July Pen Gallery

**chrisb691** · 3rd August 2006, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by ss_11000

here they are mate.

piccies are of stuffed up bits and of two huon keyrings, the shorter one with a bit of sass laminated to it..... i couldn't find most of the sass pen.

once again, sorry guys for not being able to get a pen out of it.

Hmmm. That pen seems to have exploded. I reckon Dazzler set you up, and soaked your blanks in nitroglycerine overnight. :eek:

I like the little fat keyring.

**DJ’s Timber** · 3rd August 2006, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by ss_11000

here they are mate.

piccies are of stuffed up bits and of two huon keyrings, the shorter one with a bit of sass laminated to it..... i couldn't find most of the sass pen.

once again, sorry guys for not being able to get a pen out of it.

G'day Stirlo

Don't know if you already do this, but I always sand the pen tube with some 120 grit s/paper before glueing into the pen blank to give something for the glue to bond to, as glue dosen't like polished surfaces

Otherwise you did well to recover from what you had left over

Cheers DJ

**ss_11000** · 3rd August 2006, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by djstimber

G'day Stirlo

Don't know if you already do this, but I always sand the pen tube with some 120 grit s/paper before glueing into the pen blank to give something for the glue to bond to, as glue dosen't like polished surfaces

Otherwise you did well to recover from what you had left over

Cheers DJ

yeah i knew that but its always good to get a reminder.

anyway, i had a look at the inside after it had split and i think the glue wasn't spread around evenly.

**DJ’s Timber** · 4th August 2006, 12:07 PM

Oh and one thing I forgot to mention is to use thick superglue as the thin stuff is soaked up by the wood to much

Cheers DJ

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 4th August 2006, 05:10 PM

Dare I say it again? 2-part Epoxy!

**Tassie Boy** · 4th August 2006, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Dare I say it again? 2-part Epoxy!

As in araldite?

**chrisb691** · 4th August 2006, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Tassie Boy

As in araldite?

That's the stuff. Works well, and is gap filling.

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 4th August 2006, 08:42 PM

Yup. I prefer the 15-min or "long-term" stuff, the 5-min epoxy goes off too quickly to do multiple pens. Either way, it's best to leave the glued up blanks overnight just to be safe.

A quick run-down of the method I use:

Apply it evenly inside the blank (I use a chupa-chup stick :eek: ), plug the "leading edge" of the tube with some spud (optional, but saves mill work later) and roll that end in the araldite. I only glue the one end of the tube so I can hang onto the other end without being covered in cr@p.

Then "screw" the tube into the blank to ensure even glue distribution. Any excess is squeezed out onto the blank ends, so I simply use an offcut to scrape it off and add it back to the mix for the next pen.

lIt has been a long time since I've had a blamk "explode" on me like Stirlo... crack, yes, but it stays on the tube so I can decide whether to try and hide the booboo or recycle the tube...

**DJ’s Timber** · 5th August 2006, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by dazzler

Hi

Voting starts on Friday 0800 ends Sunday 1600

So where do we vote? Do we start a new thread with or the pictures compiled together or what?

Cheers DJ

**RufflyRustic** · 5th August 2006, 08:10 PM

I take my UBeaut hat off to you all. You have each done a fantastic job with the pens and keyrings. I am * Totally * in awe of the different ideas and styles being shown, all following the same theme.

Congratulations!!!!!

Cheers
Wendy

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