Pens

Gargamel · 06-30-16, 12:21 AM

I don't want to clutter up the DIY thread any more, and I'd like to see other peoples cool pens, but here's a few more I've made this week.

(Going to turn the blank tonight, I'll post a pic in a bit)

Aktungbby · 06-30-16, 01:47 AM

Simply gorgeous!

Rhodes · 06-30-16, 05:23 AM

Cool!

Jimbuna · 06-30-16, 05:43 AM

Very nice

Sailor Steve · 06-30-16, 08:56 AM

Those are nifty.

Commander Wallace · 06-30-16, 09:09 AM

Nice work.

Betonov · 06-30-16, 09:39 AM

A little advice from the Joker

Quote:

If you're good at something, never do it for free

Gargamel · 06-30-16, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

A little advice from the Joker

I'm not. Well, I am giving away a bunch to close friends and family. And I have a small pile of "Well, I can't charge for this crap" pens. But for the most part, they're priced between $20 - $75 each.

mapuc · 06-30-16, 01:23 PM

Have you ever thought of making some Pen with subsim symbol and help Neal that way.

Was thinking of exclusive pens which we can then order through subsim

You shall off course have your part for doing this.

Just an idea.

Edit I meant motive not symbol.
Markus

u crank · 06-30-16, 02:38 PM

Those are really cool. You got talent.

Gargamel · 07-01-16, 03:43 AM

Symbol was more right, I think you meant motif?

We're working on that process. The girlfriend does excellent woodburning, but were having issues translating the styles together. The quaint hand done burnings don't mix overly well (yet) with the clean cut pen look. I'll have to change my style a bit to get it to mesh. We are looking into engraving systems though. And maybe soon, I'll get a metal lathe to start producing my own hardware for the pen kits.

But Now I'm thinking.... I'll look into a torpedo pen, and we can get printed Subsim Logo's in an acrylic blank that can be turned.

Catfish · 07-01-16, 04:44 AM

Some excellent ideas!

What about the 'innards', do you buy them ready, and i guess there are quality differences?

Jimbuna · 07-01-16, 05:35 AM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...2&postcount=74

Bump!

Gargamel · 07-01-16, 10:55 AM

Oh, The not so subtle "that was a serious offer" bump.

PM on it's way.

Gargamel · 07-18-16, 11:12 PM

Jim, If you wouldn't mind, I would like to see to pics of that pen in action.

And also, taking a straw poll, Who would be interested in a limited edition (numbered!) SubSim pen? Cost would be around $40-$50 US per pen, with the majority of the proceeds going to Onkel Neal. After the shipping debacle I had with Jim's pen, I think if we get some folks in each region to re-ship to fellow subsimmer's on each continent, we can really knock down the cost of shipping. I don't have a specific design in mind yet, but I'm hoping Torplexed and maybe some of other graphically gifted skippers can all contribute to the design?

It would most likely be of this style:

But instead of the foil wrap, it would be a community designed print, numbered, and then cast in acrylic and hand turned to fit the pen.

06-30-16, 12:21 AM	#1
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Pens I don't want to clutter up the DIY thread any more, and I'd like to see other peoples cool pens, but here's a few more I've made this week. (Going to turn the blank tonight, I'll post a pic in a bit) __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

06-30-16, 01:47 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Simply gorgeous! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

06-30-16, 05:23 AM	#3
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Cool! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

06-30-16, 05:43 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Very nice __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-30-16, 08:56 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Those are nifty. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-30-16, 09:09 AM	#6
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Nice work.

06-30-16, 01:23 PM	#9
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Have you ever thought of making some Pen with subsim symbol and help Neal that way. Was thinking of exclusive pens which we can then order through subsim You shall off course have your part for doing this. Just an idea. Edit I meant motive not symbol. Markus Last edited by mapuc; 06-30-16 at 02:20 PM.

06-30-16, 02:38 PM	#10
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Those are really cool. You got talent. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

07-01-16, 03:43 AM	#11
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Symbol was more right, I think you meant motif? We're working on that process. The girlfriend does excellent woodburning, but were having issues translating the styles together. The quaint hand done burnings don't mix overly well (yet) with the clean cut pen look. I'll have to change my style a bit to get it to mesh. We are looking into engraving systems though. And maybe soon, I'll get a metal lathe to start producing my own hardware for the pen kits. But Now I'm thinking.... I'll look into a torpedo pen, and we can get printed Subsim Logo's in an acrylic blank that can be turned. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

07-01-16, 04:44 AM	#12
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Some excellent ideas! What about the 'innards', do you buy them ready, and i guess there are quality differences? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

07-01-16, 05:35 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...2&postcount=74 Bump! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-01-16, 10:55 AM	#14
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Oh, The not so subtle "that was a serious offer" bump. PM on it's way. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

07-18-16, 11:12 PM	#15
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Jim, If you wouldn't mind, I would like to see to pics of that pen in action. And also, taking a straw poll, Who would be interested in a limited edition (numbered!) SubSim pen? Cost would be around $40-$50 US per pen, with the majority of the proceeds going to Onkel Neal. After the shipping debacle I had with Jim's pen, I think if we get some folks in each region to re-ship to fellow subsimmer's on each continent, we can really knock down the cost of shipping. I don't have a specific design in mind yet, but I'm hoping Torplexed and maybe some of other graphically gifted skippers can all contribute to the design? It would most likely be of this style: But instead of the foil wrap, it would be a community designed print, numbered, and then cast in acrylic and hand turned to fit the pen. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.