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acrylic

  1. Terry

    Another Tempest.

    I've also turned this Tempest but this time in a classic green acrylic.
  2. Terry

    A Tempest in an Azure acrylic

    This is the first time I have turned a click pen because of all the bad press given to click pens in the past. The Tempest I find is a superb pen and I have finished it off in an Azure acrylic and polished with Farecla profile 300 and 500.
  3. Freck Fraser

    Stabilised Sycamore Tempest and Friend

    Firstly apols for including a pic of an acrylic pen in this sub forum!!! They come as a pair lol. A stablised coloured sycamore Tempest from Scott Walkers stable of blanks along with it's pal wearing an acrylic coat. Really like the way these stabilised blanks come out, first time I've turned...
  4. Vic Perrin

    Shaving Set in Acrylic

    Shaving set in Mervyn Cadman Acrylic Blanks
  5. J

    Safety Razors

    A Selection of Acrylic Safety Razors
  6. fingwe

    Polishing Polyurethane

    I've mentioned before about the struggles I've had trying to get a good polish on polyurethane resin. I've tried numerous polishing compounds and nothing has ever brought it anywhere close to the shine that it is possible to get on a commercial acrylic blank. I had previously been mostly...
  7. Bucks

    Vacuum chamber lid shattered!!!

    Just had the 20mm thick acrylic lid on our vacuum chamber shatter whilst stabilising some pen blanks, anyone have any suggestions on where we could purchase a piece of 30mm or even 40mm thick acrylic & have it machined? Not sure on trying to machine a piece myself as if it goes wrong it's a...
  8. Morse

    Finally caught up.

    Had a lot of promised turnings to do and finally caught up. Sorry for the long post. Bling Pen. Truestone Maroon and Gold Matrix. Fly fishing (no competition for Les). Carbon Fibre and acrylic. Bullet. Camo. (must try to get better piccys.
  9. G

    My first ever acrylic pen

    My first acrylic pen - this one is for my Mum for Mothers Day. Quite pleased with the result ?
  10. Bill Mooney

    Two Mistrals

    These Mistrals were donated by Phil Dart as part of the Royal pens. The first pen is dressed in Spalted Silver Birch. The second pen is dressed in Purple Yew with sapwood donated by Mike Kennedy. They are both finished in acrylic lacquer & buffed with Farecla 300 & 500.
  11. Bammer

    Rhodium Zeta in acrylic

    No fancy name for this, but I think it looks cool Brad
  12. fingwe

    Ziricote Oblique Dip Pen Holder

    I've mostly been working with acrylic recently, but I was wanting to turn a longer pen and all of my acrylic blanks were too short, so I found out this piece of Ziricote and turned an oblique dip pen holder. Finished with CA. I'm still not very confident with my turning on anything but the...
  13. J

    Sigma Duo in a Hybrid Mallee & Acrylic finish

    Black titanium & Titanium gold Sigma Duo pen. Comes with both Fountain pen & Rollerball fittings. Made using a Hybrid blank using Mallee Burr & Red Acrylic. Finished with Shellac Friction polish and Renaissance Wax
  14. G

    Decals - Polyester Resin - Sierra Kits

    Hi This is my first post on this section. I have learnt alot reading the posts in this section. Many thanks. Im new to casting and have only tried Decals. I water transfer onto the barrels, seal with acrylic clear, cast in silicon moulds, and machine and polish on the lathe. These are some...
  15. Graham_C

    TM Zeta in Craftprokits Acrylic

    Still haven't sorted out the photography yet :sob:- it looks better "in the flesh"
  16. Vic Perrin

    Pretty in Pink ?

    Omega Rollerball in Pink Ice Acrylic.
  17. Vic Perrin

    Epsilon in Acrylic

    Epsilon in a GPS Kirinite
  18. angelo49

    Gun Metal Gear Click

    GM gear click pen in black with white acrylic.
  19. J

    The Timeless Collection

    A Quartet of Timeless Zeta Twist Action pens. Made using Hybrid Acrylic & Burr with encased watch parts. A truly Timeless Collection
  20. B

    Larger acrylic blanks

    I'm looking to make some shaving brushes and would like to get some suitable acrylic blanks but can't find anything in UK. Can anyone point me in the right direction (don't really want to go down the route of making them)
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