Thought I would share this process with you. I had in the past made a clip of a snake coming down over the top of the pen to form the clip. It was OK for me to have to custom fit it to a pen, but it didnt have anyplace that was concentric enough to match a turned blank. I decided to remake it and while I was at it make a new one that was larger. The older one is specifically dewsigned for slim line sized pens. And I wanted to make one that could easily work on a larger sized blank like the cigar or Sierra etc. The first 2 pictures are of the older clip with the part that would fit into a 7mm tube removed and a brass rod soldered on for the rubbermolding process, a cylinder of purple wax about .565 in diameter, and a basic cut out of the snake body in purple wax.
The next two pictures are of the snake body and the cylinder connected. I use extra purple wax and a hot tool to add wax and join them to gether. the snake has to be offset from the cylinder by about 3/32. this will make the space between the clip and the turned blank.
The next 4 pictures are of the snake taking shape. I use a wax file and a scrapper to do the work. I first draw a rough outline of how I want the curls to look and the form them with the wax file and scraper roming what ever I think doesnt fit. If I make a mistake and remove to much I can remelt wax back onto the model and then reshape it.
Next I will do final shaping and textures getting it ready for the casting process.
The next two pictures are of the snake body and the cylinder connected. I use extra purple wax and a hot tool to add wax and join them to gether. the snake has to be offset from the cylinder by about 3/32. this will make the space between the clip and the turned blank.
The next 4 pictures are of the snake taking shape. I use a wax file and a scrapper to do the work. I first draw a rough outline of how I want the curls to look and the form them with the wax file and scraper roming what ever I think doesnt fit. If I make a mistake and remove to much I can remelt wax back onto the model and then reshape it.
Next I will do final shaping and textures getting it ready for the casting process.
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