Pens - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 07-19-16, 09:26 AM

I certainly would!

Number 2! (Number 1 would have to go to Neal).

Jimbuna · 07-19-16, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

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

By 'in action' I think you mean writing/working?

The quality of your workmanship is really excellent and the pen feels comfortable in the hand and works exactly as it said on the tin.

Future refills shouldn't prove difficult to obtain because the pen uses a standard Parker Pen refill.

HW3 · 07-20-16, 12:11 AM

I would be interested in one as well.

Wolferz · 07-20-16, 04:57 PM

I'll buy that for a dollar.

Or for whatever multiples of dollars.

Spinning prop on the end?

Gargamel · 07-20-16, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Spinning prop on the end?

That might be an option. I'll look into that.....

Aktungbby · 07-20-16, 11:45 PM

Count me in of course!

mapuc · 07-21-16, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

That might be an option. I'll look into that.....

I was thinking exactly the same

A pen formed as a German torpedo from WWII with the Subsim.com logo and a propel that rotate when one use the pen(writing a letter etc)

Markus

Gargamel · 07-22-16, 03:29 AM

Problem is, I use kits right now for the hardware. There aren't any good sub themed pen kits out there. You'd think there would be, as a sub is shaped like a pen. I have never done a 100% from scratch pen, but I want to. I just don't have the hardware, as in a good metal machining lathe.

BUT..... I'm thinking somebody here might be able to do this. SO maybe we could make it a collaborative pen, from the the SubSim community, for the SubSim community.

I can get exact dimensions of existing pen kits, and I have a style in mind I want to do for this, and provide those for anybody willing to help out. A skilled machinist should be able to crank out the necessary parts rather quickly I'd think, as they'd be small and simply shaped (Modern 688 lines, not a Uboat).

If we can get Torplexed and our other resident artists to collaborate on the design and artwork, that would get printed onto a tube, and then cast in acrylic, like so:

(This blank was slated to go into another .30 cal pen, but then I got a commission to make a his/her set with the 30cal as the His piece, and that type of blank wouldn't look good on the type of pen I picked out for her. So when I get a few more 30cal sets in, this will become a pen, and is available if anybody is interested)

This is another process I'm looking to get into, but as I'm moving soon, I'll have to get my new shop established before taking on new projects. At the recent pen turners meet up I attended, I met a guy who kinda specializes in this work. He would be the best choice for mass producing a limited edition set like this.

When these blanks get turned round, and then polished, the acrylic has a lensing effect that pulls the image out to the face of the pen.

If we get early purchasers of the run, these folks could get their SubSim name on the pen itself along with the 'serial number', and leftover pens (I'm thinking 20-40) would be just numbered, to be sold on the SubSim storefront.

Wamiduku · 07-22-16, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

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.

When I saw the topic, I first thought it had something to do with u-boat bunkers in Lorient.

But yours look way better!

Gargamel · 07-27-16, 04:42 PM

Segmented Slimline Touch Pen

The end caps segments are Bethlehem Olivewood (from Israel), the rings are Bocote, and the "bricks" are Oak, Rosewood, Spalted Maple, and some sort of wood from commercial flooring. Initially sanded down to 600 grit, then #0000 steel wool. Paste wax finish to help the grain pop and make the colors richer. 6 coats of CA glue finish, sanded down to 12,000 grit, then polished with Shellawax cream.

This had been sitting on my bench, glued up but not turned, for a month or so now, waiting for me to figure out the right pen to make it into. I had made the blank without really consulting the pen kits, so nothing really fit. It turned out a lot better than I had expected, but alas there's some chipping of the finish on the ends of the tubes, so it probably won't be a sellable pen.

Gargamel · 07-27-16, 04:53 PM

I've had some requests for info on How I make the pens, and instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'll just link the tutorial I used to get started:

http://penturningtexan.com/pen-turning-tutorial/

Someday I might write up my own, but for now, there are hundreds of more skilled craftsman out there on the net who have posted their own tutorials that put me to shame. For starters, just search "Pen turning" on YouTube.

07-19-16, 09:26 AM	#16
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I certainly would! Number 2! (Number 1 would have to go to Neal). __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-20-16, 12:11 AM	#18
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	I would be interested in one as well. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-20-16, 04:57 PM	#19
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I'll buy that for a dollar. Or for whatever multiples of dollars. Spinning prop on the end? __________________ Tomorrow never comes

07-20-16, 11:45 PM	#21
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,016 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Count me in of course! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

07-22-16, 03:29 AM	#23
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Problem is, I use kits right now for the hardware. There aren't any good sub themed pen kits out there. You'd think there would be, as a sub is shaped like a pen. I have never done a 100% from scratch pen, but I want to. I just don't have the hardware, as in a good metal machining lathe. BUT..... I'm thinking somebody here might be able to do this. SO maybe we could make it a collaborative pen, from the the SubSim community, for the SubSim community. I can get exact dimensions of existing pen kits, and I have a style in mind I want to do for this, and provide those for anybody willing to help out. A skilled machinist should be able to crank out the necessary parts rather quickly I'd think, as they'd be small and simply shaped (Modern 688 lines, not a Uboat). If we can get Torplexed and our other resident artists to collaborate on the design and artwork, that would get printed onto a tube, and then cast in acrylic, like so: (This blank was slated to go into another .30 cal pen, but then I got a commission to make a his/her set with the 30cal as the His piece, and that type of blank wouldn't look good on the type of pen I picked out for her. So when I get a few more 30cal sets in, this will become a pen, and is available if anybody is interested) This is another process I'm looking to get into, but as I'm moving soon, I'll have to get my new shop established before taking on new projects. At the recent pen turners meet up I attended, I met a guy who kinda specializes in this work. He would be the best choice for mass producing a limited edition set like this. When these blanks get turned round, and then polished, the acrylic has a lensing effect that pulls the image out to the face of the pen. If we get early purchasers of the run, these folks could get their SubSim name on the pen itself along with the 'serial number', and leftover pens (I'm thinking 20-40) would be just numbered, to be sold on the SubSim storefront. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

07-27-16, 04:42 PM	#25
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Segmented Slimline Touch Pen The end caps segments are Bethlehem Olivewood (from Israel), the rings are Bocote, and the "bricks" are Oak, Rosewood, Spalted Maple, and some sort of wood from commercial flooring. Initially sanded down to 600 grit, then #0000 steel wool. Paste wax finish to help the grain pop and make the colors richer. 6 coats of CA glue finish, sanded down to 12,000 grit, then polished with Shellawax cream. This had been sitting on my bench, glued up but not turned, for a month or so now, waiting for me to figure out the right pen to make it into. I had made the blank without really consulting the pen kits, so nothing really fit. It turned out a lot better than I had expected, but alas there's some chipping of the finish on the ends of the tubes, so it probably won't be a sellable pen. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

07-27-16, 04:53 PM	#26
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I've had some requests for info on How I make the pens, and instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'll just link the tutorial I used to get started: http://penturningtexan.com/pen-turning-tutorial/ Someday I might write up my own, but for now, there are hundreds of more skilled craftsman out there on the net who have posted their own tutorials that put me to shame. For starters, just search "Pen turning" on YouTube. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.