lathe in my kit less journey.
This one in blue and white acrylic resins.
Homemade stainless steel clip.

 

[duncsuss]

Very nice, Brad - great job getting a uniform satin finish on the barrel.

What type of stainless did you use? It comes in so many different alloys and variants of hardness!

 

[Ironwood]

Very nice, Brad - great job getting a uniform satin finish on the barrel.

What type of stainless did you use? It comes in so many different alloys and variants of hardness!

Thanks Duncan.
It all has a gloss finish, my diffused lighting does a good job of making it look like a matte finish.

The stainless I use comes from old hose clamps, the thicker stuff I used on this one came from a clamp over 2 feet in diameter, I save a couple from going into the rubbish bin at work now and then. So I don't know what grade it is, but it's the right price so that's why I use it.

 

[duncsuss]

Well then, "great job on getting a uniform gloss finish"

A hose clamp that size will save you having to buy metal for clips for a while!

 

[Charlie_W]

Great looking pen for sure! I like the nice clean lines and the threads appear to be melted in place!! Beautifully done!

 

[Jim15]

Great work.

 

[mark james]

Excellent work Brad. I like the color combination and the profile is also very appealing.

 

[TonyL]

Wow!

 

[John Eldeen]

Beautiful work and color combination is fantastic

 

[anthonyd]

Love the clip. Great pen!
Tony

 

[Alan Morrison]

You won't lose that pen in the dark
Alan

 

[DrD]

Very, very nice!

 

[magpens]

I like your work, Brad !! .

I will have to try making a clip the way you do from a large size hose clamp band.

 

[Ironwood]

I like your work, Brad !! .

I will have to try making a clip the way you do from a large size hose clamp band.

Cheers Mal.
I use a angle grinder with a 1mm cutoff disc to do the cutting out, a smooth file and sandpaper to refine the shape.
The stainless is not the easiest stuff to work with, but it's tough and holds its shape, and it's cheap.

 

[PenHog]

Very nice work! Envious of your clip-making skills.