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A few of my own cast blanks

ericofpendom

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Here are a few pens completed using my own castings...

This is a chrome JR Gent from Timberbits. I even went to the trouble of creating the top button and centre band from the blank.
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This is one of my Braided Tinned Copper Wire blanks an a Sierra from Timberbits. I also do these in carbon fibre.
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This is a selection of Stylus ended Slimlines using my own castings.
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A pair of Sierra's, one using Zebrano and the other using a commercial acrylic. Both materials have been sliced and then segmented with each slice rotated to give the mosaic effect.
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Thanks for looking and hope you like them. Any comments welcome.

Eric...
 

ericofpendom

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Hi Brody,
Thanks for the comment.
I have a 25ltr pressure pot that I use for most of my casting. I use polyester resin and cast in 22mm plastic tube so that the blanks come out about 18.5mm x 140mm. When casting the braided ones I don't use the pressure pot.
I also cast bigger blanks for bottle stoppers.

Eric...
 

paulm

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They are all lovely Eric, all of them. I especially like the first one and would like to see some more pictures of that to show off the cb and top. Have you ever had a go at making a blank with feathers?
 

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As above Eric ..nice stuff there ...do you do them commercially or just for your own use ?
 

ericofpendom

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Thanks again folks for the comments. Paul, I have never tried feather blanks but I have seen them. Unfortunately I have no clearer pictures of the cb and top of the pen in the pic as it was sent to USA as a swap.
Ed, I have a website for my blanks but not sure if I can post it on here yet as I am a new member. Search for resinpenblanks in google and you should find me.

Eric...
 

Penpal

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Snakes Alive Eric what a blast from your first pen to the last you sure have a handle on this casting business mate too many to comment on off in a hurry lovethem all. Peter.:thumbs::rolling:
 
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