Remnants

[wolftat]

This is what happens when you blow up a blank while drilling it. You sometimes just have to make due with what you have. This is a Gold ti Sierra and my own homemade blank.

 

[cnirenberg]

Neil,
Awesome save. I think it tuned out fantastic.

 

[johnnycnc]

Neil, I guess if that's what happens, maybe you can write a tutorial on blowing up and fixing blanks like that.:biggrin:

Seriously though, that is a great looking mix of colors!

 

[hewunch]

Very nice!

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Neal, next time you blow up one of those blanks, I'll save you the time and embarrassment from having to admit that you blow up blanks and have to fix them just send it to me. What else are friends for?

 

[CaptG]

Awesome save Neil. And a sweet looking pen also. Nice going.

 

[leehljp]

Great save and beautiful work.

A suggestion that will make it look planned: use a brass spacer of .5mm or smaller between the segments and the segmentation will not only look professional - but planned!

 

[mbroberg]

Very nice work!

 

[bitshird]

Pretty nice save Neil.

 

[shull]

beautiful save guy.

 

[BRobbins629]

Sometimes even the blow ups work. Eagle used to take great pains protecting his blanks from blow ups. Used to wrap them with gauze, drizzle CA, turn them round and then drill in the lathe. Now that's a tutorial we can share.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Nice save - got a tutorial?:tongue::tongue::tongue::tongue::tongue:

 

[VisExp]

Nice save Neil. I'm in the habit of always drilling the shorter upper barrel first. That way if I blow it up I can go to plan B and make a sierra from the lower barrel :biggrin:

 

[Papa Bear]

Looks good to me!If you didn't say anything I would have never known!

 

[Glass Scratcher]

Beautiful pen. I wouldn't have known it was blowed up if you hadn't told us.

 

[Dalecamino]

Nice work Neil !

 

[artme]

Waste not,want not! Great save and I think the pen may even be enhanced in comparison to the original intent. Beautiful work.:star::star::star:

 

[Ligget]

Great save Neil, awesome finish too!

 

[johncrane]

Yes i agree with Mark.

 

[Jim15]

Outstanding pen.

 

[jyreene]

You sure you didn't "blow" the blank up on purpose. That's a nice combo there.

 

[wolftat]

Thank you everyone. Just a few replys here. I can't add any netal in, that is my weak spot and would heve just blown up again for me. I was caught short because this one was supposed to be a sierra blank. If I am planning on blowing any more up, I will send those out first. It just takes a pea size ball of something to either warm your food or to make it blow sky high (don't get caught warming food over it). And finally...The tutorial is in the library for this, just look in there.

 

[wolftat]

Hahahahahahahaha you didn't think I was serious , did you?

 

[Dalecamino]

I knew it ! :biggrin: