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I have made only one slimline in the past year before this one. I have a bunch of kits because of the cheap price. Wanting to experiment and because of my still inexperience in finishing a good pen well, I turned back to the old slimlines.
Below is a slimline turned to fit a larger diameter band. Beside the modified slimline is the 2nd pen I ever made (about 18 months ago) and before I knew what a BLO/CA finish was. I put the two pens together for comparison as to the size of the modified one.
I like slimlines because they are cheap and I like to give them away. However I want a larger center band (CB) in gold, but have not been able to find them anywhere except as part of a more expensive kit. So I made my own and built the Slimline to fit the band.The CB is made from laminates of 1.5 mm brass and 1.5 mm black plastic sheeting. I turned 10 on my Taig and they work OK.
On the bottom photo, you can see that I added a contoured band between the clip and the upper barrel. You can also see one of the bands with a single coating of CA but not finished.
There is just a tad of color difference in the gold and brass. Not something you could sell but as cheap gifts to the office lady or neighbor, they look fine.
Below is a slimline turned to fit a larger diameter band. Beside the modified slimline is the 2nd pen I ever made (about 18 months ago) and before I knew what a BLO/CA finish was. I put the two pens together for comparison as to the size of the modified one.
I like slimlines because they are cheap and I like to give them away. However I want a larger center band (CB) in gold, but have not been able to find them anywhere except as part of a more expensive kit. So I made my own and built the Slimline to fit the band.The CB is made from laminates of 1.5 mm brass and 1.5 mm black plastic sheeting. I turned 10 on my Taig and they work OK.
On the bottom photo, you can see that I added a contoured band between the clip and the upper barrel. You can also see one of the bands with a single coating of CA but not finished.
There is just a tad of color difference in the gold and brass. Not something you could sell but as cheap gifts to the office lady or neighbor, they look fine.
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