Thread: A few recent pens

Well done , I like the red ( ceboplast ? ) a difficult material, but worth the effort A different level of pen making on show there , my only concern would be plastic on plastic threads but a bit hard to do metal threads on that scale , but I am sure once on this path more innovation will come Cheers ~ John

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Well done , I like the red ( ceboplast ? ) a difficult material, but worth the effort A different level of pen making on show there , my only concern would be plastic on plastic threads but a bit hard to do metal threads on that scale , but I am sure once on this path more innovation will come Cheers ~ John

Thanks John, it's a big learning curve for sure as there are no dimensions or shapes dictated by any parts other than the section! Polishing the threads is an area I need to look at next !

Regards,
Cam

Congratulations Cam!! Beautifully done!!!

Originally Posted by Tangoman

Thanks John, it's a big learning curve for sure as there are no dimensions or shapes dictated by any parts other than the section! Polishing the threads is an area I need to look at next ! Regards, Cam

I would suggest a small amount of plastic polish on the threads and then gentle use of a dremal with a soft polishing brush, turn slowly in the lathe and gently polish, not in one place as you can get it a bit hot and melt the plastic as it is pretty thin cheers ~ John

It helps if you polish the area you want to thread before threading and use lots of lubrication. Cooking oil brushed on or cooking spray works well for plastics.

Pete

Opps! Forgot to mention that it is a nice bunch of pens.

The best .. Congrats ... I'm not familiar with re material ...


Regards Randal

Very nice.

Nice trio of pens Cam, they really look the part.

Wow! that is coming along very well, good work Cam Amos