VulcanR&D
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A little background here...
I own a granite countertop fabrication company as well as a CNC machine shop.
Up until a few days ago I didn't know there was a large group of people that made pens as a hobby. I have always liked fancy pens but have next to no knowledge about how they are made.
The materials that I have on hand and cut everyday, it doesn't seem like are being made into pens and I don't understand why. I was hoping that someone could enlighten me as I think they would make some pretty sweet pens.
I have palettes and palettes of exotic natural stone remnants, some with lots of mica and quartz in them that would look really cool. I was thinking that I could drill them first and sleeve them with a carbon fiber or stainless tube so that when they are turned they will be a bit stronger in that regard. Also we have developed a method that we used on some other projects that infuses a water clear resin into the stone which makes it a lot more resilient to damage.
Additionally I have billets of stainless, inconel, copper and titanium that are too small to use for anything else...I have seen some pens that are made from stainless tube etc but not from billets.
Why isnt anyone else doing this? I thought I could make some up and send them out for Christmas presents or something.
Thanks for your help!
I own a granite countertop fabrication company as well as a CNC machine shop.
Up until a few days ago I didn't know there was a large group of people that made pens as a hobby. I have always liked fancy pens but have next to no knowledge about how they are made.
The materials that I have on hand and cut everyday, it doesn't seem like are being made into pens and I don't understand why. I was hoping that someone could enlighten me as I think they would make some pretty sweet pens.
I have palettes and palettes of exotic natural stone remnants, some with lots of mica and quartz in them that would look really cool. I was thinking that I could drill them first and sleeve them with a carbon fiber or stainless tube so that when they are turned they will be a bit stronger in that regard. Also we have developed a method that we used on some other projects that infuses a water clear resin into the stone which makes it a lot more resilient to damage.
Additionally I have billets of stainless, inconel, copper and titanium that are too small to use for anything else...I have seen some pens that are made from stainless tube etc but not from billets.
Why isnt anyone else doing this? I thought I could make some up and send them out for Christmas presents or something.
Thanks for your help!