Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,540
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Sat August 25, 2007 6:23pm
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And I thought the empties were great for mixing 30 and 5 minute epoxies,,take it to another level..there's better ways to recycle, LOL, Looks awesome as usual.
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,540
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Sat August 25, 2007 6:24pm
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Think vynyl siding.
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Jorge Pozzobon
Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
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Sat August 25, 2007 8:45pm
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Go to recycle. Great use Mark
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,141
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Sun August 26, 2007 12:14am
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Very Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,829
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Sun August 26, 2007 12:44am
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Great work Mark. Really beautiful.
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sam fox
Registered: October 2005
Location: Harpers Ferry Iowa
Posts: 167
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Sun August 26, 2007 8:21am
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As always, great work Mark
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Rich Handrick
Registered: September 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 79
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Sun August 26, 2007 11:33am
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Nice job Mark - I have seen the "pen guys" use aluminum and brass with great results - yours looks awesome.
For the CA application, did you buff it or use MicroMesh to get that shine? It looks very good. I did a CA finish in a big leaf maple burl reelseat I put on a rod, and it turned out great. I seriously doubt there is a more durable finish out there.
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,083
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Sun August 26, 2007 5:34pm
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Awesome Mark. Glad to see you are putting a few of my empties to good use after our last meeting. Incredible work. Hey maybe we can use the pop tops as hook keepers. I can see I need to make a lot more rods to justify another brew.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,321
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Sun August 26, 2007 10:27pm
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Rich, the finish was taken down to 2000 grit and then finished with wax. It looks good but I want to try buffing to get a deeper finish. Doc I recycled the emptys from our last meeting and have about a 20 year supply of aluminum. Putter I'm working on a couple of other pens and hope to get another to you soon. Thanks all Mark.
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Paul Cook
Registered: April 2007
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Mon August 27, 2007 10:22am
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What is CA?
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,321
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Mon August 27, 2007 1:11pm
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CA is Cyanoacrlate Adhesive (Super Glue). A lot of penturners and pool cue makers use it as a finish. It's a little on the toxic side so you have to be careful (mask & ventilation). I'm not sure how well it will hold up on the cork. The finish is hard and the cork is soft, the combination may cause cracks down the road, but one will never know unless you try.
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Ed Casteel
Registered: October 2005
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Posts: 37
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Tue March 1, 2011 12:55am
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Very nice...what did you use for the black trim rings?
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,321
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Tue March 1, 2011 10:21pm
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The black material is dyed black veneer. I have also used black colored gift cards and several other colored plastics.
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