Ed McDonnell
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Last May I made a carved aluminum pen. Late last year while struggling with the "masterpiece" pen I posted in a different thread earlier today, I needed to take a break and I decided to recreate the carved alumninum pen using different methods. I managed to knock off a full day from the production time. So, I feel good about that.
The original may pen was left as uncoated raw aluminum as a test. It still looks amazingly shiny. A periodic wipe down with a soft cloth keeps it looking as good as new. The barrels on the current version were dipped in an industrial exterior lacquer that is supposed to last 50 years in this type of application. I won't be around to see that, but here's hoping. I don't know that the lacquer is needed and it may ultimately cause more problems that it might solve. But, I like trying new things.
Looking at the two pens side by side I can't tell them apart (at least by their shininess). This isn't evident in the photo because the two pens are at different angles to the camera and it makes a huge difference. I still haven't gotten the hang of getting a good photo of a mirror like surface.
Time for a picture:
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All comments welcome.
Ed
The original may pen was left as uncoated raw aluminum as a test. It still looks amazingly shiny. A periodic wipe down with a soft cloth keeps it looking as good as new. The barrels on the current version were dipped in an industrial exterior lacquer that is supposed to last 50 years in this type of application. I won't be around to see that, but here's hoping. I don't know that the lacquer is needed and it may ultimately cause more problems that it might solve. But, I like trying new things.
Looking at the two pens side by side I can't tell them apart (at least by their shininess). This isn't evident in the photo because the two pens are at different angles to the camera and it makes a huge difference. I still haven't gotten the hang of getting a good photo of a mirror like surface.
Time for a picture:
View in Gallery
All comments welcome.
Ed
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