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Well I posted the spare blanks I had to spare last week and the results came in. The above blanks were the ones that one. A transparent Omas green blank and a kirinite teal and red swirl blank. With the clear one as a barrel and section then the other as the cap. I had enough for this to work and the goals I wanted were twofold. I wanted it to be a design I had tried before but I wanted to improve on it. This is what I was basing it on, this is what I ended up with. The other goal was that I wanted the pen to post. I managed the second, do you think I improved on the design? You know what though? Even though the colours look hideous together I kind of like it.



Random cat tax, her name is Lilly as in Lilly Munster.



The other pen I made this week was one I started last week. It was using a [url"https://i.imgur.com/jnQKjLD.jpg]red and black blank[/url] which had the same material as this timelord one I did a while back. It is a great material to work with, turns very well and manages to look shiny and matt at the same time, well I think it does anyway. The reason for making it? I am practising putting clips on pens, sure they cost a little more to make because I buy in the clips but it makes the pen look a bit more complete than clipless pens. I have a relative who may be able to make custom roll stops for my pens though so that it something, I am looking forward to that if it happens.



I have a few more pens in the works, two for clients and I think I have 3 in the line up for just general pen work. I want to expand on my skills so when I have nailed putting clips on to the pens every time then I will put work into doing faceted edges and putting sculpted ends on the pens. I want to get to a stage where I can shape letters and things in the end of the pens, oh also engraving into the barrels I want to be able to do that too. I am getting ahead of myself though, well I can dream right?



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It is coming along nicely. I have a second [url=https://i.imgur.com/CRSMPiN.jpg]workbench{/URL] now and a shelf. In the picture you can see I have a mascot at the back too. Yes I know it needs a bit of a tidy.



* Other



Nearly walked out of my job the other day when it took 4 days to programme a robot. It should only take ½ a day. When I am better at programming I want to see if I can make a 2 tonne industrial robot to write a simple message with a fountain pen. Probably something simple like ‘Hi!’ It will give me something to post on penmanship porn or here. Anyway, that is it for another week, have a good weekend and take care.

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It looks like the finish on the second pen is much smoother, so yes, I'd say it's an improvement. I think that the clear body isn't looking as good as it could because the insides are not as smooth? That's something you might want to work on (or don't smooth the insides at all; either way could work).

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Yeah i know the inside isn't great, it is something i am kind of struggling with at the moment.

 

I know Franklin-Christoph often leave their demonstrator pens with a "frosted" internal finish (eg https://www.franklin-christoph.com/collections/fountain-pens/products/model-02-intrinsic-fp-smoke-ice). I'm not sure if there's something they do to get that or if that's just how it looks if you don't smooth it, but it looks pretty good and I'm sure it takes a lot less work than getting a perfectly smooth finish on the inside.

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Thanks for the info guys. I think i will leave transparent acrylics alone for now though. I know what has caused some of the spotting inside the barrel though, I believe they are heat marks from when the drill got a little too hot.

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