Thread: One Awesome Pen And Two More Knights

The clear casting is very creative hehe, keep up the good work cheers ~ John

Hey John

Thanks I am keeping this one for me I have another 9 blanks like that so I might turn up one or two for the markets

Ian

hey ian great work on the casting had a close look at it and i see a few bubbles in there though , oh well pratice some more have to get some advice on removing them from one the the casters here .... their advice wil always help us all

Yep! Well done Ian.

For me the green looks the best, nice job!

Great looking pens, I sure like that Knight kit.

Originally Posted by mkypenturner

hey ian great work on the casting had a close look at it and i see a few bubbles in there though , oh well pratice some more have to get some advice on removing them from one the the casters here .... their advice wil always help us all

Originally Posted by Whaler1

Great looking pens, I sure like that Knight kit.

Hey Guys

Thanks I am glad you like

Hey MKY

Thanks mate I did put the mould on to my drill press and turn it on to let the vibrations push the bubbles out of the resin for about 15 min I seen it on a you tube video it did get rid of most of them put I not sure how else I would get rid of them never mind all for good fun I wll master it one day

Hey Whaler

Thanks mate I agree I love the knight pen and they are awesome to turn

Ian

Ian ,another thing you can do is to carefully put your mixing container into some hot water to warm it up a bit ,then mix in your hardener ,this has the effect of thinning the poly so it runs easier and the bubbles if any don't have to fight so hard to escape ,just don't get water in your mix as that will be a problem I am guessing you do most of your work at night when its a bit cooler ,on hot days it's not such a problem hehe. Good luck perserverance pays off ,I am gonna need some of that soon , I picked up a lump of "green stone" or Jade today to see if its possible to make a pen from it ,may be a one off for sure lol. Have a good one ,John

Hey John

Thanks for the tip I will use that next time and I do work at night one its cool and two no kiddies floating around LOL

Ian

Hey John,

Don't forget to post some pics of the finished pen. It will look awesome.

Ady

Well done Ian, MBGitW saw the pens and liked them, especially the multi coloured and the pink one, though she did suggest that would like the pink one with silver accoutrements instead of the gold.

"Green is nice..." (obscure movie reference)
and your multi-coloured casting looks great!


Steve

Originally Posted by stuffy

"Green is nice..." (obscure movie reference)
and your multi-coloured casting looks great!


Steve

Hey Steve

thanks mate long time no hear what have you been up to

Ian

Awesome, keep up the good work.