Triton Rollerball

[Kenny Durrant]

I made this for a friend who's daughter is going to Baylor University in Waco Texas. He wanted the Sorority logo that she's a member of and anything Baylor on the pen. The stand will be a surprise as it gave me something to play with during this virus junk. I used iron on transfers on white cloth cast in Alumilite for the pen and Maple for the stand. All Questions and Comments Welcome.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Sorry for the sideways pictures. That not the way they were taken. It happened when I downloaded them to the app.

 

[qquake]

The pen and stand are amazing! Did you use a scroll saw?

 

[qquake]

Here you go.

 

[TonyL]

Nice!

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Thank You! I used a scroll saw and two different sanders. I also use a dremel tool with a chamfer router bit. One of the handiest tools I bought is a small belt sander from Harbor Freight. It has a 1" wide vertical belt that I cut in half so it's a 1/2" belt. I took the back fence off so I can work it around small pieces. I've made a few A&M and University of Houston as well. Thanks for the Compliments.

 

[Edgar]

Great job, Kenny!

Did you make your own Texas template or did you find it on line?

I'd love to see a photo of your UH pen holder.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Thanks Edgar. I copied a map off the internet and sized it to what I needed. I included the A&M one as well.

 

[Edgar]

Thanks! Those are all awesome. I have a scroll saw, but I've only cut a couple of practice pieces with it so far. I need to try making some Texas cutouts.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Thanks. I copy an image then size it with Microsoft Word and print it on a piece of regular paper. I then use a spray adhesive to glue the paper to he wood. Then I just cut and sand until I'm happy with it and remove the paper. I do the same with the logos only I use scissors to cut the image apart then glue the paper pieces to the wood. That way there's no need to worry about a saw blade kurf. They're really easy to make especially since I bought the 1" belt sander. I cut the belt in half to make it easy to get into the tight spots. It beats using a file or sand paper to get rid of the blade marks.

 

[Larryreitz]

Excellent work. I'll have to keep your idea in mind, although compared to Texas, the shape of Connecticut is pretty uninteresting.

 

[Edgar]

Thanks. I copy an image then size it with Microsoft Word and print it on a piece of regular paper. I then use a spray adhesive to glue the paper to he wood. Then I just cut and sand until I'm happy with it and remove the paper. I do the same with the logos only I use scissors to cut the image apart then glue the paper pieces to the wood. That way there's no need to worry about a saw blade kurf. They're really easy to make especially since I bought the 1" belt sander. I cut the belt in half to make it easy to get into the tight spots. It beats using a file or sand paper to get rid of the blade marks.

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm going to try this next week. I don't have a 1" belt sander, but I do have a spindle sander with several sizes of spindles that may work well enough.