MesquiteMan
Retired Head Moderator
I was working on a "Worthless Wood" pen this evening and needed to quickly color the inside of the blank since the resin I used was quite translucent. I did not feel like waiting for paint to dry so I came up with a new idea (at lest for me) that works GREAT and is VERY quick!
Take a large sharpie like the one above, grab the tip with a pair of pliers, and pull it out a ways. Then simply use it to color the inside of the blank. You will have to come from both ends but if you pulled it out enough, you will be able to reach! I did a Sierra and had 100% coverage. Then when done, use an extra CA tip cap to cap it up. It seals tight and hopefully will make it stay fresh for a while.
I did this with a blank that had a large section of resin that was very transparent. I did not color the tube at all and I can not even begin to see the tube! I do suggest using epoxy though since CA will most likely dissolve the sharpie ink a little, messing it up.
Try it, it works great and is very fast and easy!!
Take a large sharpie like the one above, grab the tip with a pair of pliers, and pull it out a ways. Then simply use it to color the inside of the blank. You will have to come from both ends but if you pulled it out enough, you will be able to reach! I did a Sierra and had 100% coverage. Then when done, use an extra CA tip cap to cap it up. It seals tight and hopefully will make it stay fresh for a while.
I did this with a blank that had a large section of resin that was very transparent. I did not color the tube at all and I can not even begin to see the tube! I do suggest using epoxy though since CA will most likely dissolve the sharpie ink a little, messing it up.
Try it, it works great and is very fast and easy!!