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My attempt at PaulM's bullet pen

Robert

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Being self critical, as one is, well I'm sure the bullet shell didn't look this scratched just before I assembled it! Seemed like I brasso-ed it about a million times. Ho hum.

And you can see the join inside the acrylic, but that's more due to the light here I think.

Other than that, quite pleased. Cheers PaulM. Will have another go methinks, perhaps get a camouflage blank?

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Very nice Rob, I'm in the middle of making one of these today and I polished the bullet casing with micromesh through to 12000 grit and then a car paint scratch remover compound and it came up pretty good. I'll show the result tomorrow. :thumbs:
 
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Tell you what that's a good looking first effort Rob. :thumbs: i might have a crack at one of these. the idea of a camo blank is a good call too:thinks:
 
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rayf6604 said:
Very nice Rob, I'm in the middle of making one of these today and I polished the bullet casing with micromesh through to 12000 grit and then a car paint scratch remover compound and it came up pretty good. I'll show the result tomorrow. :thumbs:
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If you are using acrylic that is translucent, paint the inside of the blank before you put the tube in:thumbs:

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Thats a damn fine bullet pen Rob. My first attempt was crap, and will be going in the cheap faulty box. When I finish it :goesred:
 
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You've done a great job there Rob for a first effort. This is probably one of the most difficult pens I've made and you've got it as good as it gets for a first effort.
 
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That's a great first attempt Rob :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

I have also found to my cost that on many acrylics you need to paint the brass tube an appropriate colour :thinks::thinks:
 
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