Thread: I sold my first pen and got orders

well done on the sales and great pens....i saw the other pen on wr as well.

well done Toni,looks great!congratulations.this is how all the millionaires out there started off.

Great work on a unique angle, Toni!

Originality pays. I've seen (and have) the double cartridge pens like your first one, but this is a new one to me.

Good one, Toni!

Very cool pens....
make sure they are used bullets though!!!!!

Congrats on the sale..

well done Toni

Studley

Originally Posted by Tassie Boy

Very cool pens....
make sure they are used bullets though!!!!!

Congrats on the sale..

No hassles about that the rest of them is in some poor unexpectant kangaroo. Joys of living in a roo shooters district. I walked over the roo box these are the dead bullets that they are oging to dump anyway
Toni

Well done Toni with your sales. Toni see if your roo shooting mates use 30 cal bullets, they are the best for cartridge pens. I use .308, .303, 30.06 and 300 win mags. Also made one out of a 30/30 shell, that was one stumpy pen. 300 win mag is one huge pen. The .308 and 30.06 are the best and the ones I sell the most of, but the .303 are popular with the returned veterens. By using the 30 cal cartridges the nib will match up well withthe tip of the cartridge.
Darren

Originally Posted by bdar

Well done Toni with your sales. Toni see if your roo shooting mates use 30 cal bullets, they are the best for cartridge pens. I use .308, .303, 30.06 and 300 win mags. Also made one out of a 30/30 shell, that was one stumpy pen. 300 win mag is one huge pen. The .308 and 30.06 are the best and the ones I sell the most of, but the .303 are popular with the returned veterens. By using the 30 cal cartridges the nib will match up well withthe tip of the cartridge.
Darren

The bullets I been using is 243. Don't have to drill out nib that cool. but I will see if I can find any of them.
Thanks mate
Toni

how different is it to turning wood or acrylic?
and where could yyou get them (bullets) from and how much are they?

Originally Posted by ss_11000

how different is it to turning wood or acrylic?
and where could yyou get them (bullets) from and how much are they?

Acrylic is more chippy but with sharp tools it alright. Also the drilling out can cause a headache they break out easy or melt through. other than that not too bad.

Bullets you can get from ammo shops but I do not know if you need gun licence to purchase them. You just want the casings so if you see them and show what you want to do with them they might have some broken packs they may be able to give you a couple as a thought.

Price my FIL priced for a 100--243 casings @$32
as a guide anyway
bye TOni

G'day Stirlo

To buy bullets you need a firearms license
I would try to find someone in your area who could keep their spent casings for you

Cheers DJ

Good stuff Toni, congratulations!

Stirlo, ring your local shooting club or rifle range and let them know you want a couple of 30 calibre spent rounds (empty cases) so you can make a pen out of them.
Also ask if they know someone that reloads their own rounds and who could provide you a few cases that have the projectile pressed into the end only.
I'm sure they will be pleased to oblige and will probably want to see the end result as well.

Stirlo I have bought unprimed casings for an ammo supply store, you don't need a licence for that, if you do then my local ammo shop is very obliging. Each cal I make .303, .308, 30.06, 300 win mags. This way I can check if the casings aren't dented, some are sold as packs of 50, others are sold as boxes of 100. I buy this way because I do turn quite a number, if you only make the occasionally, as Clinton suggested, your local gun club is the place to go.