Thread: How do you have your coffee

Very nice.
I like them all.

I also like them all, but the gold is my pick

Some nice effects there with the Pearlex pigments.

Looking good Neil, what did you soak your beans in first. By the way I have my coffee in a cup.
David

Good job Neil, I like the blue one...can you replace the coffee beanz with M&M's

Glenn

Neil, I have all six thanks, great work, Amos

Thanks guys.

The blue and pink ones sold as a set for $100 to a woman at work within 5 minutes of bringing them in

Originally Posted by dj_pnevans

Looking good Neil, what did you soak your beans in first.

I soaked them in wood hardener from Bunnings for 4 hours under pressure. Although it said allow 24 hrs to set, I now leave for a week to harden. Even when I drill, I don't drill all the way through to avoid tear out at the bottom, then I leave for 24 hours to dry further. I then wrap the blank in gaffa tape and flood inside with thin CA (without the gaffa it comes out through minute holes ), leave another 24 hrs, cut off end then use epoxy for the sleeves. It all helps with shrinking beans and holding it all together. I still get the odd centre or bean piece flying off, but it's better than without the stabilization/CA internal treatment.

ps They smell great to turn, especially if you use the beeans infused with irish whisky

They look really good well done
Can you do tea leaves

And since you asked I have my coffee, Glass full of ice then half rum and half coke

Nice work Neil and good tips on the casting.

BTW, I like my coffee free.

Certainly sounds a lot of work to get it right , but the results speak for themselves and must be very satisfying to you, always nice to get some return for your efforts as well ,often a lot of the time put into these things goes unrewarded except for personal satisfaction . Well done my friend cheers ~ John

well done mate great set of pens any coffee drinker will love

MIK

Gorgeous blanks!

I use well oiled tools because I put the whiskey in the coffee and then I drool on the tools.

Great work Neil, I like the gold one best but just my personal taste.

Well ! after a hands on encounter of the "first" kind , I have to say the pens in question are even better in the flesh ! sometimes the camera does lie ,these are much better than the pictures, although I suspect most of us non pro photographers would know that by now hehe, Cheers ~ John

Great work Neil, Great set of pens I will have to change from drinking black coffee.