Steam Punk Rollerball/fountain Pen

[gwilki]

This kit can be either a rollerball or a fountain pen. I've photographed it as a rollerball. Since I've not posted here in a long time, I hope I'm not breaking rules not showing it as a fountain pen.

 

This is a Lotus kit. I painted the tubes red, epoxied the watch parts to them, then cast them in poly resin.

[physicsgirl]

That is just beyond awesome! If you ever want to sell it PM me.

[drgoretex]

THAT IS COOL!!!

 

Ken

[karinh]

I like it a lot! Love steampunk.

[Soulmaker1]

very nice!

[amb]

At first I thought it was surface art, and my reaction was more-or-less "OK I guess".

 

Then I read the text and realized they were actual parts cast in clear resin and I am in complete awe and will happily be #2 in line if you want to sell it.

 

Very nice work!

[richardandtracy]

Absolutely brilliant. That looks fantastic.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[fountainbel]

Unique ad stunning !

Congratulations,

Francis

[mholve]

Wow, that's definitely a unique - and cool - pen. Make some more so we can get one...

[Engen21]

Truly a work of art. Thanks for sharing.

[pelikano]

that is the most amazing fountain pen i ever.

Steampunk is where its at. if you sell these...

hit me a PM with the price of a FP.

[2bgross]

Where did you get the iodae for this pen?

[gwilki]

I've seen pens done this way on the pen maker sites that I monitor. They are also available as finished pens over the net for thousands of dollars. I wanted to see if I could make one that was acceptable.

[Vulcan1066]

Wonderful pen. My compliments

[Samovar]

Really nice pen. LOVE IT !

I am looking at the see through back of my Seiko and I am wondering what a Seiko pen would look like. The Seiko pen would be cheaper than a Breguet pen!

[TETRIS]

Fantastico!!!

Just fantastico!!

 

Sure you had lots of fun doing the pen.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

Victor

[ticoun]

it would be even more steampunk if it were made of bronze with brass gears on it. very nice pen!

[Espresso]

That's fantastic!

[Mikey56]

That's a beautiful pen you have there. Did you apply the resin with a brush and then polish it? Because you've achieved an

amazing finish.

 

I'd be interested to see what the pen would be like if the rest of it was copper plated!

 

Very impressive thanks for showing

[gwilki]

Mikey56: I didn't apply the resin with a brush. I put the tubes with the watch parts glued to them into home made molds, filled the molds with poly resin and put them in my pressure pot until the resin set. The pressure squeezes out the bubbles. After an hour or so in the pot, I put them into a "warm pail", which is nothing more than a 5 gallon pail with a 40 watt light bulb hanging inside the top and a computer fan to circulate the warm air. This keeps the temp of the pot at about 20 C. I leave them in overnight. Curing the resin in this warmth seems to result in a less brittle piece. After that, it's simply mounting them on my lathe, turning them to size, sanding and polishing.