Another Thin Blue Line pen

[qquake2k]

I made my son, who is a corrections officer, a thin blue line pen a couple of months ago. The kit I used was a black chrome Sierra. The finish is coming off already. I'm quite disappointed, I thought the Sierras were higher quality than that. So I made him another, this time a chrome Gatsby from PSI. I'm hoping the chrome holds up better.

 

[qquake2k]

I came up with a better method of gluing up the blank. I used a drill press vise to keep the segments in alignment, then a mini bar clamp to hold the ends together. Waxed paper kept it from sticking to anything. I used two-part 5 minute epoxy. Worked pretty good.

 

[Penpal]

Good luck with this one Jim it looks the part mate, thanks for sharing the making.

Peter.

 

[edlea]

You done a brilliant job there Jim..your son should be well pleased...surprised about the Sierra !

 

[angelo49]

That looks great, Jim
Hope it lasts longer than the first one.
I'm also surprised about the finish.

 

[chas_41_uk]

Another fine example Jim

 

[fortress]

That's a good one Jim.

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen Jim.

 

[bassethound]

Very nice indeed Jim!

 

[Doug]

Very neat Terry, thanks for sharing the making of

 

[Terry Q]

Jim that's a clever solution to hold the pen together while gluing. I end up using 3 clamps but then I am doing 20 at a time. Nice pen.

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.
Black Enamel seems to stand up better than the Black Chrome.

Les

 

[Jim]

Quality pen and finish Jim ..

 

[Penpal]

I would reckon the work environment would be on of the tougher tests for pens Jim My so works in industrial air con installations dropping his pen regularly from height scaffolding etc. Unrecognisable in one year.

Peter.