Gatsby - Molten Metal

[RSidetrack]

I just finished turning this pen - its the Gatsby kit with Gold TN accents. I was debating which finish to use - I was torn between Gun Metal and the Gold TN - both looked good, but I think the Gold TN fits the pen better. Though it doesn't have as much contrast as the Gun Metal - it just looks like they belong.

The acrylic was the Molten Metal that you can get from Penn State Industries. It was a very hard to turn acrylic - harder than any I have turned yet. I cracked one - badly - so it was done, and then one had micro-cracks that I used some CA to bond, thankfully they are extremely hard to notice as they fit in with the color changes within the acrylic. I was trying to make this pen out of the Blue Green Ocean - I messed up the entire blank - very brittle.

I quickly shot these pictures without fully setting up my photo booth and tripod etc - that is why you can see some PVC and shadows.

Anyway - without further ado

 

[renowb]

Nice color for the kit. Nice job!

 

[EarlD]

Nice pen. That's a great blank.

Earl

 

[RSidetrack]

Nice pen. That's a great blank.

Earl

Thanks! Now if only I could make a blank this good :redface:

 

[rizaydog]

Great pen. Nice colors.

 

[johncrane]

Very nice pen Rick! great colors in the blank.

 

[RMckin5324]

The pen is great, really nice. This is one of my sons favorite blanks, I've made him like 4 pens from it, its really beautiful.

 

[RSidetrack]

Thanks everyone - I think I am going to order a few more of these blanks with my next order - it is just an amazing coloring.

 

[JAZNCARR]

Nice pen I bought 10 of those acrylester motlen blanks and shattered 4 of the blanks and gave the rest of them away......

 

[RSidetrack]

Nice pen I bought 10 of those acrylester motlen blanks and shattered 4 of the blanks and gave the rest of them away......

Yes - they are an extreme PITA - I broke one just dropping it 2 feet - luckily it broke right in the middle so there isn't really a loss - it is where I would have cut anyway. Still - real pain to turn - so easy to crack.