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Four 22m Pen Blanks

Jim

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These four blanks were made last week, the 1st one is of three colours, red, white and black, the 2nd one is made from black and white, the 3rd one is red and white, and the last one is also of the three colours red, white and black.

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Still looking for a better way of mixing the colours when using the tubes to make pen blanks. :thinks:

This weeks colours used for casting, lets see what these bring ...

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Jim

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The results from the above mix

Here are the blanks from the latest mix, i had problems removing a couple of the blanks from the tubes hence why they are on the short side. No worries thou they will make a Sierra pen ... :ciggrin:

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Jim

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So Jim did you do these in the p/pot in pvc pipe?

That's correct Frankie, thou i am having trouble removing the castings from the tubes at the moment. I have some silicone spray for the tubes to try this weekend which i hope will make the blanks easier to free. :nooidea:
 

turnaround360

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I have some mould release oil meant for concrete when i start casting I'm going to try that Frankie.
 

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Hope to see some finished items from these blanks Jim, the colours look stunning on a few of them. :bwink:
 
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