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After blowing out my first blank, melting a chunk of the second (overaggressive sanding) and having two different issues with glue letting go, (used medium CA, let dry overnight, started turning and within minutes I had the acrylic blank spinning free on the brass tube!) I finally got this done…
All in all, I’m happy with the results… it looks good.
Sanded all the way to 12000 grit micro-mesh, and a single coat of friction polish, and voila… A pen.
This is the third of four that I’m doing for my boss… thanks for looking!
-- Ryno
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trifern
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posted 492 days ago
Nice looking pen Ryno. Acrylic certainly is different to work with than wood. I like the results though. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
jockmike2
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posted 492 days ago
Nice pen Ryno.
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darryl
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posted 491 days ago
the end result of this pen does look great.
does the whole collection use the same acrylic?
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TedM
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posted 491 days ago
Looks great! Worth the effort, and the ‘learning curve’ too! :)
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 491 days ago
Hi Ryno;
Great looking results, in spite of the minor set backs.
If at first you don’t succeed… it soon becomes a habit. lol
Lee
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MarkWilk
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posted 490 days ago
Great pen. I’ve had similar challenges with Acrylics. All the catalogs want you to think that it’s just like wood on the lathe, but I’ve found that I have to have VERY sharp tools, sharpen then frequently during the turning, keep the lathe on a lower speed, sand without any pressure, and be more patient than with my wood pen turnings.
Excellent work!
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WeeWilly
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posted 477 days ago
Nice job on the acrylic pen. I like to use “gorilla glue” on the brass tubes that I have scuffed with sandpaper before applying the glue. I then let them set overnight. When turning the pen-blank, a sharp tool is a necessity , use a light touch with your lathe tool and do not turn agressive pressure. I like to sand with wet-dry sandpaper and keep wetting your sandpaper to have a slurry paste on the blank while finishing. I use 220 grit sandpaper, then 500 grit, to 1000 grit then 1200 grit sandpaper. I then go to micromesh starting at 2400, working up to 12,000. I finish by using tripoli compound and white diamond on buffing wheels, then as the grand finale, I use Renassiance wax for the final finish before assembly. After assembly of the pen and parts, I once again use Renassiance wax and do a final buffing on a buffing wheel for that purpose, only. Keep up the good work…
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