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Stoker:
Cool pen awesome work
Thanks Leroy
ZanderPommo:
hey Jthompson nice pen.
as soon as i get my pressure pot imma make some cholla pens, i think maybe cigars or sierras.
right now im ordering a resinsaver and im going to be making snakeskin pens in cigar, sierra/monet, and slimline if there is enough clearance for a slim.
i imagine you used a pressure pot for the cholla?
is that polyester resin or alumnite? silmar 41 w/black powder coating paint?
jthompson1995:
You're just about to get into the fun of casting, huh. It's another learning curve to go through, especially the snakeskin casting.
I use Alumilite for my casting because I can't have the odor of polyester resin spread to the rest of my house from my shop. I use mica pigments for my casting and that cholla pen is actually a dark blue/black but the color didn't come through really well in the finished pen. Still looks good, though.
I haven't got a resinsaver but don't do much label casting to justify it. Remember with the slims that you have a lot of leeway with the thickness, you don't have to use all the parts or match the bushings all the time at the centerband and the finial, just at the nib. Happy turning.
ZanderPommo:
ahh true--can you just leave out the centerband, or do you have to adjust the transmision at all??
ZanderPommo:
also how did you cast the cholla w/out burying it in alumnite? PVC??
yes ive heard only alumnite will properly adhere to wood...
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