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29th April 2014, 04:19 PM #1
Acrylic pens
YUK
The photos below show why I don't like acrylic pens. Apart from not being natural like timber; sending spikes through the air at high speed when turning them; horrible colours; poisonous; dangerous to make; and stink a lot, they stuff up your tools and make a hell of a mess. A couple of you out there might disagree
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29th April 2014, 11:41 PM #2
put me down for disagreeing. Everything in life has its dangers. Proper attention to safety and it is just as fun. So many more possibilities over boring wood. Less work too.
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30th April 2014, 07:50 AM #3
I only enjoy turning timber pens if I dont have to do a CA finish, that takes any fun out of it for me.
Brad.
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30th April 2014, 09:24 PM #4
Sorry Greg,
I enjoy both if each are worked properly and the correct equipment and safety equipment is used there should be no issue. Each have there own hazards if not worked with correctly. I think its more a case of each to their own.
I sell more Acrylic made pens and blanks than I do timber So one gives the customers what they want
Cheers
Tony.
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30th April 2014, 09:53 PM #5
Don't know about unnecessary dangers JT. If I needed them, perhaps a walk through the Bronx at midnight? now that would be excitement for the first 30 seconds.
Tony, I was talking to one of the greatest pen makers in the world today and he said, timber is the only way to create a masterpiece and if you want resin, buy a waterman. I found it hard to argue with advice of that quality
good one Brad. The Ubeaut Glo puts a nice shine on them if friction and applied
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1st May 2014, 08:54 AM #6
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3rd May 2014, 06:53 PM #7
Greg,
Who was that greatest pen maker in the world ? I do not disagree with your comment, but coming back to your OP working with either material be it acrylic or working with wood both have advantages and disadvantages and both can be yuk horrible and poisonous.
Cheers
Tony
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3rd May 2014, 08:03 PM #8
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3rd May 2014, 09:46 PM #9
That's because I was standing in front of the mirror when I was having the conversation Dorno.
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3rd May 2014, 11:29 PM #10
i make what my customers want.... something different to what everyone else in the area is making...
everyone around here makes wood.... basic, straight up, plain wood
i decided a while ago that the only basic wood pens i will make is customer orders... all of my wood pens are now segmented so they stand apart and people can see why they are more expensive
i am selling heaps of my metal pens... because no one else around me is doing them... they stand out... and the bright metal attracts their attention
as to this greatest pen maker i too would love to know who he/she may be... there are alot of people making outstanding pens out there... from wood and man made products
does resin/acrylic make a mess at the work staions.... yes
does wood make a mess at the work stations... yes
i can't see the difference
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