Just wanted to see if these materials worked together.

[Drstrangefart]

I'm on the fence with this one. I had worked on a different pen earler today, and it was a blank that hated my guts. It fought with me on keeping the tubes glued in, it fought against turning smoothly, it took 8 or 9 coats of thick CA before I finished it, and when I went to press the transmission in, CRACK! It now lies shattered across the basement. I did this primarily to feel better about it, and also to see if Honduran Rosewood would make for a good centerband on this resin.

 

[michael j flett]

looks pretty good to me, nice colours.

 

[Ruby pen turning]

:biggrin: NO!!:biggrin: I may/do some weird stuff, but I don`t like that at all, they don`t go together. But that is just my thoughts.
If a part does not feel like it is going to slide in part way with hand pressure, I will sand the piece a little on my disk sander.
I decided to do that after what has happened to you, all that work then CRACK!

 

[Dalecamino]

I'm not too crazy about the color combo but, the fit and, finish look good. Keep at it.:biggrin:

 

[Drstrangefart]

I'm not too crazy about the color combo but, the fit and, finish look good. Keep at it.:biggrin:

That's the idea. I have a bunch of flat enamel colored slimlines in red, green, and blue that I need to use. Probably gonna use those for more "adventurous" pen attempts.

 

[hunter-27]

Nice work but I do not care for the combination. On a side note I have launched several pens across the shop as well. :at-wits-end:

 

[Buzzzz4]

Not fan either. (this coming from the guy who glues googly eyes on a pen)

 

[Andrewsignore]

NOPE

 

[johnspensandmore]

Seriously...That is too funny!

Not fan either. (this coming from the guy who glues googly eyes on a pen)

 

[ghostrider]

I don't care for it. However, It's a little difficult to tell because I can't even tell what color the hardware is, so I'm guessing that if it were different lighting it might look different.

 

[jttheclockman]

A few things come to mind. One the combo does not look good at all in my opinion and second is why in the world do you want to use a wood centerband on an acrylic pen. Doesn't make sense to me. Lastly when you pressed the kit together did you let the finish cure before you pressed the parts in??? Can make a world of difference. I see the cracking issue come up many times and am often asking myself if the op is assembling the kits right after they finished the blanks. In my world that is not the right thing to do. Like any finish it does need time to cure. Maybe dry to the touch on the outside but still offgassing inside.

Good luck in the fiture. Just my 2¢

 

[Drstrangefart]

A few things come to mind. One the combo does not look good at all in my opinion and second is why in the world do you want to use a wood centerband on an acrylic pen. Doesn't make sense to me. Lastly when you pressed the kit together did you let the finish cure before you pressed the parts in??? Can make a world of difference. I see the cracking issue come up many times and am often asking myself if the op is assembling the kits right after they finished the blanks. In my world that is not the right thing to do. Like any finish it does need time to cure. Maybe dry to the touch on the outside but still offgassing inside.

Good luck in the fiture. Just my 2¢

I was just curious, and some combinations of wood and PR have worked out before. The one that cracked was also PR, and the transmission tried to go sideways instead of straight in. Busted a big chunk of PR out of the dide of the pen. A cracked finish I can work with.