Cobra

[jallan]

This is my homemade cast with Cobra skin ( skin is from chefware) and it is on a Satin Chrome Baron Kit. The blank was wet sanded to 12mm and polished with Hut Plastic polish. All comments are always welcome and thank you for looking.

 

[Ruby pen turning]

pretty cool. I think this is the first cobra pen I have seen.

 

[PSU1980]

Great pen, excellent work.

 

[clapiana]

Wow what pop on those scales very nice job

 

[seamus7227]

is there a crack on the lower barrel end section? Picture 2(middle) looks like a crack or something.

 

[toyotaman]

Great pen. I also noticed something in the second pic. Kindly looks like a cast or fracture crack. Very nice job though.

 

[jallan]

Yes sad to say there is a crack in the second picture.

 

[Gilrock]

Hey I can fix that second picture up for ya in Photoshop.

 

[seamus7227]

Yes sad to say there is a crack in the second picture.

you could always take that part of the pen apart and try to saturate that crack with thin CA, it may soak into it and hide some of what looks obvious.

 

[jallan]

Thanks for the information Seamus I will give it a try. Next one will be with Alumilite and not Silmar 41 Thanks again

 

[clapiana]

why do you think it cracked? did it get dropped?

 

[gbpens]

Great looking piece. Is it satin gold or satin chrome?

 

[jallan]

Clapiana- Don't know how it cracked. It was not dropped.

gbpens- It is satin chrome

Thanks guys

 

[seamus7227]

Clapiana- Don't know how it cracked. It was not dropped.

gbpens- It is satin chrome

Thanks guys

two ways that i can think of that may have caused the crack. Pressing the components together too tight can cause that, especially in the area where it is apparent. and it could have also been from curing too fast(if that was the case.) I try to inspect all of my blanks under a lamp with direct light, because any imperfection will show up as a bright spot.(air being the "spot") While most "spots are not typically visible once turned down, depending on the several variables, that is one easy way to see them before any turning is done.

.....while im sure this is common sense, after you saturate it with thin CA, dont forget to sand a polish with MM to 12000 before you re-assemble the parts.:biggrin:

 

[seamus7227]

Next one will be with Alumilite and not Silmar 41 Thanks again

I cant wait to see that. I have been told that, while alumilite has a clear resin, the results are not as stunning as PR.

 

[ghostrider]

Next one will be with Alumilite and not Silmar 41 Thanks again

I cant wait to see that. I have been told that, while alumilite has a clear resin, the results are not as stunning as PR.

Eric cast my cobra in Silmar41. We bought it specifically because I had the cobra, as he normally uses Alumilite. I don't know what the Alumilite would look like, but thought the Simlar41 looked pretty good.

 

[Jgrden]

Noticed that you picked Satin Gold which matches perfectly.