Pen number 2 and what would have been number 3

[chas_41_uk]

I made "her indoors" daughter a Stylus twist pen today. I'm pretty pleased with it


As they say "Pride come before a fall". And this was the fall. Another stylus twist pen - or it would have been

 

[Woody]

We have all been there Chas and more than once it is all part of the journey but you got there with the other one so well done it looks good

 

[Terry]

Well done on the first one Chas as it has a bit of shape which I like but it is not overdone. On the second welcome to the real world which we all go through !!!!

 

[Doug]

You can't win them all Chas at least the stylus twist came out well

 

[yorkshireman]

Looks like it could have been under spread of the glue Chas. Well done on the other.

keith

 

[stevenw1963]

yep, been there done that & got the video Chas

Turn it off & start again, better than buying new tubes.

On t'other one, looks good although you can see the brass tube a bit I think, paint the tubes before you put the blank on. I use black spray paint from the £ shop. Let it dry a while then glue the blank in. Makes the colour of the blank deeper too.

 

[chas_41_uk]

Thanks for the advice on painting the tubes. I was wondering if it should be black, white, or the same colour as the acrylic

 

[paulm]

Hi Chas, turn the top and bottom of the same tube off and put some black on it, I think that would look good.

 

[Penpal]

Hi Chas, turn the top and bottom of the same tube off and put some black on it, I think that would look good.

This and use the glue even to excess after roughing up the brass as well I rough brass length ways all the way.

Peter.

 

[Jim]

Damn good effort Chas both good choices of blanks as both look good on pens .. As already said, turn the acrylic off the blue one and re-use the tubes, all experience my friend ..

 

[Woody]

As Paul said turn the end down to the tube and replace it with a bit of blackwood or a piece of oak and rub some vinegar over it with 000 wire wool and it will go black

 

[smoker]

The same happened to me last week with the same blank,put a small band of
Buffalo horn to replace it Can't see the join, job done
Steve