Luminous Pencil

[KDM]

My 10 year old made this pencil. He wanted a glow-in-the-dark one. The only bit I did was mix the resin.



Oh, yeah. It's not that it's a crappy photo - the pen glows in the dark. Here it is in the light:



OKay, OKay, I'm rumbled. You can see the phong highlight. Yes, it's the same photo. But only becase even at 1600 ISO with an 8 second exposure, I could barely see the pencil in the dark.

It DOES glow inthe dark - honest!!

 

[wiset1]

Now if they would just make car keys like this I would be set, ha ha ha. Great looking turn and a unique concept.

 

[toolcrazy]

Now if they would just make car keys like this I would be set, ha ha ha. Great looking turn and a unique concept.

It's call a glow in the dark key chain.

Very nice pen, BTW

 

[navycop]

My boy wants one now. How long does the resin last (days, weeks, months. yrs)?

 

[KDM]

It's call a glow in the dark key chain.

Now, there's a thought. I DO have some key fob kits...!

 

[KDM]

My boy wants one now. How long does the resin last (days, weeks, months. yrs)?

Well, this one has lasted 48 hours so far!

This is not "chemiluminescent." The light isn't a one-off event produced by a chemical reaction.

I suppose, strictly speaking, it's "phosphorescent." Ie the light is emitted after exposure to and removal of incident radiated light.

 

[Drstrangefart]

I do something similar with glow-in-the-dark FIMO. It's a polymer clay. Nice work! I always trip myself up thinking about how I can't really use a pen when it's actively glowing.....